Regional GCF readiness proposals

Several countries can develop a regional-level readiness proposal. Each country included in the proposal must contribute a part of their USD 1 million cap and all countries will benefit from the activities.

Not every country must contribute the same amount to the proposal. For example, if five countries develop a regional readiness proposal and each agrees to contribute USD 300k, the total readiness proposal value will be USD 1.5 million. Another example is if two countries contribute USD 400k and three countries contribute 100k, then the total readiness proposal value will be USD 1.1 million. The multi-country proposal is submitted by the NDA of a lead country. The NDAs of the remaining countries must submit Letters of Financial Support.

For regional or multi-country proposals, participating NDAs must submit Letters of Financial Support indicating the amount of their annual cap they will contribute to the overall proposal budget (this counts towards their annual USD 1 million cap) and expressing their support for the proposal. The budget breakdown per country is entirely the decision of the participating NDAs; it does not have to be equal amounts.

No, these proposals may not seek support for Objective 3 on adaptation planning.

Yes. Countries can submit proposals for up to USD 1 million per year. National Designated Authorities (NDAs) may have multiple readiness grants under implementation simultaneously. If a country joins a regional proposal and agrees to contribute USD 300k, for example, and they have no other readiness projects for that year, then the remaining USD 700k can be sought for other country-level readiness activities.

A regional readiness proposal is submitted by a "Lead" Nationally Designated Authority (NDA), along with Financial Support Letters from the NDAs of all other participating countries. 

The regional-level coordination will depend upon the specific projects and country contexts. NDAs have national level coordination mechanisms which will need to be considered in planning regional level coordination.

However, regional coordination for a readiness project where WHO is the delivery partner will be provided by the WHO Regional Office.

Funding is dispersed to the readiness Delivery Partner and not directly to participating countries.

For regional readiness projects where WHO is the delivery partner WHO HQ will receive funds directly from the GCF. These funds will then be transferred to the respective WHO Regional Office for management and implementation of the Regional proposal. arrangement of the proposal.

Yes.