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Call for Projects 2025 – Outline Phase

The Mitigation Action Facility announced and launched its Call for Projects 2025 on 19 November 2024 at a high-level event at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan at the NDC Partnership Pavilion.

Applicants were able to submit Project Concepts by the 19 February 2025. Of the 527 submissions, the 25 most ambitious and feasible Projects were invited to submit a Project Outline.

The deadline for Project Outline submission is the 23 July 2025 15:00 CEST. All submissions must be via the Open Application Platform.

For more information on the annual Call for Projects, please visit our Apply page.

Update:

The Outline Phase opens on 30 April. All Applicants have already been informed about the results of the Concept assessment (if you have not received a notification, please check the spam/junk folder of your e-mail client).

We appreciate the efforts invested by all Applicants to develop and submit their Project Concepts. 

If you are interested in our support materials with regard to the Outline Phase, please take a look at the following:

  • Mitigation Guideline and M&E Framework (especially pages 7-20) as well as other useful resources linked in section “Key Resources for Applicants” below.
  • The list of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the Outline Phase in the respective section of the current webpage and in this document.
  • The General Information Document (GID) to learn more about the Call for Projects 2025. The GID is also available in Arabic, French and Spanish.
  • Video podcasts from the Call for Projects 2023 covering some key Annexes supplementing a Project Outline. This video provides insights into Annex 2 – Logframe, Annex 4b – DPP Budget as well as Annex 5a and 5b – Business case and financial mechanism, while this video explains in detail Annex 6 – GHG mitigation potential. 

In the new Call, the most ambitious and feasible climate change mitigation projects are selected for funding support through a comprehensive process including the following phases: Concept Phase; Outline Phase; Detailed Preparation Phase (DPP); and Implementation Phase. The Project Concept Phase preceding the development of Project Outlines has been introduced to simplify the application process and open the competition to a wider range of potential Applicants and partners. 

Given the focus of the Mitigation Action Facility on three priority sectors of energy, industry and transport, the Facility can significantly contribute to initiatives like the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge, the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) and the Climate Club.  Where relevant, synergies with and a clear reference to the political agreement of the JETPs as well as the consecutive papers (such as an investment plan or an implementation plan) and the Climate Club priorities on transforming industries in the respective countries are highly encouraged.

General information about the Call

Key Features
General Information Document

Please read the General Information Document (GID). 

Timeline
Launch of the Call:
Mitigation Action Facility side event at COP29 in Baku on the 19 November 2024 
Project Concept Phase (mandatory):
19 November 2024 – 19 February 2025
Assessment and selection of Project Concepts:

February – April 2025

Project Outline Phase:
May – July 2025
Assessment and selection of Project Outlines:
August – October 2025
Contracting for the Detailed Preparation Phase (DPP):
November 2025 
DPP:
10 or 15 months
Submission of Project Proposals:
At the end of month 10 or 15
Funding decision based on Project Proposals:
Approximately five months after submission of a Project Proposal 
Key Resources for Applicants

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Read additional FAQs for the Call for Projects 2025 (Outline Phase)
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Are there any regional and/or geographic priorities in the Call for Projects 2025 of the Mitigation Action Facility?

There are no regional and / or geographic preferences as part of the Call for Projects 2025. The Call is open to all ODA-eligible countries.  

However, it should be ensured that a project serves and is spent in line with the public benefit purpose to promote sustainable development in partner countries that are included in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC)-list; and that it is implemented in and/or linked to one of the Mitigation Faction Facility’s priority sectors, namely energy, transport or industry. 

Projects in the cross-border and regional contexts are eligible. 

What is the expectation of the Mitigation Action Facility with regard to the project alignment with NDC? Do the sectors targeted by projects have to be mentioned in the latest version of a country’s NDC?

The sector(s) that a project engages with should be explicitly included in the partner country’s NDC to affirm the alignment of the project with national priorities and ensure that the project supports the implementation of NDC, is aligned with LTS and contributes overall to the UNFCCC process. The Call for Projects 2025 does not feature any eligibility requirements linked to the submission of the first updated or second NDCs by national governments. However, projects should demonstrate a high level of alignment with the plans developed within the framework of the NDC Partnership (NDCP) as far as these exist. For more information on project characteristics see GID, chapter 4.1.  

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