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The UK Space Agency鈥檚 International Partnership Programme (IPP) is making up to 拢8 million available for one-year projects that aim to use satellite-enabled services to tackle economic, societal, or environmental issues in developing countries.

The UK Space Agency鈥檚 International Partnership Programme (IPP) is a 拢30M per year programme, which uses expertise in space-based solutions, applications and capability to provide a sustainable economic or societal benefit to emerging nations and developing economies. IPP is funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF): a 拢1.5 billion fund announced by the UK Government, which supports cutting-edge research and innovation on global issues affecting developing countries. The GCRF forms part of the UK鈥檚 Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment.

This call for proposals (or 鈥榗all鈥�) comprises three separate categories:

• Call 3A: Open call
• Call 3B: Strategic call with Australia 鈥� All-Weather Decision-Support Service for the Pacific
• Call 3C: Strategic call 鈥� Climate Resilience Planning for Developing Countries

Organisations can choose which category they want to bid into: A, B or C or multiple.

This call is structured differently to previous ones, where the main differences are:

• Funding is initially for a one-year 鈥楧iscovery Phase鈥�, which will run from April 2020 until March 2021;
• Pending confirmation of IPP funding beyond March 2021, Discovery Phase projects will be assessed, where those passing the bar will be funded into a multi-year 鈥極perational Phase鈥�.

IPP projects must deliver a sustainable satellite-enabled solution to partners in a developing country, demonstrating measurable impact to a DAC list country.