Call for Applications: Danida Green Business Partnerships

Danida Green Business Partnerships (DGBP) is a challenge fund designed to promote market-driven green transition and inclusive economic growth in developing countries in line with the Danish Strategy for Development Cooperation The World We Share. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated DKK 150 million for DGBP projects in 2024.

DGBP promotes both commercial and development objectives as well as it brings commercial- and non-commercial actors together in partnerships to initiate and promote commercially viable and sustainable solutions to different challenges in developing countries.

The programme is funded under the Danish development cooperation (Danida) and administered by an external secretariat.

The Project Objectives

• The project objective should be aligned with the overall objective of the DGBP: An Enhanced Green Transition through Private-led Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth and Improved Livelihoods.
• The project must address climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, environ mental protection, biodiversity and/or desertification. At least 60% of the projects funded under DGBP should have this as their principal objective.
• Furthermore, the project must contribute to inclusive economic growth and improved livelihoods of the target group(s).

Funding Information

• Applicants may apply for funding to cover up to 75% of their project preparation cost in the period after approval of the concept note up to DKK 500,000 for full projects and DKK 100,000 for maturation projects.

Criteria

• The partnership contains one administrative partner
  • The administrative partner is a non-commercial entity.
  • The administrative partner must document proven project management experience, a solid presence in the partner country (e.g. own established ofce or long-standing partnership with local partner organisation(s)), experience with SDGs and development projects, and experience with key benefciary groups in the country.
  • Multilateral organisations (e.g. UN agencies and CGIAR organisations) and public institutions (e.g. ministries, agencies, universities/university colleges) are not eligible as administrative partners.
• The partnership contains at least one for profit international commercial partner
  • An international commercial partner must have sufficient capacity to take active part in the partnership and in the project implementation (beyond import/export, equity investments and loans) either as the key commercial partner or as other commercial partner. DGBP defines an international commercial partner as follows. Please note that at least one of the four below criteria must be fulfilled:
    • International companies registered in a non-ODA country
    • A subsidiary of an international and well-reputed company
    • Large companies with international ownership structure
    • A locally registered company which an active investment and engagement at Board level from a European development finance institution (DFI)
• All partners are registered legal bodies
• The commercial partners are legally and financially independent from the non-commercial partners
• Project country is eligible
• Funding requested is between DKK 0.8 and 1.5 million (maturation grant) or between DKK 4 and 15 million (full project)
• All sections of the DGBP concept note are duly filled out in English, including the budget forms in excel.
• Annual audited reports for the most recent financial year of the administrative partner as well as the key commercial partner are attached
• 1-3 relevant project references of the administrative partner are attached
• The application is dated and signed by all partners in the consortium.

For more information, visit Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.