Deadline: 31 December 2016
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency is seeking concept notes for Sustainable Water Fund (FDW) with an aim to contribute to inclusive green growth by improving water security and flood prevention in developing countries through public-private partnerships (PPPs).
FDW encourages the formation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) made up of public bodies, businesses, NGOs and knowledge institutions.
The aim of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency is to enable further roll-out of the PPP programmes and to improve the programme, taking into account the feedback from the sector as well as the findings of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) conducted in 2015. The third call is designed with a view to:
- Partnerships with projects that will have a stronger sector-wide impact.
- Projects that contribute more strongly to the following policy themes: sustainability (incl. climate related issues), inclusion of vulnerable groups, and women’s economic independence.
- Projects that provide businesses with the opportunity to undertake activities on the interface of the public and private domains.
- A more balanced project portfolio in terms of the FDW themes.
Funding Information
- After submitting the concept note and receiving a positive advice from RVO.nl, the applicant may request a voucher
- Vouchers have a value of up to €10,000 and can be used by PPPs to help finance the purchase of a product or service from a third party for the further development of their project idea.
Focus Themes
- Sustainable access to clean drinking water and sanitation (including waste);
- Efficient water use, especially in agriculture;
- Improved river basin management and safe deltas.
Focus Activities
Activities must contribute to:
- inclusive green growth by improving water security and flood prevention in developing countries;
- improving the living conditions of vulnerable groups, especially the poorest;
- integrating the theme of gender, preferably by involving women in decision-making, planning and implementation, for example in the role of change agent, and through activities that help to achieve or create the necessary conditions for women’s social and economic empowerment.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can download the concept paper format via given website.
Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Colombia, Congo (The Democratic Republic of the), Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of), Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Moldova (Republic of), Morocco, Mozambique, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine (State of), Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania (United Republic of), Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia.
For more information, visit http://english.rvo.nl/subsidies-programmes/sustainable-water-fund-fdw