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Global Biodiversity Information Facility Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) call 2020

The Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) is pleased to inform the University community that the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is inviting concept notes for project funding in sub-Saharan Africa through its Biodiversity Information for Development (BID), a program funded by the Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Union. The BID program aims to enhance capacity for effective mobilization and use of biodiversity data in support of decision- and policymaking for sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

This call builds on the impact of BID’s first phase, in which 63 BID-funded projects mobilized 535 biodiversity datasets containing more than 1.3 million records relevant to the regions’ priority policy needs. The program's rigorous training and e-learning curricula have also helped improve biodiversity data skills and establish regional communities of practice.

Eligibility

  • The GBIF call will support projects from sub-Saharan Africa that:
  • Mobilize biodiversity data relevant to decisions supporting sustainable development
  • Use and extend best practices for digitizing natural history collections and mobilizing other biodiversity data
  • Apply biodiversity data in support of decision-making and research
  • Develop lasting national, regional or thematic networks to support ongoing data sharing and reuse

The call offers support for four grant types:

  • Regional biodiversity data mobilization grants that establish or strengthen international collaborations to increase biodiversity data mobilization for research and policy addressing regional sustainable development needs (maximum funding: 60,000 euros for projects involving two countries; €120,000 for projects involving three or more countries)
  • National biodiversity data mobilization grants that establish or strengthen national biodiversity information facilities and increase biodiversity data mobilization to respond to national priorities (maximum funding: €40,000 per project)
  • Institution-level biodiversity data mobilization grants that mobilize biodiversity data relevant for sustainable development (maximum funding: €20,000 per project)
  • Data-use grants that build on existing relationships between biodiversity data-holding institutions and decision-makers to provide data solutions that respond to a specific policy need (maximum funding: €60,000 per project)

Amount:

The total funding assigned to this call for Africa is approximately €600,000.

Deadline:

Concept notes must be submitted by 27 August 2020.

For more information, kindly visit https://www.gbif.org/article/6YMaBaQKPDDfBSGTO6jvg5/bid-call-for-proposa...

If you have questions about the program or call for proposals, please contact orid-paw@ug.edu.gh.