Deadline: 20 July 2018

The British Embassy Mexico City is seeking proposals for its Mexico’s Technical Assistance Programme.

The International Climate Fund (ICF) in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has allocated up to £2 million for technical assistance activities in Mexico through an open and competitive call for proposals.

Aims

The BEIS ICF Technical Assistance Programme aims to:

• Contribute to the reduction of the country’s emissions by improving the capacity and capability of key institutions (national, sub-national and non-state)
• Support demand-led technical assistance that priorities implementation and helps raise climate ambition, by addressing barriers, constraints and areas of opportunity at different levels of government based on the country’s political and economic context and sectorial priorities

Themes

• Local level implementation that translates Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets into actions at the state and municipal level
• Coordination across different levels of government and non-state actors remains a challenge and needs to be strengthened
• Increase transparency through development and implementation of functional MRV systems and standardization of disclosure practices
• Capacity building and developing technical capabilities for effective policy implementation and enforcement in key areas at different levels of government
• Innovative approaches to overcome systemic barriers, constraints and develop markets that accelerate the mobilization of private sector capital at scale

Funding Information

BEIS ICF has allocated up to £2 million for technical assistance activities in Mexico through an open, competitive call for proposals. Funds are available for projects of up to one year in length.

Projects funded though this bidding round must:

• relate to one or more of the five themes of the call for proposals
• require funding of between £25,000 – £500,000 (indicative), for up to one year length of activity from the point of contracting, based on the project types described in the ICF Mexico Call for Proposals Strategy and Guidelines
• be compatible with Official Development Assistance (ODA) criteria
• facilitate the exchange of policy and commercial expertise. Good proposals will demonstrate substantial collaboration and involvement on implementation between Mexican and UK and/or international partners
• demonstrate that host relevant actors have been consulted and are supportive of the project

How to Apply

Applicants can apply via given website.

For more information, please visit Mexico’s Technical Assistance Programme.