British Embassy Panama: 2022-2023 call for project proposals coming soon

The British Embassy in Panama City will shortly be announcing its call for proposals for projects between April 2022 and March 2023. The call for project proposals will be published on the Embassy’s Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts. We encourage non-profit and multilateral organizations to consider their ideas for the funding bids process.

We will consider proposals that directly support the following thematic areas:

1. Open societies

   a) Open Data and access to information

   b) Democracy

   c) Human rights (LGBT+, Afrodescendant people, indigenous communities)

   d) Media freedom

2. Climate change

   a) Waste management and recycling

   b) Implementation of COP26 commitments

   c) Energy transition and clean growth

   d) Links between climate change and academia

3. Accessible education

   a) Bilingualism

   b) Creative industries development, cultural, software, AI, IoT

   c) Technologies for virtual learning

   d) STEM education

About the International Programme Fund (IPF)

The International Programme Fund (IPF) of the United Kingdom was launched in 2015 as a responsive, agile fund to support the strategic objectives of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The IPF supports adaptive, short-term projects which also influence local policies and create networks that open opportunities for further engagement and diplomacy.

Projects must qualify as Official Development Assistance (ODA). ODA is a term created by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ODA projects have, as a primary objective, the promotion of economic development and welfare, while ensuring gender equality, inclusion, and compliance with Paris Agreement objectives. To learn more about how the UK Government uses ODA, click here.

Recommendations to consider when preparing a proposal

• Project proposals must be aligned with the FCDO´s priorities and thematic areas above
• Projects cannot last longer than 9 months
• The total cost of a project should be between $10,000 and $30,000 USD (or the equivalent in other currencies)
• Unfortunately, we cannot consider projects which include the purchase of equipment and IT devices
• The call for proposals is not intended for individuals, for-profit or government organizations
• Project proposals should identify the key beneficiaries and reflect the “change” they will bring
• Project proposals should state the issues they will address and why the UK should fund them
• Payments to implementing partners during the project will be made in arrears (i.e. for actual costs incurred by the implementing partner after project activities take place). The Embassy cannot accept proposals that include advance payments