The Australian Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City is pleased to advise that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is calling for multi-year proposals from eligible non-government partners to address shared and transboundary development challenges in the Mekong subregion, under the Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP). Non-government partners include international, regional or national non-governmental organisations (NGO), civil society organisations (CSO), universities, research institutions, foundations or social enterprises.

MAP is a $222.5 million investment over five years (2024-25 to 2028-29) managed between DFAT in Canberra, the Mekong Hub in Bangkok, Thailand and Mekong Posts in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Proposals should focus on one or more of MAP’s thematic areas of:

• Climate resilience
• Water security
• Economic resilience and subregional integration
• Gender equality, disability and social inclusion

Proposals should total between $2 million and $10 million, be implemented through subregional (Mekong) and/or multi-country approaches (two or more Mekong countries) and demonstrate strong alignment to one or more MAP End of Portfolio Outcomes. 

Further details on eligibility and selection criteria are available for download here: 

Call for Proposals should be directed to [email protected]. DFAT will accept questions until Thursday, 26 September 2024 and provide responses via the notifications page by Thursday, 03 October 2024. 

The closing date for submissions is 5pm AEST time Friday, 11 October 2024. Please note submissions that are incomplete, do not meet eligibility and selection criteria or are received after the closing date will not be considered.

Contact for support at HUST:
- Dr. Pham Hung Dung - Associate Director, Department of Partnership and Engagement (DPE) | email: [email protected] | Room C1-212
- Mr. Hoang Anh - Department of Partnership and Engagement (DPE) | email: [email protected] | Room C1-212

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