Caspian Matched Small Grants Program CEP Investment and

Caspian Matched Small Grants Program CEP Investment and Donors’ Forum Baku, 19 November 2004 Amy Evans

MSGP Overview • Funded from GEF Regional Caspian projects • 1 st three grant rounds administered by World Bank (2001 -2004) • 4 th and 5 th grant rounds by UNDP from CEP PCU in Tehran (2004 -2006)

MSGP Objectives • Fund small-scale and pilot projects for tangible impact • Address key environmental problems • Help develop capacity – technical, managerial • Transboundary, replicable, innovative

Eligibility • Legal entity in one of the five Caspian states – Government agencies • National, Provincial, Municipa – Institutes – NGOs – private companies

Terms • 100% matching from the beneficiary – Minimum half as cash • Grants ranged from $10 K-$100 K in rounds 1 -2 -3 • $5 -50 K for 4 th and 5 th rounds • 1 -year implementation period

Selection Process • Technical and Administrative Review • Evaluation Committee – 5 Caspian National Focal Points – Caspian Program Coordinator – CEP International Partners: UNDP, Tacis, World Bank • No pre-allocation by country or topic

Rounds 1 -2 -3 • 16 MSGP projects funded • Over $900 K • Leveraged an additional $ 1 M+ in counterpart funding • Over $2 M in total project value

Distribution of Grants • • • State Companies – 5 Private companies – 5 National Agencies – 2 Local administration – 2 Scientific Institutions – 2

Distribution by Topic Country AZ Ind. Waste Pollution Mgmt 2 IRI 2 KZ 1 RU 1 TK 2 Total 6 Bio. Public diversity Health 1 1 1 1 3 3 4

MSGP th 4 Round • Evaluation Committee met 15 Nov • Approved 6 projects totaling c. $180 K – Grant amounts from $20 -40 K – Topics • • Soil clean up Fisheries management Sewage treatment Drinking water

MSGP • • • th 5 Round Invitation for proposals Feb 2005 Evaluation Aug/Sept Grant awards Oct 2005 $220 K available Projects completed by Oct/Nov 2006

For more details… • MSGP 1 -2 -3 information on posters, brochure • Forum Website for unfunded MSGP projects seeking partners • MSGP 4 and 5 contact: – Ms. Melina Seyfollahzadeh, MSGP Coordinator, c/o CEP PCU in Tehran