Deadline: 27 February 2015
The Strengthening Accountability and the Fiduciary Environment (SAFE) is issuing call for applications for grants to support public financial management reform projects in countries that are intended beneficiaries under the SAFE Trust Fund. SAFE Trust Fund grants amoount ranging from $50,000 USD to $300,000 USD. The main objective of this grant is to improve understanding of PFM status in target beneficiaries.
SAFE is a Trust Fund group administered by the World Bank and established by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the European Commission with the aim of improving public financial management in the Europe and Central Asia region.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are welcome only from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
- Proposals must belong to any of the three pillars:
- Assessment of PFM status (Pillar 1) – Support to government-led reviews of PFM arrangements using standard international PEFA measurement framework or related diagnostic and analytical tools, Analysis of PFM status by skilled professionals using PEFA or related methodology, Preparation and dissemination of reports on financial management performance.
- Support for PFM reform management (Pillar 2) – Research, analysis and design of PFM reform action plan by government, in consultation with other development partners, developing networks within governments to implement reforms relating to one or more aspects of the PEFA framework, research to obtain deeper understanding of the results of diagnostic assessments, as well as identification and design of actions required to address weaknesses, detailed analysis of specific PFM areas of importance or concern and development of action plans to address concerns or build on achievements.
- Expanding PFM knowledge and capability (Pillar 3) – Analysis of progress and outcomes in specific beneficiaries as well as cross-cutting perspectives, Benchmarking and comparative analysis, involving studies of progress against specific indicators or groups of indicators, facilitation of working groups across beneficiaries to explore differences and identify practical actions to address weaknesses in one or more location, wider experience and knowledge sharing, including provision of forums for exchange of information and experience, and joint activities to address common development priorities in PFM across the region. The managers of long term PFM reform initiatives need access to ad hoc peer, impartial expert advice. SAFE TF can provide this for countries which do not have alternative access to this level of expertise (e.g. through a twinning arrangement).
How to Apply
Application form has to be duly filled and submitted before the deadline.
For more information, visit SAFE.
