Dear BID colleagues,

GBIF is pleased to announce its call for submission of concept notes for project funding from the Caribbeanhttps://www.gbif.org/news/3YkDNillI2nFT6RLrBJ6j1/ through Biodiversity Information for Developmenthttps://www.gbif.org/programme/82243/ (BID), a programme funded by the Directorate-General for International Partnershipshttps://ec.europa.eu/international-partnerships/ of the European Unionhttps://europa.eu/. (Note that the call is also available in Frenchhttps://www.gbif.org/fr/news/3YkDNillI2nFT6RLrBJ6j1/, Portuguesehttps://www.gbif.org/pt/news/3YkDNillI2nFT6RLrBJ6j1/ and Spanishhttps://www.gbif.org/es/news/3YkDNillI2nFT6RLrBJ6j1/.)

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 countrieshttps://www.gbif.org/article/y4yos8JwOVccTRuS1kYRD/bid-2020-eligible-countries-and-territories#pacific in the Pacific can prepare concept notes for four grant types and submit them by 26 November 2020 through the GBIF Grants Portalhttps://gbif.fluxx.io/. 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 phasehttps://assets.ctfassets.net/uo17ejk9rkwj/7ezmj33g285s8mRb1HTpE/36359b4b635e64f28a6ce3ff2b50fd89/191127-BID-Impact-Summary.pdf, in which 63 BID-funded projectshttps://www.gbif.org/programme/82243/bid-biodiversity-information-for-development#projects mobilized 535 biodiversity datasets containing more than 1.3 million records relevant to the regions’ priority policy needshttps://downloads.ctfassets.net/uo17ejk9rkwj/4gmZ9Hz9egtxJIuXKlW7SW/003fef24c10c69b730b8c92c4e22f326/191125-BID-Best-Practices.pdf. The programme's rigorous training and e-learning curriculahttps://www.gbif.org/article/2IE7tH4dlcik1BnmniIPAc/ 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.orgmailto:BID@gbif.org.

Best regards, Kyle ===== Kyle Copas Communications Manager ORCID: 0000-0002-6590-599Xhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-599X

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