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Forest Governance, Markets and Climate 2015 Grants Round

Forest Governance, Markets and Climate • FGMC  10-year programme  2 nd tranche to March 2018  £83 million (~ £30 million per year) • Focused on deforestation / illegal logging  Centre of gravity around timber and the EU FLEGT

How is FGMC constructed and managed? • FGMC  UK support to EU FLEGT  Global programme  Broader goals • ICF-funded  DFID, DECC, Defra  DFID managed • Programme management  DFID team + PMST  PMST - Programme Management Support Team  independent, self-contained team  outsourced to a consortium (KPMG /LTSI /ONF)  housed in KPMG

What is the FGMC structure? Results and instruments Outputs: Activities in: Impact: Outcomes: 1. Producer and Processor Instruments: countries Governance outcomes: Deforestation  DFID staff 2. Consumer activities a) processes to Poverty – growth,  MOUs address illegal 3. Community of practices livelihoods, logging  Service contracts 4. Broader reach Empowerment (voice) b) issues driving  Accountable grants activities and processes in Gender equality deforestation other arenas (e.g. REDD+ and other commodities) Management Implementation Developmental assumptions assumptions hypothesis Assumptions:

What is an accountable grant? Service contract • DFID prepares TORs • Contractor implements Accountable grant • Bring in partners working in the same area • Enhance / complement the programme • Autonomous independent (non-profit) bodies – own proposals • Bring own perspective + contribute to results • Self-implementation + engagement in processes and with others Challenge fund grants • Goals of fund decided • Grantees compete for limited funds • Grantees implement on their own

Who / what is eligible? Organisations  Legally established  Non-discrimination  Not-for-profits  NGOs, federations, etc  Partnerships, networks, consortia Projects  Lead organisation,  All not-for-profits  Focus  Not core funding  Global programme - across FGMC outputs  Funding  Sole fund  Co-financing - multiple funding sources  Leveraged funds from other sources

. What is the process? Stage 3 Stage 1 Stage 2 Due diligence Concept Note Proposal and Contracting

What are the key dates? Stages Steps Timeframe Mon 22 nd June 1 Concept note Call launch: Guidance (CN) Mon 13 th July (15.00pm) Submission deadline Thurs 23 rd / Fri 24 th July Presentations (if req’d ) Thurs 30 th July Notification Thurs 30 th July 2 Project proposal Project proposal pack (PP) Tues 4 th August General feedback session Thurs 20 th August (15.00pm) Submission deadline Thurs 27 th August Notification 3 Due diligence Phased DD July/August/Sept (DD) and Fri 14 th August Contract template (comments) contracting before 30 th Sept Contracts concluded from 1 st Oct 2015 Operations

Stage 1: What guidance is available?  Guidance notes  FAQs  DFID Website https://www.gov.uk/international-development-funding/forest-governance-markets-and-climate-2015-grants-round

Stage 1: How will the CNs be assessed? Procedure  DFID panel  PMST supported Process  Individual CNs scored against criteria  Presentations / interviews to understand the CN better  Grant total (£30million) allocated across FGMC results areas (portfolio)  Minimum Grant > £400k  CNs selected based on:  quality of proposal  ‘fit’ within overall portfolio Notification  15-25 organisations (estimate) to be asked to prepare proposals  In total, about £30 million over 30 months (Mar 2018)  Guidance on full project proposal provided  Limited feedback to other organisations

Stage 1: CN Application form A. Organisation Section B Content B. Project information Summary B1-B6 Summary of CN Results B7. FGMC Outputs B8. Issues, themes C. Project concept B9. Processes B10.Arenas Cross-cutting B11 Gender considerations D. Project budget issues B12 VFM approach Rough estimate Financing etc Section C Issue Content Weight E. Additional information C1 Summary C2 Results a) Organisation Organisational goals 10% What? b) FGMC alignment Contribution to FGMC 20% C3 Relevance a) Situation analysis Situation analysis 10% Process  change How? b) Intervention 30% C4 Capacity a) Positioning Your ability to influence 10% Why us? b) Experience Your experience 10% c) Resources Staff, partners, etc 10%

Stages 2 and 3: What follows? • Project proposals  More descriptive (results chain/LF)  Governance and decision-making • Due diligence  O&M  Systems (Finance, HR, etc.)  Assumptions and risks  Governance  Work plan and budget  Delivery mechanisms  implementing partners  co-funding arrangements • Contract  With KPMG  Template available in project proposal pack