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2025 BID call for proposals
https://www.gbif.org/news/6r10aNQtkCTx78IdizV1gw/2025-bid-call-for-proposals-africa
Overview
| Donor: | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Denmark |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 03.11.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 60.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
Africa
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Description
1) Objective
GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—seeks concept notes from eligible organizations in sub-Saharan Africa for project funding through the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme. Concept notes should describe projects that support biodiversity data mobilization by:
- Making existing sources of biodiversity data accessible through GBIF to address knowledge gaps and meet regional information needs
- Enhancing institutional, national and regional capacity for managing and using biodiversity information
- Supporting the application of biodiversity data in support of research and decision-making
- Developing and strengthening sustainable institutional, national, and regional partnerships for biodiversity data sharing and reuse
2) Eligibility
Eligible are legal entities (e.g. research institutions, universities, museums, non-governmental organizations or government agencies) registered in eligible sub-Saharan Africa countries.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Sub-Saharan Africa.
4) Budget
Two types of grants are available:
- 1. Institutional-level biodiversity data mobilization grants
- Purpose: Strengthen institutional capacity and mobilize policy-relevant biodiversity data
- Funding: Up to €30,000
- Implementation Period: 24 months
- 2. Multi-institutional biodiversity data mobilization grants
- Purpose: Build or strengthen collaborations between institutions to mobilize data for research and policy addressing national or regional priorities
- Funding: Up to €60,000
- Implementation Period: 24 months
5) Application
Submit concept notes in English through the GBIF Grants Portal by 27 May 2025 23:59 CEST (UTC+2).