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Call for project proposals supporting Covid-19 response in Malaysia

The British High Commission (BHC) in Kuala Lumpur is inviting project proposals for the 2020/21 International Programme Fund (IPF).

This call for bids is for project proposals to support the Covid-19 response in Malaysia. We are facing the biggest public health emergency in a generation. The challenge is global, and the UK is committed to a coordinated international response. We will be working together governments, civil society, research-based organisations, and multilateral partners to support this global effort.

We are particularly interested in project proposals that aim to deliver in the following areas:

  1. Global health response
  2. Economic and socio-economic response
  3. Science, Technology and Innovation response: Adoption and Utilisation of AI and Data

Process

Project proposals must be submitted to kl.political@fco.gov.uk by Friday, 12 June 2020. Successful project implementers will be notified in the final week of June.

Bid guidance

  • Projects to run from July 2020 to December 2020, with no expectation of funding beyond this period. See Budget Guidance (ODT, 13.7 KB)
  • Minimum budget limit: £10,000
  • Maximum budget limit: £60,000

Assessment

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • alignment with the above mentioned objectives
  • outcomes are achievable within the funding period
  • project design includes clear monitoring and evaluation procedures
  • risk and financial accountability procedures
  • the organisation’s safeguarding policies that ensure protection of beneficiaries
  • feasibility of project delivery under current circumstances
  • overall value for money
Published 21 May 2020