British Embassy Bishkek: call for 2020-2021 project bids
The British Embassy Bishkek now invites proposals for project initiatives in Kyrgyzstan for activity until March 2021
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The British Embassy in Kyrgyzstan works to develop and sustain the important bilateral relationship between the UK and the Kyrgyz Republic, supporting security, democratisation and prosperity. Our work includes: efforts to strengthen democracy and Kyrgyzstan’s engagement with the international rules-based system; supporting defence and security cooperation; working to reduce conflict; encouraging sustainable economic growth; and providing modern and efficient services to British nationals.
As part of our International Programme, the British Embassy Bishkek is looking to support two projects for activity before March 2021.The programme allocates funding through a competitive bidding process.
Bidding round
We expect project initiatives to contribute to the following objectives:
Governance and media
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building capacity and resilience in Kyrgyzstan’s government bodies, supporting Public Sector Reform to strengthen development of effective governance and increased support for the Rule of Law or
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stronger independent media, providing higher quality products to audiences in Kyrgyzstan and helping to counter disinformation, by increasing capacity and professionalism of journalists
The maximum project budget for proposals in the above categories is £30,000. Activity should start and finish between January and March 2021.
Environment and climate change
- increased awareness in Kyrgyzstan (in government and in public) of the economic and security threat posed by climate change, and the importance of taking urgent action to mitigate future risks
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- a faster transition to environmentally clean growth in one or more sectors of the Kyrgyz economy or
- ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, increasing Kyrgyzstan’s ambition as set out in its National Determined Contribution (NDC) and target for net zero emissions
The maximum project budget for proposals in these categories is £10,000 ($15,452). Activity should start in January and be completed by 15 March 2021.
Submission procedure
We invite proposals for projects for activity within the specified time frames. Proposals would need to identify a clear and complete set of objectives and relevant activities, with activity-based budget.
Completed applications must be submitted by midnight Kyrgyzstan time on Thursday 12 November.
Project proposals must have a clear purpose supported by achievable and measurable outputs (e.g. events and reports) and outcomes (ie what the project aims to help address through its activity). The project costs can be in US dollars, but must give the equivalent value in pounds sterling. Please do not produce budgets in Kyrgyz Som.
Applicants are requested to fill in the Project Proposal Form and Activity Based Budget in English and to send them electronically to the British Embassy in Bishkek at: UKin.KyrgyzRepublic@fcdo.gov.uk indicating ‘IP: Project bid and name of your organisation’ in the subject field.
Incomplete submissions will NOT be accepted.
Please note that bidding is competitive and only selected projects will receive funding. The Embassy reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids without incurring any obligation to inform the affected applicant/s of the grounds of such acceptance or rejection. Due to the volume of bids expected we will not be able to provide feedback on unsuccessful bids.
Updates to this page
Last updated 27 October 2020 + show all updates
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Update information for new bid submissions for 2021.
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First published.