Decision Making Process
Eligibility
Any Participating UN Organization that has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is eligible to submit project proposals for funding from the Mozambique One UN Fund. Other Non-UN Participating Organizations with similar financial regulations and rules may also submit proposals to the Mozambique One UN Fund if they have signed a separate MOU with the MDTF Office as the Administrative Agent. Implementing Partners such as NGOs will have access to the Mozambique One UN Fund through Participating UN Organizations. The Participating UN Organizations will utilize their standard NGO cooperation modalities for this purpose and charge the corresponding direct and indirect costs to the Mozambique One UN Fund on the basis of its financial regulations and rules.
Proposal Submission, Review & Approval Process
The detailed criteria for allocation of resources in the Mozambique One UN Fund are stated in the Terms of Reference. Recognizing the inherent subjective nature of any criteria which attempts to assess the "value" of a joint programme prior to implementation, the allocation of resources from the Mozambique One UN Fund will be based on the following two overarching elements:
- Initial allocation: a Joint Programme must meet a "readiness criteria"
All Joint Programmes that are endorsed by the UNCT as having met the "readiness criteria" will receive an initial allocation from the One UN Fund. All of the available funds will be disbursed from each window on a pro-rata basis according proportional to the unfunded budget in the annual workplan; each Joint Programme will receive a proportional share of the funds from the One Fund which corresponds to their respective proportional share of the unfunded balance which is in their annual workplan. The end result from allocating funds based on the above will be that all programmes which qualify will have the same percentage of funded annual budgets.
- Performance-Based Additional Allocation to the Joint Programme
Following the initial allocation, every 6 months (July 1 and January 1) there will be Performance-Based Additional Allocations. These will be based on a review of performance of the implementation of the Joint Programme in relation to progress towards the Annual Performance Benchmarks as defined in the Joint Programme Documentation. The lead agency for the Joint Programme will summarize progress towards the Annual Performance Benchmarks based on standard, simple format (one-page) in collaboration with participating agencies. This analysis will be reviewed by reviewed by the UN Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group, and forwarded to the UNCT for endorsement. If progress is deemed "satisfactory" then the Joint Programme qualifies for an Additional Allocation. The amount of this allocation will be based on the same formula as for the initial allocation (ie proportionally based on the unfunded balance in the following year's annual workplan). If progress is deemed "unsatisfactory", then the Joint Programme will not receive an additional allocation, but may again apply after an additional 6 months (at which time they then may be assessed as "satisfactory").
- Allocation of Funds within a Joint Programme
Once an allocation has been made to a joint programme, the amount of the allocation to each agency participating in the joint programme will be guided by the annual workplan of the programme. The decision to allocate to agencies within a joint programme decided by the Lead Agency for the Joint Programme in consultation with all participating agencies, with the Resident Coordinator endorsing the decision
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