The British High Commission will run a competitive bidding process in order to ensure we use our allocation for high quality projects that deliver maximum impact and value for money.
The project funds are designated to support links between the UK and Malta in several priority areas through small-scale, high-impact project interventions (up to €20,000).
Proposals should be related to one of the following policy areas:
- environment and climate change
- open societies and media freedom
- strengthening rule of law and justice
We are looking for projects that deliver real, measurable results in support of the abovementioned priorities in these countries and are particularly interested in proposals aimed at the following objectives:
- support delivery of ambitious environmental targets and plans ahead of COP26 and beyond, including technical support and capacity building to institutions, businesses and youth working on climate issues
- support delivery transitions to clean growth in Malta's economy
- develop responsibility in government, society and business to take action on the impact of climate change on the environment and biodiversity
- support media freedom, including strengthening of responsible journalism, fighting misinformation and improving the enabling environment in which freedom of the press is protected and respected
- promote responsibility of society, business and government working together, including through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to prevent organised crime including such as international financial crime, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT) and Cyber Crime
- support protection of victims of crime, including MSHT, domestic and gender based violence and exploitation.
- support a robust and independent legal community by engaging with young lawyers with a focus on criminal law to share best practice, mentoring and leadership development
Who may bid
In order to be eligible, your organisation or agency must be a legal entity, commercial company, a registered non-governmental (NGO) or governmental organisation, and must demonstrate:
- proof of legal registration
- previous experience in delivering and managing projects
- preferably previous experience working with international agencies/organisations
- the capacity to deliver at least 75% of the proposed project activity by mid-December 2021
How to bid
Proposals should be presented by 19 July 2021, using the Concept Bid Form (ODT, 27.8KB)
Each institution may submit up to a maximum of 2 proposals.
Only short-listed applicants will be asked to submit a full Project Proposal Form (ODT, 35.8KB) and an Activity Based Budget (ODS, 8.33KB) by 31 July 2021.
