Program Objectives The Population and Reproductive Health Capacity Building Program, a program of the World Bank's Development Grant Facility, supports innovative ways to stimulate and sustain local responses to population and reproductive health needs. The Population and Reproductive Health Capacity Building Program works with development partners and countries working in the health sector - usually through organizations actively engaging and leveraging grassroots NGOs in the development and implementation of their strategies, programs and projects – to support community and peer groups in responding to reproductive health needs, pilot new approaches, carry out small-scale operations research, disseminate relevant materials in local languages, build local organizational capacity and networks, and facilitate the participation of community-based organizations in major global and regional conferences and initiatives. Funding is available through a competitive application process for organizations working to: reduce maternal mortality and morbidity increase access to and choice in family planning promote the reproductive health care and services of adolescents increase attention to gender-based violence in relation to population and reproductive health promote gender equity, participation and inclusion
The main funding mechanism is on-granting - i.e., the Bank funds intermediary organizations which then make sub-grants to local partners. Funding cannot be provided to institutions which are under the auspices of the national Government (see eligibility for further details). The grants, which are made for a period of one year, are intended as seed money and the Bank encourages applicants to leverage funds from other sources of funding. The minimum and maximum amounts of a single grant are set at 50,000 and 250,000 USD, respectively.
Eligibility
The Bank's criteria for grant support include the following: The program should provide multi-country benefits. While it is not necessary in every case that a grant-funded activity take place in more than one country, it is desirable that the applicability of the project's approach or findings to other settings be demonstrated. The recipient can demonstrate achievement in the program area and financial probity. Grants should not substitute for, or be in competition with Bank lending support. The Population and Reproductive Health Capacity Building Program therefore does not provide support for an activity that might be funded from a Bank-supported government program, (e.g., service delivery), unless it is clearly shown to be a pilot which would contribute to the design or implementation of the government program. The management of the recipient institution is independent from the Bank Group. The recipient institution is not under the auspices of the national Government.
For a full description of DGF eligibility criteria, visit the World Bank website at: http://go.worldbank.org/I72B6058L0 |
Proposal Submission Guidelines
The full proposal is a key document in determining whether a grant will be awarded under the Population and Reproductive Health Capacity Building Program. Once approved, it will constitute an agreement between the Bank and a grantee organization with regard to what activities should be carried out, how the funds would be used, and the deliverables. There are four sections to the Population and Reproductive Health Capacity Building Program grant application. All sections must be complete for a proposal to be considered for review. The proposal should be written in English but supporting documents such as audited financial statements can be submitted in French or Spanish.
Application Deadline Proposals (hard and electronic copies) should be received by September 26, 2008 to be considered for the grant for January – December, 2009. |
Completed grant applications must be submitted in paper form and electronically. Paper copy of completed application should be sent to: The World Bank
Attention: Dr. Sadia Afroze Chowdhury
Coordinator, Reproductive and Child Health Programs
Population and Reproductive Health Capacity Building Program
MSN G7-701
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433 USA Electronic form of completed application should be sent by email to the following email addresses: To:schowdhury3@worldbank.org Cc:Varias@worldbank.org, jbrooks1@worldbank.org, prhprogram@worldbank.org The Review Committee that decides on proposals meets once a year in October or November. If approved, a letter of agreement between the World Bank and the recipient organization forms the legal basis for the grant. Submission of completed applications does not guarantee automatic approval for funding. Grant recipients are to adhere to the following reporting requirements. |
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