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FDW
Summary based on session 6 March, 2014
With a focus on our areas of expertise
Valentin Post
Characteristics
• Themes: improved access to WASH; efficient and sustainable
water use, part in agriculture; water/delta management
• Amount available Euro 30 million
• 66 countries – preference countries with developmental
relation
• Between Euro 500,000 – 4,000,000 (excl. own contribution)
• Own contribution 40%, FDW subsidy 60%
• Maximum 2 as lead partner
• Submission deadline 30/06 15:00
Review process
• Dates: voluntary intake with RVO starts 12/03, dialogue, advice
not binding, end date 16/6
• Workshops how to write project proposal end April/early May
• Formal Criteria
• Threshold criteria must meet
• Project (valued at 70%)
• Partnership (valued at 30%)
• RVO completeness check (until 16/06), afterwards through
website; no additional info after 30/06 allowed!
• Review by RVO, using advice Embassy, technical experts etc.
• Scoring – those with highest rank receive grant etc.
Threshold
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Not eligible under GWW;
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Topic one of 3 themes;
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On country list of 66;
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Min. 1 public inst./ 1 private / 1 NGO;
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Min. 1 Dutch, 1 local;
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Own contribution ≥ 40%;
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Companies own contribution ≥ 20%;
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Satisfactory M&E > 2% budget;
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If budget > Euro 5 M -> independent evaluation;
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Not commercially viable or market development or pay back period > 10 years;
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financially sustainable;
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no market distortion;
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max. 7 years;
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CSR policy;
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Capacity to finance own contribution
Project
1. Policy relevance – local and developmental – contribute sustainable
and inclusive growth
2. Intervention high quality & logical innovation
3. Sustainability (FIETS)
4. Quality of project plan (SMART)
5. Price – quality; scale and impact, multipliers, budget vs results
6. Risk monitoring & corrective actions (ICSR, M&E, chain
responsibility)
Partnership
1. Value added
2. Synergy
Others - questions
1. Compulsory inception phase (light)
2. Micro finance allowed
3. Revolving Fund allowed max. Euro 250,000 with contribution by
partners > 40%
4. Legal status RF (in personal discussion should be handled by legal /
professional entity)
5. Counterpart contribution – no DGIS funds allowed
6. After 10 years cash flow can be +
7. Eligible cost relevant to the project: hardware; TA; RF. Land /
buildings excluded as counterpart
8. TA: project management; operational, M&E and advisory etc.
9. TA tariff calculation: gross wage sum + 50%!!!!!
10. FODV launched 01/05 Euro 50 million