Deadline: 19-Sep-22
The British Embassy in San Jose is now accepting project proposals for the period of 1 October 2022 to 28 February 2023.
Thematic areas
The British Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, with responsibility for Nicaragua, is aiming to support short-term interventions valued at up to US$30,000 that focus on promoting and protecting human rights in Nicaragua.
The Embassy welcomes proposals from legally constituted non-governmental, non-profit, charity and multilateral organisations. Unfortunately, the Embassy are unable to consider project proposals submitted by companies or for-profit organizations.
Proposals may cover any of the following areas of work:
- Modern Slavery
- Media Freedom
- Promotion of Human Rights
Kindly note that, under this programme, the Embassy is unable to cover projects where the main focus is on gender and equalities issues like LGBTI+ rights, women’s rights and rights of persons with disabilities.
Objectives
The Embassy is looking for projects that deliver real, measurable results in support of the abovementioned priority areas in Nicaragua and are particularly interested in proposals aimed at the following objectives:
- Supporting the rights of marginalized groups, including through the prevention of human rights violations and strengthening of protections for groups such as women and girls, indigenous communities and migrants;
- Supporting media freedom, including strengthening of responsible journalism and improving the enabling environment in which freedom of the press is protected and respected.
Funding & Duration Information
- Projects will be funded for the period running from 1 October 2022 to 28 February 2023, with no expectation of continued funding beyond this period;
- Project bids should demonstrate 50% spend by 15 December 2022 and 100% spend by 28 February 2023;
- Proposals must be submitted in United States Dollars (USD) currency;
- Minimum project budget limit: $5,000;
- Maximum project budget limit: $30,000.
Eligible Funding
Please be aware that project funding cannot be used to finance the following:
- Cash cards, money transfers or seed capital;
- Purchase of groceries and household supplies;
- Purchase or maintenance of IT or capital equipment;
- Communications-related services, such as communications strategies, campaigns, advertisements (for example, in newspapers or on social media), website creation and/or maintenance, video production. If in doubt, please contact the Embassy for clarification.
Criteria
- Alignment with the above-mentioned thematic priorities and outcomes;
- Outcomes are achievable within the funding period (1 October 2022 to 28 February 2023);
- Project design includes clear monitoring and evaluation procedures, as well as risk and financial accountability procedures;
- Evidence of sustainability – demonstrating that project benefits continue after the funding ends;
- Alignment with the Paris Agreement, demonstrating that a climate and environmental risk and impact evaluation was done and no environmental harm will be done;
- The organization’s safeguarding policies ensure protection of beneficiaries, tackle discrimination and ensure equality of opportunity for those with protected characteristics;
- Overall value for money;
- Administration costs should not exceed 10% of the total project budget.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-embassy-san-jose-call-for-bids-20222023