Call for Proposals: Carbon Pricing (now closed)

The Indonesia-UK PACT call for proposals in energy efficiency is closed.

Indonesia has recently placed greater focus on transitioning to a low-carbon growth pathway while ensuring it meets its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Carbon pricing and market-based instruments offer a cost-effective opportunity for achieving GHG emissions reductions. Such policies can also increase investment and innovation in clean energy and less carbon-intensive technologies, as well as providing direct economic benefits, and other co-benefits such as increased resilience, social and environmental impacts.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking applications for a grant project that will provide technical assistance and capacity building for the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry of Maritime and Investment Affairs and the Ministry of Finance’s Fiscal Policy Agency, to formulate a cross-sectoral set of carbon pricing and market policies, and their implementation plans.  

One project will be selected through a single stage open and competitive call. The successful project will receive a grant for up to £900,000 for up to 3 years.

Application specifications

How many projects will be selected? 

One project will be selected through a single stage open and competitive call.

How much should the project cost? 

Up to £900,000 per year.

What type of activity are we looking to fund?

We want to receive applications for a technical assistance and capacity-building project that will deliver one or more of the following outputs:

  • Training of key decision makers.
  • Recommendations for action to tackle climate change or reduce emissions.
  • Creation of new communications products and dissemination of knowledge products.
  • The establishment or strengthening of partnerships or networks between key stakeholders.

How long can each project be? 

Up to 3 years. Applications must also present a clear, coherent and discrete plan for what the project could achieve within a one-year timeframe.

Can a consortium apply? 

Yes, we welcome proposals from a consortium of international and Indonesian organisations that can combine insights from UK and international experience with an understanding of local context. All consortia must include an Indonesian organisation.

What type of organisations can apply? 

We welcome applications from a variety of organisations including think tanks, consultancies, academic institutions, community organisations, NGOs, professional associations or any similar organisations that have the knowledge, skills and experience to deliver an eligible project. 

Government agencies and/ or departments are not eligible to apply either as a lead organisation, or as a partner organisation within a consortium.

What type of costs are eligible?

The project must be delivered on a not-for-profit basis. Eligible costs will include:

  • Consultancy and/or staff time required to deliver activities.
  • Reasonable travel and subsistence costs.
  • Other costs directly related to activities and outputs (workshops, seminars, production of reports, translation etc.).

We cannot award funding for tangible assets i.e. renewable energy infrastructure.

Application timeline

The steps and indicative dates for each stage of the carbon pricing call are outlined below:

Indonesia timeline Carbon pricing 2021

 

Market engagement event

At the market engagement event on 21 October 2021, we shared details about the contents of the call for proposals, eligibility and how to apply. You can watch the recording and download the presentation slides here.

Eligibility checker

Want to check if your project is eligible before you apply? Use the quick checklist below. You can find out more about eligibility for this call, and for UK PACT funding in general, by watching the recording of our market engagement event as well as reading our Applicant Handbook. The Carbon Pricing Terms of Reference will be made available upon the launch of call for proposals.

Q. Is your project aligned with the theme of the call?

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Q. Is the value of your project under £900,000 per year?

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Q. Is the duration of your project up to 3 years?

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Q. Is the lead organisation and are all partner organisations eligible to receive UK PACT funding? Please note: Government agencies and departments are not eligible to apply either as a lead organisation or as a partner organisation.

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Q. Are your project activities and costs eligible? Please note: we cannot award funding for infrastructure projects or for tangible assets and profit is not an eligible cost in UK PACT budgets, either as a direct cost or within overheads.

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Answering yes to all the questions above indicates that your project is eligible to apply for funding. Please click here to apply.

Answering no to any question above indicates that your organisation or project is not eligible for funding at this time. Please re-read our guidance documents carefully to find out how to design a UK PACT project.