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GEF PROGRAMMATIC APPROACHES
Agency Guidelines in Requesting for Project Preparation Grant for Program
THESE GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED TO GEF AGENCIES WHO HAVE SUBMITTED PROGRAM FRAMEWORK
DOCUMENTS (PFDS) AND FOLLOWING COUNCIL’S APPROVAL, WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FOR PROJECT
PREPARATION GRANT FOR PROGRAM (for Programs Accessible to a GEF Agency with a Board that
approves projects). These Guidelines accompany the Project Preparation Grant for Program Template
prepared for GEF Programmatic Approaches.
Program Type
Request Type
Trust Fund Type
Submission Date
GEF Program ID
GEF Agency Program ID
Country (ies)
Program Title
Coordinating GEF Agency
GEF Focal Area
A. Project Preparation Grant
for Program Timeframe
B. Proposed Project
Preparation Activities for
Program
C. Project Preparation Grant
for Program Requested by
Agency(ies), Focal Area(s)
and Country(ies)
Program Accessible to a GEF Agency with a Board
Project Preparation Grant for Program(PPGP)
Choose from: GEF Trust Fund, LDCF, SCCF, Multi-Trust Fund
The date of first submission of PPGP
Enter the GEF PFD ID as previously approved
Enter GEF Agency Program ID
Name(s) of Country(ies) participating in the program
Indicate the title of the Program Framework Document
Select from pull down menu the name of the GEF Agency spearheading the PFD
Select from the pull down menu, the appropriate focal area as: Biodiversity, Climate
Change, International Waters, Land Degradation, Ozone Depletion, POPs, Multi-focal
Areas, Multi-Trust Fund. Multi-trust fund would indicate funds coming from a
combination of either GEFTF, SCCF, and LDCF.
The start date of the project preparation grant for program begins after PFD approval
and ends upon submission of the last fully prepared project for CEO endorsement or
within 18 months after approval by Council of the PFD.
Provide a short description of the Program and justifications for the PPG. List down
the proposed program preparation amount and their corresponding outputs. Select the
source of funding. Estimate the program preparation cost for each listed activity
including co-financing. Program preparation should not exceed 2.4% of total program
grant requested (i.e. or equivalent to 30% of the program fee of 8%).
Fill out all the columns in Table C by selecting the type(s)
of Trust Fund, the GEF Agency(ies) and Focal Area(s).
Selection of Focal Areas is indicated in the pull down menu
as shown here.
For a single country program, resources for the PPG will be
provided from the country’s STAR allocation for
biodiversity, climate change, and land degradation, and
from focal area envelopes for international waters and
chemicals and LDCF and SCCF;
For multiple country programs, resources for the PPG will
be provided from the focal area set-asides for biodiversity,
climate change, and land degradation, and from focal area
envelopes for international waters and chemicals and LDCF and SCCF.
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D. Cost Items for Project
Preparation Grant for
Program
E. GEF Agency
Certification
Annex A. Consultants
financed by the Project
Preparation Grant for
Program
Fill up Table D for a summary of cost items for local and international consultants. The
details of these items should be presented in Annex A. Total Program Preparation Grant
should match total amounts in Tables B, C and D.
Provide the GEF Agency Coordinator’s signature and coordinates of a program contact
person. There can only be one GEF Agency for this type of program.
Indicate the type of consultants, their positions, and their estimated person weeks needed for
tasks to be performed and the estimated cost per person per week.
For further information, please refer to the following GEF documents.
1. Project Preparation Grant for Program Template, July 2011
2. GEF Projects and Programmatic Approach Cycles, GEF/C.39/Inf.3, November 2010
3. GEF Programmatic Approaches: Outline of Policies and Procedures, February 2011
4. Programming Approach for Utilization of Set-Aside Outside the STAR, GEF/C.39/Inf.10, November 2010
5. Streamlining the Project Cycle and Refining the Programmatic Approach, GEF/C.38/5 Rev.1
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