NOTIFICATION FOR LARGE GRANT FUNDING WINDOW CALL (FY 2025-2026)

The Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTF) invites proposals in the following thematic areas, aligned with the objectives defined in the BTF's Royal Charter, the priorities of the Royal Government of Bhutan's (RGoB) 13th Five Year Plan, and the inputs received during the stakeholder consultation:

1.     Thematic Area I – Preserving Biological Diversity

2.     Thematic Area II - Enabling Human-Wildlife Coexistence

3.     Thematic Area III – Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change

4.     Thematic Area IV – Addressing Adverse Impacts of Development on the Environment

The project proposal should align with the above thematic areas and, where relevant, address aspects of gender equality as well as social and environmental safeguards.

Agencies outside the RGoB- the duly filled project concept note (available for download on website) should be submitted in hard/soft copy to the office of BTF or via email as a single PDF document to Ms. Phuntsho Choden at phuntsho@bhutantrustfund.bt, no later than 11^th September 2025, before 5:00 PM.

Agencies under the RGoB- should route their proposals from their parent central agency (where applicable), through the Department of Marco-Fiscal and Development Finance, Ministry of Finance. The duly filled project concept (available for download on website) should be submitted either in hard/soft copy to the office of BTF or via email as a single PDF document to Ms. Phuntsho Choden at phuntsho@bhutantrustfund.bt, no later than 11^th September 2025, before 5:00 PM.

For more information on the Large Grant and to access the application materials, visit the BTF's website at www.bhutantrustfund.bt or contact the Environment and Climate Change Services Division at 339861/62 during office hours.