The Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) 2025 application process is now open. Interested candidates are urged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
About Biodiversity information for Development (BID)
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: September 23, 2025
- Application Deadline: November 03, 2025
- Category: Fully Funded
Grants
GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—seeks concept notes from eligible organizations in sub-Saharan Africa for project funding through the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme.
Funded by the European Union through the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), the BID programme seeks to strengthen the capacity of institutions and countries to mobilize biodiversity data, making it openly available to inform decision-making and to support the knowledge needs of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Benefits of Biodiversity information for Development (BID)
Two types of grants are available:
1. Institutional-level biodiversity data mobilization grants
- Purpose: Strengthen institutional capacity and mobilize policy-relevant biodiversity data
- Funding: Up to €30,000
- Implementation Period: 24 months
2. Multi-institutional biodiversity data mobilization grants
- Purpose: Build or strengthen collaborations between institutions to mobilize data for research and policy addressing national or regional priorities
- Funding: Up to €60,000
- Implementation Period: 24 months
Detailed project budgets submitted by applicants and approved by the selection committee will determine the exact funding amounts.
Biodiversity information for Development (BID) Requirements
To apply, applicants must:
- Be legal entities (e.g. research institutions, universities, museums, non-governmental organizations or government agencies) registered in eligible sub-Saharan Africa countries (see full list below). Organizations with a legal presence in an eligible country (e.g. a branch or regional office), but headquartered in a non-eligible country, will be considered eligible provided they submit their application through their local entity.
- Propose projects aligned with the objectives of the BID call for proposals
- Ensure all proposed activities are not for profit
- Ensure that all data mobilized is published under a CC0 1.0 waiver or CC BY 4.0 licence
Application Date and Process
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Application Deadline
03 November, 2025
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