The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the 2023 [Call for Proposals](https://www.iadb.org/en/sector/trade/regional-public-goods/annual-calls “”) for the Regional Public Goods (RPG) Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which supports regional projects involving three or more countries.
The RPG Initiative provides non-reimbursable financing for solutions to shared development challenges through regional cooperation among at least three IDB borrowing member countries. Since 2005, the RPG Initiative has financed around US$150 million for more than 200 projects.
The RPG Initiative will finance in 2023 regional coordination proposals aligned with one or more of the following four priority areas: (i) education and health to tackle poverty and inequality; (ii) food security, including access, production, and trade aspects; (iii) climate change mitigation and adaptation, and support to meeting Latin America and the Caribbean countries’ Paris Agreement goals; and (iv) regional integration in terms of sustainable physical and digital infrastructure to boost trade and productivity. Proposals that also involve a gender and diversity focus will be positively valued.
Information on the 2023 Call for Proposals can be accessed at the RPG [Initiative website](https://www.iadb.org/en/sector/trade/regional-public-goods/home “”).
All proposals must be presented in accordance with the [Terms and Conditions](https://www.iadb.org/en/sector/trade/regional-public-goods/resources “”) applicable to the Call for Proposals and must be submitted via the online form before 05:00 pm (US Eastern Standard Time) on May 22nd, 2023. **To be eligible to submit proposals within this deadline, interested parties must register at** [**www.iadb.org/rpg**](https://www.iadb.org/en/news/www.iadb.org/rpg “”) **before May 8th, 2023.**
