Table 3.1: CCARDESA Grant Systems, Operational Criteria and Eligibility Grant System Examples of use Operational criteria Eligibility Competitive grants Support for the generation of new Open to the full range of Specific regional priority Should demonstrate partnerships and linkages internally or knowledge on specific regional CCARDESA stakeholders activities (research, externally priorities or lines of work across (farmers, private sector, public extension, education, farmer Activity should be led by a SADC region based institution Thematic Areas sector, international, regional empowerment) (public or private). CGIAR centers and other international and civil society institutions) Documenting examples of institutions to partner good practice with farmer Sub-contracting allowed but lead institution is accountable empowerment, research for Awards based on proposals scrutinized by CCARDESA and development, advisory approval by the Board services, education, ICT or Grant used primarily for operational activities but some communications institutional support allowed Cost sharing required Can be awarded for multi-year activities but continued financing subject to annual reviews to assess performance against agreed criteria Commissioned grants Specific partner institutions To support specific short term Exploratory work and Awards based on proposals from short lists of selected studies/work across the range identification of potential institutions. Proposals scrutinized by CCARDESA and of CCARDESA Thematic initiatives or programs approval by the Board. Areas National and regional Cost sharing required Used where competitive workshops and training grants are not considered to be events appropriate mechanism Institutional capacity building, nurturing and partnering grants Open to the full range of To strengthen capacity of Support to networks to Must support a regional activity (can support certain CCARDESA stakeholders institutions, partnerships and contribute to CCARDESA national activities with potential regional benefit) networks activities Should demonstrate regional partnerships and linkages To enable CCARDESA to Funds for outsourcing Cost sharing complement the work of other management of activities to Renewable subject to annual reviews to assess performance institutions in the region, e.g. other regional institutions against agreed criteria CGIAR, AGRA Support to institutions to Nurturing participating weak institutions facilitate their participation in a specific partnership activity (a type of nurturing
Table 3.1: CCARDESA Grant Systems, Operational Criteria and Eligibility Grant System Examples of use Operational criteria Eligibility Competitive grants Support for the generation of new knowledge on specific regional priorities or lines of work across Thematic Areas Specific regional priority activities (research, extension, education, farmer empowerment) Documenting examples of good practice with farmer empowerment, research for development, advisory services, education, ICT or communications Should demonstrate partnerships and linkages internally or externally Activity should be led by a SADC region based institution (public or private). CGIAR centers and other international institutions to partner Sub-contracting allowed but lead institution is accountable Awards based on proposals scrutinized by CCARDESA and approval by the Board Grant used primarily for operational activities but some institutional support allowed Cost sharing required Can be awarded for multi-year activities but continued financing subject to annual reviews to assess performance against agreed criteria Open to the full range of CCARDESA stakeholders (farmers, private sector, public sector, international, regional and civil society institutions) Commissioned grants To support specific short term studies/work across the range of CCARDESA Thematic Areas Used where competitive grants are not considered to be appropriate mechanism Exploratory work and identification of potential initiatives or programs National and regional workshops and training events Awards based on proposals from short lists of selected institutions. Proposals scrutinized by CCARDESA and approval by the Board. Cost sharing required Specific partner institutions Institutional capacity building, nurturing and partnering grants To strengthen capacity of institutions, partnerships and networks To enable CCARDESA to complement the work of other institutions in the region, e.g. CGIAR, AGRA Support to networks to contribute to CCARDESA activities Funds for outsourcing management of activities to other regional institutions Support to institutions to facilitate their participation in a specific partnership activity (a type of nurturing Must support a regional activity (can support certain national activities with potential regional benefit) Should demonstrate regional partnerships and linkages Cost sharing Renewable subject to annual reviews to assess performance against agreed criteria Nurturing participating weak institutions Open to the full range of CCARDESA stakeholders
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