UK Gov Issues Call for Bids to Safeguard Freedom of Religion and Belief in Iraq

The United Kingdom remains committed to a stable and prosperous Iraq by supporting human rights and civil society, including the protection of Freedom of Religion and Belief.

Key information

All project bids must aim to promote, protect, and improve Freedom of Religion and Belief in Iraq. Successful bids will be for innovative activities that will have the greatest impact and deliver real change. The total amount of funding available is £30,000 GBP, projects commence on 1st October 2023, and must be completed by 31 March 2024.

We are less interested in proposals which focus purely on seminars, workshops or the production of research reports that end in themselves. Instead, proposals should include action-oriented ideas which will bring about concrete outcomes. In particular, we would welcome bids that seek to support minority communities sustainably through changes to institutional approaches, and/or to support social cohesion and religious tolerance in communities.

Projects focused on service delivery or projects that support military, religious affairs, construction activities, capital costs, or mainly staff salaries are not eligible.

How to submit bids

Interested implementers are invited to submit:

• a project proposal: this should include objectives, detailed schedule of activities to be carried out, indicators, and expected results. This must also include deliverables, stakeholders, the cost and the duration (start and end) of the execution of the deliverables. The successful implementer will be required to issue quarterly reports
• Activity Based Budget: This should include an approximate expected value of spending, with detailed breakdown of the anticipated costs for each specific activity.

Note that we are unable to fund multiple-year projects.