BHC UK Grant

The British High Commission (BHC) in Kuala Lumpur is inviting project proposals for the 2020/21 International Programme Fund (IPF).

This call for bids is for project proposals to support the Covid-19 response in Malaysia. We are facing the biggest public health emergency in a generation. The challenge is global, and the UK is committed to a coordinated international response. We will be working together governments, civil society, research-based organisations, and multilateral partners to support this global effort.

We are particularly interested in project proposals that aim to deliver in the following areas:

1. Global health response
2. Economic and socio-economic response
3. Science, Technology and Innovation response: Adoption and Utilisation of AI and Data

Process

• See Guidance (ODT, 14KB) on writing project proposals.
• Proposals must be submitted using the Project Proposal Form above £10k (ODT, 69.5KB) and the Activity Based Budget Template (ODS, 10.4KB) only.

Bid guidance

• Projects to run from July 2020 to December 2020, with no expectation of funding beyond this period. See Budget Guidance (ODT, 13.7KB)
• Minimum budget limit: £10,000
• Maximum budget limit: £60,000

Assessment

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

• alignment with the above mentioned objectives
• outcomes are achievable within the funding period
• project design includes clear monitoring and evaluation procedures
• risk and financial accountability procedures
• the organisation’s safeguarding policies that ensure protection of beneficiaries
• feasibility of project delivery under current circumstances
• overall value for money