Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building

The Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB) has been established to strengthen the capacity of statistical systems in developing countries. It is a multi-donor fund, administered by the World Bank, which provides grants at national, regional and global levels. Projects support improvements in the collection, processing, analysis, storage, dissemination and use of timely, good quality statistics to support poverty reduction and economic and social development. Although all developing countries are eligible to apply to the fund, the primary target countries for assistance from the trust fund are those that are either currently involved in the PRSP process or are expected to be so.

Oversight of the TFSCB is provided by a Consultative Group of donors which meets once a year; technical advice of the operation of the Fund is provided by an Advisory Panel. The TFSCB also prepares progress reports twice a year, and in 2003 an independent evaluation.

To see more information, click on the relevant links below.

• Guidelines and procedures for TFSCB applications are found here.
• To see list of projects previously approved by the TFSCB and either currently being implemented or underway, click here.
• For TFSCB brochure, click  here.
• To see TFSCB required attachments for Grant Funding Request (GFR), click here.

Consultative Group Meetings Reports

1. 2001
2. 2002
3. 2003

TFSCB Annual Progress Reports

1. May 2001
2. October 2001
3. May 2002
4. October 2002
5. April 2003
6. October 2003
7. April 2004
8. October 2004
9. April 2005
10. October 2005
11. April 2006
12. November 2006
13. March 2007
14. October 2007
15. April 2008

TFSCB Advisory Panel Reports

1. 2003
2. 2004
3. 2005
4. 2006
5. 2007
6. 2008