Dear BID colleagues,
GBIF is pleased to announce its
call for submission of concept notes for project funding from the Caribbean through
Biodiversity Information for Development (BID), a programme funded by the
Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the
European Union. (Note that the call is also available in
French,
Portuguese and
Spanish.)
The BID programme aims to enhance capacity for effective mobilization and use of biodiversity data in support of decision- and policymaking for sustainable
development. The total funding assigned to this call is approximately €350,000.
Institutions based in
eligible countries in the Pacific can prepare concept notes for four grant types and
submit them by 26 November 2020 through the
GBIF Grants Portal. Following evaluation of the concept notes, GBIF will invite applicants successful in this round to submit a full proposal.
The BID programme to date
This call aims to build on the
impact of BID’s first phase, in which
63 BID-funded projects mobilized 535 biodiversity datasets containing more than 1.3 million records
relevant to the regions’ priority policy needs. The programme's
rigorous training and e-learning curricula have also helped improve biodiversity data skills and establish regional communities of practice for hundreds of professionals across sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific.
The call provides full details on the application timeline and process, general recommendations and eligibility. Please direct your questions to
BID@gbif.org.
Best regards,
Kyle
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Kyle Copas
Communications Manager
ORCID:
0000-0002-6590-599X
GBIF Secretariat
Universitetsparken 15
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
Denmark
+45 35 32 14 75 | mobile +45 28 75 14 75 | Skype kylecopas