China Network’s International Programme – Second Funding Round

News Desk: The British Embassy in Beijing is pleased to open a call for bids to the China Network’s International Programme (Open Societies and Economic Resilience) for projects running between 1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022.

Both Official Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA funding are available.

All projects should focus on human rights, the rule of law and/or economic resilience issues related to mainland China and Hong Kong. 

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Project design: Feasibility of activities and outputs including the capacity of implementing organisation to deliver outcomes
• Impact: Delivering high-impact, sustainable, meaningful change on open societies, human rights and economic resilience issues related to mainland China and Hong Kong
• Viability and risks: Clear engagement/buy-in of key stakeholders. Robust analysis of key risks, and a plan of action to manage and mitigate those risks
• Value for money: Comparable and reasonable costs against the number of direct beneficiaries and the scale of achievable outcomes

Bids may also be assessed against the Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligibility rules where appropriate.