The Skills for Inclusive Digital Participation (SIDP) is a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded project that will contribute to Pillar 1, Models & Enablers of UK Government’s Digital Access Programme led by FCDO with the objective of building digital literacy and basic digital skills for underserved communities in order to make inclusive digital access locally relevant, meaningful and productive.
The SIDP project implementation kicked off in April 2021, initially covering Indonesia, Kenya, and Nigeria, and has since scaled into South Africa, Brazil and Uganda.
The Skills for Inclusive Digital Participation will provide grants to organisations located in our priority areas: Jawa Timur, Nusa Tenggara Barat, and Papua Barat/Papua in integrating inclusive digital skills training into their programmes.
Funding
Funding allocated for the Grant is GBP 20,400 in total. It is intended to support three institutions. Maximum grant allocated per institution is GBP 6800, equals to IDR 148,920,000,- (One hundred forty eight million nine hundred twenty thousand rupiah). Project duration is maximum of 5 months approximately from March – July 2026 including project’s monitoring and evaluation and final reporting.
Timeline
Activity |
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Call for proposal published by the British Council |
30 December 2025 |
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Grant briefing session. Chance for organisations to ask questions. If you are interested to join the briefing session, please register yourself through this link by 6 January 2026 at the latest: https://forms.office.com/e/TLBHTvPPyj |
7 January 2026 at 14.00 - 15.30 WIB |
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Deadline for applicants to submit questions and request for clarification on terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement |
9 January 2026 |
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Proposal submission deadline |
23 January 2026 |
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Proposal assessment, eligibility check, due dilligence |
26 January - 13 February 2026 |
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Notification of proposal assessment outcomes |
16 - 20 February 2026 |
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Grant agreement signed by lead organisation and the British Council |
23 February - 6 March 2026 |
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First funding disbursement (90% of the total grant) by the British Council. The British Council will pay correctly addressed and undisputed invoices within 30 days in accordance with the requirements of the contract. Prior to the payment, the British Council will register grant recipient organisation on our SAP for finance administration |
March 2026 |
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Project implementation |
March - July 2026 |
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Project's evaluation: end of project survey |
June 2026 |
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Final project report and second funding (10% of the total grant) disbursement by the British Council |
July 2026 |
How to Apply
Please download below Annex 2-Application Form, Annex 3-Budget Template and submit them along with supporting documents to society.indonesia@britishcouncil.org by 23 January 2026 at the latest.
Grant Briefing Session, 7 January 2026 at 14.00 – 15.30 WIB
Please register yourself through this link: https://forms.office.com/e/TLBHTvPPyj by 6 January 2026 at the latest.