Deadline- January 25th, 2013
The British Embassy Mexico City announces Prosperity Fund to promotes sustainable, global economic growth through support for an open global economy.
The Prosperity Fund in Mexico supports projects that aim to have an impact on public policy on climate change, energy and economic reform. Priorities are outlined in each topic below-
Climate Change–
- Policy impacts for the implementation of the climate change law, and PACMUN and PEACC plans
- Sustainable urban development policies including housing, transport and infrastructure areas
- Development of a Mexican Emissions Trading scheme
- Channelling of private and/or public funding (including carbon markets) for implementation of low carbon policies.
Energy–
- Oil and gas policy framework
- Energy sector regulation
- Renewable energy policy framework
- Technical skills and capacity building frameworks for the energy sector
- Resource/food security policy development
Economic Reform–
- Development of regulatory frameworks in-
- Competition
- Science and innovation
- Education
- Infrastructure (including telecommunications)
- Health reform/social security
- Policy development to reduce the impacts of security, corruption and the lack of transparency on the Mexican Economy.
- Strengthening of Intellectual Property Rights framework in Mexico
- Improve open market regulations specifically in customs procedures, normalisation and standardisation, and sanitary requirements.
Once the concept bids are approved by the Prosperity Fund Programme Board successful bidders will be asked to submit their Full Bids. These will then be subject to a final evaluation of the Prosperity Fund Programme Board.
Eligibility–
- Project proposals must contribute directly to the Programme Strategy. If there is any doubt, potential bidders can consult the programme team in Mexico to check strategic relevance of the project purpose, before submitting concept bids.
- The primary beneficiary of the project proposal submitted to the Prosperity Fund must be Mexico (included in the OECD DAC list), in line with DAC criteria. Project proposals must be submitted in the Concept Bid form .
- Project ideas must be accompanied by detailed budget proposals submitted in the Activity Based Budget .
- Embassy is looking for practical interventions that will lead to a real and timely difference to decision-making. Proposals focusing purely on research, analysis, seminars or workshops will not be relevant unless they lead to specific and measurable action. Infrastructure projects are not funded by the Prosperity Fund.
- Proposals should outline impact. They want to know what changes the project will make.
- Proposals should demonstrate that host governments have been consulted and are supportive or, if they have not, the project proposal should explain how the project has sufficient buy-in from the necessary stakeholders to deliver expected outcomes.
- Proposals should demonstrate that the project will produce sustainable outcomes.
Countries/Region- Mexico
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