Call for bids: British High Commission in Malta's Bilateral Programme Fund 2021-22

News Desk: The British High Commission in Malta (BHC) is currently accepting proposals for innovative projects, with concrete objectives and measurable policy outcomes.

The British High Commission will run a competitive bidding process in order to ensure we use our allocation for high quality projects that deliver maximum impact and value for money.

The project funds are designated to support links between the UK and Malta in several priority areas through small–scale, high-impact project interventions (up to €20,000).

Proposals should be related to one of the following policy areas:

• environment and climate change
• open societies and media freedom
• strengthening rule of law and justice

We are looking for projects that deliver real, measurable results in support of the abovementioned priorities in these countries and are particularly interested in proposals aimed at the following objectives:

• support delivery of ambitious environmental targets and plans ahead of COP26 and beyond, including technical support and capacity building to institutions, businesses and youth working on climate issues
• support delivery transitions to clean growth in Malta’s economy
• develop responsibility in government, society and business to take action on the impact of climate change on the environment and biodiversity
• support media freedom, including strengthening of responsible journalism, fighting misinformation and improving the enabling environment in which freedom of the press is protected and respected
• promote responsibility of society, business and government working together, including through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to prevent organised crime including such as international financial crime, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT) and Cyber Crime
• support protection of victims of crime, including MSHT, domestic and gender based violence and exploitation.
• support a robust and independent legal community by engaging with young lawyers with a focus on criminal law to share best practice, mentoring and leadership development