2025 BID Programme – Regional & Cross-Regional Biodiversity Data Mobilization

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) invites eligible organizations in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Pacific to submit concept notes for biodiversity data mobilization projects under the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme.

Funded by the European Union (DG INTPA), this programme supports institutions in strengthening their capacity to mobilize biodiversity data, making it openly accessible to inform decision-making and advance the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Objectives

Projects should aim to:

• Make biodiversity data accessible through GBIF to address knowledge gaps

• Enhance regional and cross-regional capacity for managing and using biodiversity information

• Support the use of biodiversity data in research and policymaking

• Build sustainable regional and cross-regional partnerships for data sharing

• Promote mobility of skills at regional or cross-regional levels

Grant Types & Funding

1. Regional Biodiversity Data Mobilization Grants

• Purpose: Strengthen regional collaborations and mobilize data for research and policy

• Funding: Up to €90,000

• Duration: 24 months

2. Cross-Regional Biodiversity Data Mobilization Grants

• Purpose: Strengthen collaborations across regions for shared priorities

• Funding: Up to €120,000

• Duration: 24 months

Exact funding will be determined by project budgets approved by the selection panel.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be a legal entity (university, museum, NGO, government agency, etc.) registered in an eligible country

• Demonstrate previous experience in biodiversity data mobilization

• Align proposed projects with BID objectives

• Ensure all data is published under CC0 1.0 or CC-BY 4.0 licenses

• Conduct non-profit activities

Eligible countries include:

Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Latin America & Caribbean: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Venezuela

Pacific: Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

Application Process

1. Concept Note Submission – via the GBIF Grants Portal by 2 February 2026, 16:00 CET (UTC+1)

2. Full Proposal Submission – Shortlisted applicants invited in Q2 2026

3. Project Implementation – Expected start: 2 September 2026, duration: 24 months

Applications will be evaluated on relevance, impact, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and collaboration.

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Contact & Support

For questions:

• Public forum: Ask publicly to benefit other applicants

• Email: bid@gbif.org

This call is funded by the European Union to strengthen biodiversity knowledge and foster open data mobilization across eligible regions.

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