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Key Information
- Eligibility:
- Not-for-profit, civil society and multilateral organisations operating in Panama are eligible to apply
- Assessment Criteria
- strict alignment with aforementioned priority areas
- evidence of urgent or priority need
- activities are value for money (VfM) and cost-efficient
- clear, tangible, and achievable deliverables within the funding period
- clear monitoring and evaluation procedures included
- good risk & stakeholder management
- project feasibility, including capacity of implementing organisation and ability to deliver under current circumstances
- sustainability – project benefits continue after the funding ends
- the organisation’s safeguarding policies ensure gender equality and protection of beneficiaries (i.e. against harassment and discrimination of women and children)
- administration costs for delivering the project do not exceed 10% of the total project budget
- Funding amount:$10,000 to $30,000
- Type of funding: Programmatic
- Target countries: Panama
- Application languages: English
The call for bids for project proposals that directly support open societies, COVID-19 response, and climate change & biodiversity is now open.
The Embassy is particularly interested in short-term interventions in the following specific areas:
- Open societies (democracy, human rights, media freedom)
- Open Data/Access to information – including but not limited to digitalisation of government services and information
- Improving the quality of and access to government/national statistics/information
- Supporting human rights
- Supporting LGBT+ rights in Panama
- Supporting Media Freedom
- Supporting indigenous rights and inclusion in policymaking
- Supporting Gender Equality in Panama
- COVID-19, vaccines, recovery and health security
- Supporting inclusive, green and sustainable economic recovery and growth after the impacts of the pandemic
- Supporting data-driven initiatives to tackle Covid-19
- Climate and Biodiversity
- Tackling biodiversity loss/deforestation, with a particular interest on tackling this issue in the indigenous regions
- Policy support in solid waste management and recycling
- Capacity building and preparation ahead of COP26, including in climate negotiations and implementation of NDCs
Learn more and apply here
Deadline: Ongoing