Climate policy, green finance, and clean and just energy transition call for proposals ASEAN-UK GTF

The first three pillars of ASEAN-UK GTF: Climate Policy, Green Finance, and Clean and Just Energy Transition Call for Proposals is now open.

The deadline for submitting proposals is 19 February 2025 at 18:00 ICT/ 11:00 UTC.

Answers to consolidated clarification questions submitted to aseangtf@ukpact.co.uk will be published on this webpage in clarification questions and answers section below. The deadline for submitting clarification questions is 30 January 2025. Final publication of responses to clarification questions is 13 February 2025.

What are we looking for?

To be eligible for funding, each proposal must respond to one of the work packages below:

Pillar I: Strengthening Climate Policy and Institutional Capacity (Climate Policy)

Work Package 1.1: Strengthening NDCs planning and preparing for Article 6 implementation
Work Package 1.2: Capacity building, peer to peer learning for relevant working groups in ASEAN
Work Package 1.3: Centre of excellence for MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) in ASEAN
Work Package 1.4: Skills and capacity strategy for climate mitigation in ASEAN

Pillar II: Greening Finance to Strategic Mitigation Action (Green Finance)

Work Package 2.1: Brokerage, networking and matchmaking for investment
Work Package 2.2: Carbon pricing mechanism study and simulation
Work Package 2.3: Empowering and enabling funders and financiers
Work Package 2.4: Cross cutting project preparation across ASEAN

Pillar III: Accelerating Clean and Just Energy Transition Measures (Clean and Just Energy Transition)

Work Package 3.1: Enhancing grid resilience and clean energy market transformation
Work Package 3.2: Advancing industrial decarbonisation

Application timeline

The steps and indicative dates for each stage of the Call for Proposals in the Climate Policy, Green Finance, and Clean and Just Energy Transition are outlined below:

CfP timeline - updated from MEE-1

How to apply

Projects will be selected through a one-stage open and competitive call for proposals. Applicants should read the Terms of Reference and Applicant Handbook to understand what is required to submit a strong proposal for this call.

Step by step-2

Start the application process by downloading the application pack from the ASEAN-UK GTF Call for Proposal webpage. Fill out all the application pack templates in English and make sure you have completed all the required templates below. Then, submit the form through the button below. Please note that filling these forms may take approximately 2 hours.

After submitting the form, an email will be sent to you containing a link for uploading your completed application pack. Once you have uploaded your application pack through the link you received, the process is complete.

All the guidance you will need to make an application can be found here:

The deadline for submitting proposals is 19 February 2025 at 18:00 ICT/ 11:00 UTC. Submissions will not be considered if the application pack has not been uploaded or if they are received after the deadline.

If you run into any issues with accessing or sharing the relevant templates, please contact aseangtf@ukpact.co.uk before the deadline.

Market engagement event

Click here to watch the recording of our market engagement event held on 12 December 2024.

Clarification questions and answers

Answers to consolidated clarification questions submitted to aseangtf@ukpact.co.uk are accessible below. The deadline for submitting clarification questions is 30 January 2025.

Click the link below to access responses to the consolidated clarification questions updated on:

20 December 2024
17 January 2025

Eligibility checker

Want to check if your project is eligible before applying? Use the quick check list below. You can find more about eligibility for this call, and for ASEAN-UK GTF funding in general, by reading our Applicant Handbook and Terms of Reference above.

Q. Is your project aligned with one of the work packages of the call?

Yes No

This indicates that your project may be eligible. Please proceed to the next question.

Unfortunately, this makes your project ineligible.

Q. Is the value of your project up to £800,000 per year and up to 19 months in length?

Yes No

This indicates that your project may be eligible. Please proceed to the next question.

Unfortunately, this makes your project ineligible.

Q. Is your organisation eligible to apply for ASEAN-UK GTF funding? Note that government agencies including ASEAN Secretariat are not eligible.

Yes No

This indicates that your project may be eligible. Please proceed to the next question.

Unfortunately, this makes your project ineligible.

Q. Are your project activities and costs eligible?
Please note: we cannot award funding for tangible assets and profit is not eligible cost in UK PACT budgets, either as a direct cost or within overheads. 

Yes No

This indicates that your project may be eligible.

Unfortunately, this makes your project ineligible.

Answering yes to all the questions above indicates that your project is eligible to apply for funding. Apply via the link above.

Answering no to any question above indicates that your organisation or project is not eligible for funding at this time. Please re-read our guidance documents carefully to find out how to design a ASEAN-UK GTF project.

ASEAN-UK GTF: Climate Policy, Green Finance, and Clean and Just Energy Transition Call for Proposals

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