Deadline: 8 March 2019

The British Embassy Santo Domingo is accepting project proposals for its FCO Programme Funds 2019-2020 to support projects that promote socio-economic growth and development of the Dominican Republic.

Themes and Project Budget

• Human Rights and democracy
  • Strengthening human rights in the Dominican Republic through capacity building and other activities regarding to Children’s Rights (particularly fighting Children Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), Prevention of Sexual Violence (PSVI), Good Governance and Transparency and Modern Slavery.
  • Targeted project budget: USD 30,000 or equivalent in DOP.
• Technological education
  • To obtain measurable increased awareness for social and economic development through capacity building (workshops, seminars, conferences) in: financial services, new financial technologies (FinTech) and Green Financing (such as Green Bonds and Catastrophe Insurance).
  • Targeted project budget: USD 15,500 or equivalent in DOP.
• Climate Change and infrastructure
  • Projects aiming to reduce vulnerability of human or natural systems to the impacts of climate change and climate-related risks in the Dominican Republic through: disaster prevention and preparedness (including disaster resilience capacity building and policy on building infrastructure resilient to natural disasters) or education, training and public awareness-raising related to the causes and impacts of climate change.
  • Targeted project budget: USD 15,500 or equivalent in DOP.
• Rules based international system
  • Projects seeking to promote the rules based international system through capacity building (workshops, seminar, conferences) for the socio-economic development of the Dominican Republic, particularly related to: the role of Public-Private Projects (PPP) in economic development; Soft Power Issues, especially regarding capacity building in the work, system and structure of the United Nations; and Maritime Security, including training and education in the United Nations Law of the Sea.
  • Targeted project budget: USD 15,500 or equivalent in DOP.

Assessment Criteria

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

• alignment with the above mentioned thematic priorities and outcomes
• achievable outcomes within the funding period and sustainable after the funding ends
• clear project design which includes monitoring and evaluation procedures
• identified risks and planned mitigation
• demonstrated value for money in the activity based budget

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-bids-for-the-fco-programme-funds-2019-2020