Thematic Call 2024
Participation in the ideas competition
Funding or commissioning within the framework of the IKI Thematic Call 2024 is preceded by an ideas competition. Participation in the ideas competition of the Thematic Call is open to German and international grant recipients as well as to implementing organisations of the German Federal Government.
To participate in the ideas competition of this year’s Thematic Call interested implementing organisations are invited to submit a project outline responding to one of the 9 thematic priorities listed below. Please find here a detailed description of these thematic priorities.
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Status
The deadline for submitting project outlines for this year’s ideas competition is 18 February 2025, 4 p.m. (CET). Depending on the available funds, one to three projects per thematic priority will be selected. The funding volume provided by the IKI per project can range from 5 to 20 million EUR depending on the thematic priority.
Thematic priorities
The following thematic priorities are available:
- Promotion of cooperative approaches to the implementation of Art. 6: Removal activities and mobilisation of private capital (BMWK)
- Building energy efficiency: Business models for scaling energy efficiency measures (BMWK)
- Climate-friendly transport: Support of partner countries in the creation of foundations, strategies and specific approaches for climate action and the energy transition in transport (BMWK)
- Scaling innovative financing solutions for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries (BMWK)
- Development and implementation of innovative financing models and programmes for the sustainable conservation of primary forests and the restoration of semi-natural forests (BMUV)
- Conservation, sustainable management and restoration of critical wetlands for biodiversity and climate action (BMUV)
- From Blue Carbon to Blue Value - locally-led approaches for coastal marine ecosystem services (BMUV)
- Building climate resilience through protecting vulnerable watersheds in South America (BMUV)
- Enhancing climate resilience to prevent conflict and sustain peace (Federal Foreign Office)
Relevant information on the ideas competition
In general, projects implemented by organisations from Germany and abroad receive funding through grants. The basis for this is set out in this funding announcement:
Information for implementing organisations of the German Federal Government (for example GIZ or KfW) on how to participate in this ideas competition is provided in the following document (document is available only in German):
The thematic priorities are explained in detail in the following document:
Online seminar IKI Thematic Call 2024
- For interested organisations, we offered online seminars in English on 3 and 4 December 2024 as part of the ideas competition.
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