UNDP-IRH-201909-CfP-06-Challange Fund

Dear Sir/Madam;

The Czech-UNDP Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals Project aim to respond to the development challenges by transferring Czech expertise and innovative solutions for SDGs to partner countries.

The objective of the Challenge fund: Czech solutions for SDGs is to facilitate transfer of Czech know-how and innovative solutions that would address development challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova and contribute to the achievement of SDGs.

The eligible applicants include Czech private sector, NGOs, universities, state institutions or research centers. The applicants are required to engage local partners to assure viability in local conditions and to promote sustainability and scalability of the solution.

All the details regarding the background of the call, criteria for selection and evaluation could be found in the call for proposals and its attachments.

Locality: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, or the Republic of Moldova

Development challenge:  ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND/OR BIG DATA USAGE; MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY EFFICIENCY/RENEWABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE OR WASTE MANAGEMENT 

Expected date of contract start: December 2019

Expected length of contract: up to 1 year

Estimated prize: Ranging between US$20,000 and US$40,000, the applicants provide co-funding of at least 20% of the total cost of the project.

The applicants must submit their proposals using the application form in Annex 2. All applications have to be signed by the authorized person and have to be sent to: procurement.irh@undp.org by 31 October, 2019.

Kind Regards,