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BPB call for project proposals in Kazakhstan

British Embassy Astana is pleased to invite full proposals for funding from the UK Bilateral Programme 2015/2016.

From:: British Embassy Astana
Published: 3 June 2015

We are pleased to invite full proposals for funding from the UK Bilateral Programme 2015/2016.

Countries:

Kazakhstan

Who may bid:

In order to be eligible, your organisation or agency must be a non-profit legal entity or a registered non-governmental organisation, and must demonstrate that it has:

Experience in project management
Preferably Previous experience working with international agencies / organisations
Proof of NGO registration
Sufficient technical, financial, human and logistical capacity

All projects must support Overseas Development Assistance, i.e. criteria must be administered with the promotion of the economic development and welfare of Kazakhstan as a main overarching objective.

Projects must focus on the following thematic areas:

Promotion and protection of freedom of expression
Upholding freedom of religion and belief
Combating discrimination against women
Democratic processes: democratic participation and civil society
Protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) rights
Government accountability and countering corruption

Criteria:

Value for money
Evidence of local demand/need and government by-in
Project viability, including capacity of implementing organisation
Project design, including clear, achievable objectives/outputs
Sustainability
Good risk and stakeholder management
Projects should be realistic in the results they aim to deliver and how these contribute to the long term achievement of the targets.
Proposals must be supported by a realistic detailed activity based budget (i.e. your budget should be based not on general subheads such as transportation, rent of venue for an even, etc. but on activities. For example, activity 1.1. Working group: transportation of participants, rent of a venue, printing of handouts, etc.), set out with as much detail as possible. This is a key requirement in evaluating the project proposal and lack of a detailed budget was among the top reasons why projects were rejected in the past.
Budgets must be in British Pounds
Be open to external audit
Admin costs should not exceed 10% of the project costs

Timings:

Projects should begin any time from July 2015 and must be completed by the end of February 2016.

Co-funding:

We welcome projects jointly funded with other donors as a way of increasing impact and enhancing co-ordination (matching funds). All projects must demonstrate how they complement the efforts of other donors and bring added value. We strongly encourage projects that seek to secure future funding from other bodies (e.g. EU, UN) for follow-on work.

We Cannot Fund:

Capital purchases, e.g. purchase of buildings, vehicles, office machinery
Certain publicity materials
Flight costs above economy class
External consultants to evaluate project work
Participation in academic courses or academic research
We fund various costs associated with implementation/delivery of activities, but we cannot fund all general office costs and salaries. These can only be covered up to 10% of the total cost of the project. Note that costs for experts should be included into an activity where an expert is contributing.

Forms:

Projects under £10,000
Projects between £10,000 and £80,000
Budget form

Submission:

Proposals must be submitted electronically to ukinkz@fco.gov.uk indicating “BPB Bid” in the subject field. Please email to: ukinkz@fco.gov.uk in enquiries. Please submit one of the project forms and the budget form.