Publication of the Record of Questions and Answers regarding the Third Party Financial Support process. Amazonia+ Programme.

From the Amazonia+ Programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), FIAP Spanish Cooperation, and Expertise France (EF), a consortium of implementing partners supporting AICS has been selected, led by COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale, in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) in Colombia and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) in Ecuador.

In this context, a call is currently open for financial and technical support to a minimum of six pilot projects on good agricultural and livestock practices aimed at preventing deforestation and/or forest fires within the four priority landscapes identified by the programme. The initiative is implemented through the Third Party Financial Support (AFT) mechanism, which, through its strategic, pedagogical, and technical actions, as well as local coordination efforts, seeks to promote alternatives to the use of fire in agriculture and livestock farming within local communities.

The deadline for submitting questions regarding the provisions established in the published Protocol closed on November 11. The attached document includes the responses to the questions received concerning this process.

Within the framework of Amazonia+, civil society organizations, foundations, associations, universities, research centers, and private entities of a special nature with a presence in the territories targeted by this process in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador are invited to submit their proposals by December 12, 2025.

Submitting them EXCLUSIVELY via email, with all the annexes required in the protocol, to the following addresses: coord.amazonia.colombia@coopi.org, admin.amazonia@coopi.org and coopiamazoniaviva@gmail.com

Please note that:

Applicants must submit their proposal using Annexes I, II, III, IV, IX, and X, which form an integral part of the protocol published with this call
They must strictly adhere to Annexes I, II, III, IV, IX, and X of this protocol, completing all sections and pages in the order in which they appear
The subject line of the email must read: Third Party Financial Support Project (Name of applicant) Amazonia+ Programme (Country)
Annexes I, II, III, IV, IX, and X must be submitted in PDF, Word, and Excel formats
They may be sent separately or as a single compressed (ZIP) file; however, the use of download or access links, such as WeTransfer or Drive, is not permitted
Any discrepancy in the application (for example, if the amounts mentioned in different sections are inconsistent) may result in the rejection of the application
Clarifications will only be requested when the information provided is unclear and prevents COOPI from carrying out an objective evaluation
Handwritten applications will not be accepted
Incomplete applications will not be evaluated
To ensure equal treatment of all applicants, COOPI will not provide prior opinions on the eligibility of any proposed action.