天美影院

All projects should aim to support improvements to and/or聽increase understanding and awareness of contemporary human rights in China. Issues on which we welcome bids include but are not limited to:

• Freedom of expression, including media freedom and countering disinformation
• Religious and cultural rights, including for minority groups.
• Technology and human rights
• Criminal justice reform
• Civil Society resilience

This bidding round will only fund projects running between聽Summer 2023 (July onwards) and 29 February 2024. All project outputs, including finalised research/analytical products, must be completed by 29 February 2024.

We anticipate a further call for bids early in the next calendar year. If bidders see potential for their project to extend into a subsequent project beyond 31 March 2024, bidders are welcome to explain how this might be achieved in the project summary.

Selection Criteria

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Project design:聽Feasibility of activities and outputs聽including the capacity of implementing organisation to deliver outcomes.
• Impact:聽Supporting identifiable, meaningful improvements to or deepened awareness and understanding of open societies and human rights issues in China. Working together with other diverse partners to enhance impact of the project.
• Scalability: The potential for the project to act as a building block for subsequent expansion/work improving human rights.
• Viability聽and risks:聽Clear engagement/buy-in of key stakeholders.聽Robust聽analysis of key risks including consideration of Covid-related risks, and a plan of action to聽manage and mitigate those risks.
• Value for money:聽Comparable and reasonable costs聽against聽the scale of achievable outcomes

We draw your attention to the below聽key points:

• Proposals should be up to 拢80,000
• Proposals under 拢10,000 should be completed using Project Proposal Form (up to 拢10,000).
• Proposals between 拢10,000-拢80,000 should be completed using Project Proposal Form (up to 拢80,000).
• All funding must be聽activity-based, i.e., not for general support staff costs such as admin, finance support, office rental etc.

Process

1. Project proposals must be submitted by 23:59 (GMT) on Sunday 14th May 2023. Late proposals will not be considered.
2. Proposals must be submitted using the attached forms only (Project Proposal Form (up to 拢10,000), Project Proposal Form (up to 拢80,000) and Activity Based Budget), which must be completed in English.
3. Proposals must be submitted to: China.InternationalProgramme@fcdo.gov.uk

Important Information to Note

• Project payments will be paid in arrears in three instalments, on a quarterly basis. Implementers must have enough resourcing to fund one third of the project costs at a time.
• If the project involves work with children or vulnerable adults, implementing partners can reflect a proportion of safeguarding costs as legitimate overheads in their bid, or include programme-specific safeguarding budget lines.
• If the project is approved, implementers will be expected to sign a Grant Agreement with the British Embassy Beijing.

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