Project Preparation Facility (PPF)
The establishment of Project Preparation Facility (PPF) by NDRMF is meant to address critical capacity gaps across governmental and non-governmental organizations. With a focus on building long-term resilience, the PPF will address the project planning, program and proposal development, and institutional strengthening challenges by building capacity of institutions and providing technical support for the preparation of high-quality bankable projects and proposals in compliance with technical and regulatory requirements of international agencies and development partners.
Background and Challenges
Over the years, organizations and entities mandated to spearhead the resilience building agenda have encountered profound and diverse challenges in project preparation processes and complying with technical and regulatory aspects of proposal development to enhance the implementation viability of the desired initiatives. Consequently, donors have been facing the constant challenge of not receiving high quality projects and proposals from the implementing agencies.
PPF, through various modes of support, will try to overcome these challenges by helping partners and stakeholders in preparation of high-quality bankable projects as well as development of programs in addition to awareness raising, knowledge building, and advocacy. Accordingly, this much needed PPF support will directly contribute to overall resilience building and climate action in the country.
Build the capacity of stakeholders and partners by providing a comprehensive set of technical assistance and capacity enhancement tools and resources.
Build the capacity of stakeholders and partners by providing a comprehensive set of technical assistance and capacity enhancement tools and resources.
Address technical capacity constraints prevalent in government and non-governmental departments and organizations for preparation of high quality thematically focused projects and programs complying with international requirements and contributing to national resilience building.
Address technical capacity constraints prevalent in government and non-governmental departments and organizations for preparation of high quality thematically focused projects and programs complying with international requirements and contributing to national resilience building.
Leveraging NDRMF’s widely acknowledged position as a financial intermediary to invest in projects and programs that are in compliance with the investment and eligibility criteria of international financial institutions.
Leveraging NDRMF’s widely acknowledged position as a financial intermediary to invest in projects and programs that are in compliance with the investment and eligibility criteria of international financial institutions.
Services for Project Development & Institutional Strengthening
Initially, three modes of support are available during the first phase of PPF rollout to cater the envisaged approaches to capacity development:
Project Development Services
This component of PPF provides technical support to both governmental and civil society organizations to formulate, implement, and manage projects and programs related to DRR, climate change adaptation and mitigation, humanitarian initiatives, and post-emergency and development interventions that:
- are in compliance with technical, methodological, and regulatory requirements of regional and international partners; and
- lead to national resilience building.
Awareness raising, Knowledge building, and Advocacy
This component entails dissemination of information to a wide range of stakeholders updating them on the emerging profile of the hazard-scape of the country. Information will be provided on consequent changes in the nature and intensity of climate-induced risk and updated knowledge and practices on available options for risk mitigation.
For raising awareness among various stakeholders, creating a knowledge base, and using advocacy for organizational initiatives, this component of PPF will primarily rely on building partnerships with local, national, and international organizations including UN agencies. Other initiatives include multi-partner policy dialogues based on relevant topics and resulting evidence from research studies, thematic seminars and workshops, social media discussion forums and learning events involving subject experts and professionals, and online educational and learning tools.
Institutional Strengthening Support
This component will provide cross-cutting support to the most relevant partners.
Capacity Development Services
Upon receiving a formal request for capacity development or support for project preparation, institutional development, capacity building, and systems strengthening services are provided to the applicant organizations. The nature and kind of support to be provided is proposed by an expert or advisory firm after carefully identifying the applicant organization’s needs and capacity gaps.
Training Program
This support under PPF will be continuous and cyclic. It entails training based on different learning techniques including group reading and discussions, exposure visits to reputed national or international organizations and institutes, case studies, and problem-solution oriented learning with a focus on project and proposal preparation to solicit funding from international financial institutions.
Roster of experts
PPF will maintain a roster of independent and competent experts, consultants, and advisors who will provide project development support to selected organizations including:
- Pre-feasibility or feasibility studies;
- Financial analysis and services;
- Case-specific project engineering;
- Risk assessments and mitigation plans including hazard assessments and identification and assessment of potential executing entities;
- Environmental, social, and gender analyses based on international best practices and standards;
- Preparation of good quality proposal narratives in line with high international standards;
- Monitoring and results frameworks including identification of program and project indicators;
- Budgets and budget narratives;
- Pre-contract services, contracts management advice, and related services.
