RURAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – CONSULTING SEVICES FOR ADMINISTRATING GRANTS AND MATCHING-GRANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS AND TOURISM SECTORS IN TAJIKISTAN (FUNDED BY WB)

01.08.2021 – 31.08.2024

Tajikistan

Name of Client:
WB
Approximate Contract Value (in USD or EUR):
USD 1 750 000
Assignment Name and Brief Description of Main Deliverables or Outputs

The project’s development objective is to improve the sources of livelihood for local populations in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) and Khatlon regions through tourism and agribusiness. In order to improve sources of livelihood for the most disadvantaged groups in Khatlon and GBAO, the matching grant schemes give preference to women, youth and returning migrants. Grant management company (GMC) was recruited to administer the grant program schemes.
The GMC is expected to perform the following activities:
A. Provide systematic training to the grant enablers.
• Prepare training materials (modules): (i) how to identify and mobilize grant applicants, (ii) how to support grant applicants in preparing grant application and developing business proposals, (iii) how to support beneficiaries to open bank accounts and use (digital) financial services, (iv) how to support the beneficiaries in grant implementation (v) how to support monitoring and evaluation of the grant, and (v) tailor-made section on tourism and agribusiness.
• Provide onboard training and retraining.
• Identification, assessment and selection of grant enablers.
B. Conduct outreach campaigns and launch calls for applications.
• Organize annual outreach campaigns.
• Produce information brochure on the grant program.
• Launch calls for grant applications.
C. Finalize, update and maintain key documents of the grant program.
• Finalize and update the Grant Operations Manual (Grant Manual).
• Finalize, manage, and continuously update the Catalog of Standardized Goods and Services.
D. Support grant evaluation and ensure timely disbursement of funds
• Technical assessment of the grant proposals.
• Ensure timely evaluation of grant proposals.
• Ensure timely disbursement of grant funds.
• Supervise the grant program implementation.