Guidance

British Embassy Zagreb’s climate fund: call for bids

The British Embassy in Zagreb is inviting applications for activity proposals for its climate fund for the 2020/2021 financial year (5 Nov 2020 – 28 Feb 2021).

Documents

British Embassy Zagreb Climate Fund form

Details

This year, the British Embassy has introduced a Climate Fund to support activities in Croatia that focus on the following thematic areas:

  • supporting efforts to raise public awareness about climate change and its socio-economic impact
  • supporting activities that foster solutions for green recovery post COVID-19, particularly nature based-solutions to climate change and zero emissions transport

Activity bid guidance

  • activities are one-off interventions (not a fully developed project) that take place at a specific time in the financial year between 5 November 2020 and 28 February 2021, with no expectation of continued funding beyond the initial activity or period
  • maximum activity budget limit: GBP 10,000.

Activity bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • alignment with the above-mentioned thematic priorities and outcomes
  • outcomes that are achievable within the funding period
  • activity design that includes clear evaluation procedures
  • activity design that includes risk and financial accountability procedures
  • the organization’s safeguarding policies ensure protection of beneficiaries
  • overall value for money

Things not covered by funding

  • purchase of capital equipment
  • communications strategies or campaigns

Bidding process

  1. Proposals must be submitted using the relevant bidding form and activity based budget template provided below
  2. All proposals must be received by midnight on 16 November 2020. Late proposals will not be considered
  3. Proposals must be submitted to: climate.fund@britishembassy.hr
  4. Successful bidders will be notified by 23 November 2020

Additional information and documentation

All implementers will be expected to sign a standard FCDO contract or grant agreement with the Embassy. The terms of the contract or agreement are not negotiable.

All projects are expected to have achieved 85% spend by end January 2020. Proposed budgets must reflect this requirement.

In view of the current epidemiological situation all events/activities will have to adhere to Croatia’s National Civil Protection Directorate guidelines in force at the time the events/activities take place.

Contact: climate.fund@britishembassy.hr

Published 5 November 2020