The Strategic Programme Fund (SPF) is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's flagship programme budget. Its purpose is to promote action on global issues in areas relating to the UK's highest foreign policy objectives.

Our SPF programme is a programme of climate security, energy security and economic reform projects in 22 priority countries. It supports delivery of the following outcomes:

1. A visible and accelerated shift in investment initiated in the major economies towards low carbon.
2. Political conditions created for an equitable post-2012 agreement at the UNFCCC COP in Copenhagen in December 2009 of sufficient ambition to avoid dangerous climate change.
3. Risks to UK and EU energy security managed through more diverse and reliable external sources of supply and more efficient global consumption.
4. Increased international commitment to an open, stable and equitable low carbon global economy delivering higher standards of living.

The bidding round for 2010/11 has already opened. For bids related to work in China, bidding deadline would be earlier. You are encouraged to contact us as early as possible.  

Strategic Programme Fund Low Carbon, High Growth Timeline, First Bidding Round 2010/11

Deadline	Action
25 Sep 2009	Implementing organisations (via Posts) to submit concept bids (Part A of the bid form) to London
15 Oct 2009	Concepts returned to post with feedback and full bids invited
6 Nov 2009	Implementing organisations (via Posts) to submit full proposals to London
18 Dec 2009	Posts informed of whether full bid has been accepted/rejected and given feedback
22 Jan 2010	Deadline for posts to send revised proposals to London addressing feedback from the Programme Board
1 Apr 2010	Project start date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Programme Fund Low Carbon, High Growth Timeline, Second Bidding Round 2010/11

Deadline	Action
12 Feb 2010	Implementing organisations (via Posts) to submit concept bids (Part A of the bid form) to London
4 Mar 2010	Concepts returned to post with feedback and full bids invited
26 Mar 2010	Implementing organisations (via Posts) to submit full proposals to London
17 May 2010	Posts informed of whether full bid has been accepted/rejected and given feedback
4 Jun 2010	Deadline for posts to send revised proposals to London addressing feedback from the Programme Board
1 Jul 2010	Target start date for projects