World news story: Call for bids: Peru Project Funding Opportunity Now Open!

British and local private organisations are invited to submit proposals for projects in Peru. Deadline: 3 September 2017.

Overview

Increasing access to clean energy, especially in remote areas, as well as reducing carbon emissions in line with Paris Agreement commitments are key economic development challenges in Peru. The UK has shown global leadership on this and wants to do more in Peru.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Peru is the third most vulnerable country to climate change in the world. To-date, the country has faced numerous effects, including melting of around 40% of its glaciers and intensification of natural disasters. This has affected, and will continue to affect, the Peruvian economy and we aim to support Peruvian government to build sustainable, clean and inclusive growth driven by UK expertise, leadership and technology.

What We’re Looking For

• The British Embassy looks to fund practical and high-impact projects that help to:

1. Increase access to clean energy, especially in rural areas;

2. Reduce Peru’s reliance on fossil fuels, maximising Peru’s potential to be a leading clean energy producer (solar, wind, hydro and others);

3. Support the promotion of low carbon energy technologies and related support, management and infrastructure;

4. Support the creation of policy, regulatory and legislative frameworks conducive to transition to a low carbon economy;

5. Investigate and resolve operational obstacles to renewable energy projects (community stakeholders, environmental permits/ regulations, project financing, etc.);

6. Increase the sustainability of extractives industries; and/or

7. Help Peru meet its Paris Agreement commitments.

• Project bids should demonstrate clearly how they will make a difference – research and reports are important, but we’re looking to fund initiatives that lead to real world changes and improvements.

• We would welcome co-funding opportunities, where the addition of UK skills and expertise could make a difference to larger, on-going initiatives.

• All bids should have a clear link to the UK, whether that be using UK experience, knowledge, technology or best practice.

How To Bid

Project proposals will be up to £25,000. All activity must be completed, and impact demonstrated, by the end of the UK financial year on 31 March 2018.
Interested implementers will prepare the full bid and the activity based budget (ABB) according to the authorized forms. The full bid in word format and ABB in excel format should be submitted in English via email with the title ‘Peru GBF: project title-name of implementer’ to the email address: BEProjectsPeru@fco.gov.uk. The deadline for submission is 3 September 2017.
Implementers will be advised by email if the proposal has been accepted.

What to Include in the Bid Form?

• Overview of project
• How the project fits with the above priorities.
• How the project will lead to transformational change (outline impact and main changes that the project will impulse)
• Rationale for project – Including why the project should take place now
• Why UK is the partner of choice for such project? This might be due to profiling UK commercial or policy expertise, replicating/adapting a British policy, experience of British implementer, link to highest UK policy priority.
• Support from Peruvian Government: evidence that relevant Peruvian Government Ministry (or Ministries) have been consulted and are supportive of the proposal and its alignment with their own growth plans. Or if not, the bid should explain how the project has sufficient buy-in from the necessary stakeholders to deliver the expected outcomes.
• Communication Strategy, including stakeholders, beneficiary organizations and relevant public communications strategy actions.
• Sustainability once the project has been completed
• Demonstrate with supporting evidence that relevant Country Government Ministry (ies) have been consulted and are supportive of the proposal. Or if they have not, the bid should explain how the project has sufficient buy-in from the necessary stakeholders to deliver the expected outcomes
• Demonstrate that UK and local partnerships are already established.

About Budget

Project proposals must be presented along with a detailed project budget. FCO Project Management Procedures require the delivery of the budget using the Activity Based Budget form. Budgets should list the activities needed to deliver the outcomes (results) of the project. Outcomes should be aimed at promoting transformational change.
85% of the total budget must be spent before December 2017.

Indicative timetable (subject to change)

Documents for Downloading

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  Proposal Form
  (MS Word Document, 224KB)
  

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  Activity Based Budget (ABB)
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 83KB)
  

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  Value for money and budgeting guidance
  (MS Word Document, 32.9KB)