Deadline: 05-Jul-20
The British Embassy Podgorica has announced the call for a round of concept submissions for the current financial year aimed at supporting COVID-19 response in Montenegro.
Objectives
The Embassy is interested in project proposals that aim to deliver in the following areas and specifically support the COVID-19 response in Montenegro:
- Economic and socio-economic response, transparency or recovery;
- Promotion and protection of fundamental rights with regard to the epidemiological situation;
- Science, technology and innovation response;
- Health response, including vaccination, but excluding purchase of PPE and medical equipment for the treatment of COVID-19.
Grants are awarded to civil society and local non-governmental organisations that have a proven record of accomplishment of implementation and delivery of projects in Montenegro.
Quality Criteria
Irrespective of the project priority area, all projects must meet the following quality criteria:
- Sustainability of the project’s results
- The impact of a project should last beyond the life of the project itself. Applicants must clearly state which of the project outputs/outcomes are sustainable beyond the life of the project and how this will this be achieved in the course of the project.
- Buy-in of the key beneficiaries/ stakeholders of the project
- An analysis of the project beneficiaries/stakeholders should be carried out during the preparation of a project, including consultations with the key beneficiaries / stakeholders. It should be clearly stated in the project proposal who the key beneficiaries / stakeholders of the future project are and the level of their support and buy-in to the project. We may require documentary evidence of this support.
- Risk assessment
- Project implementers need to demonstrate clearly how they would mitigate potential risks to project delivery. The aim is not to discourage high-risk projects, but to provide assurance that risk is systematically managed and properly escalated.
Funding Information
Minimum size of the project proposals that are reviewed is 4,000 EUR, and the maximum size of the project proposals is 30,000 EUR. Co-funded projects are welcome.
Assessment Criteria
Proposals will be assessed against the British Embassy’s priorities in Montenegro, and depend upon the funds availability. Only successful bidders will be contacted. Projects section will aim to contact all successful bidders by mid-July 2020.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-proposals-international-programme-fund-202021