WISER (Weather and Climate Information Services) Africa Programme: EAST AFRICA Call for Concepts

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<p>WISER (Weather and Climate Information Services) Africa Programme: EAST AFRICA Call for Concepts This Call for Concepts is the first stage in a two-stage application process for grant funding and Met Office in-kind technical assistance for Concepts in East Africa. Concepts are required to address at least one Output Area in Section 3, and all Key Pillars in Section 4. If your Concept is successful in Stage 1, you will be invited to develop a detailed Proposal in Stage 2. The Met Office will be able to support the preparation of Stage 2 Proposals to facilitate alignment with the Programme’s ambitions and requirements. This will be in the form of an in-kind contribution of a minimum of 5 days during 24th October – 24th November 2022. We will agree proposal development support plan with bidders at the point of being invited to Stage 2. Available Funding: Please see Section 5 for Eligibility Criteria. Concepts can be submitted with estimated costs in the range of £300,000 to £1,500,000 The Met Office can also provide a range of in-kind technical assistance and capacity development to projects awarded as a result of successful progression through Stage 2 of the application process. Further details on available technical assistance are provided in Section 4. As this is an in-kind contribution it must not be costed into Concept budgets. Duration: Proposed projects must expect to meet the following timeline: • Start activities in January 2023 • Finalise activities by June 2025 • Finalise reporting, and project completion reviews and meetings by December 2025 Please only submit Concepts that feasibly meet these timeframes and realistically take any contextual and procedural constraint, available resources and capacity into consideration. • Concepts must be received no later than Friday 30th September 2022 11am BST.</p> Keywords: East Africa