This document provides instructions for filling out a project document. It outlines 10 sections that should be included: 1) project information, 2) organizational background, 3) project description, 4) project budget and phasing, 5) financial plan, 6) project benefits/costs analysis, 7) implementation schedule, 8) result-based management indicators, 9) management structure and staffing, and 10) certification. Each section requests specific details about the project, such as goals, justification, costs, implementation timeline, and staffing requirements. The level of detail requested is extensive.
Utilizing technology to improve market access and livelihood security among p...ILRI
Presented by J.M.K Ojango, E.P. Oyieng, J. Audho and A.M. Okeyo at “Results from a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Baseline Survey to partners” held at Concern Worldwide, Nairobi, 26 March 2013
Dhaka | Aug-15 | The role of domestic energy access in enabling improved live...Smart Villages
Louise Waters, Practical Action Consulting
As part of the series of regional engagements in South Asia, Smart Villages is organising a workshop on off-grid rural energy provision in Bangladesh. The country has the fastest growing programme in the world with an estimated 70,000 solar home systems (SHS) installed per day. More than 3 million SHS have been installed in off-grid rural areas in the country bringing electricity to an estimated 13 million people.
The aim of the workshop is to gain insights from the experience of a wide variety of stakeholders in Bangladesh who are involved in rural off-grid energy provision in the country. This workshop will offer a number of potential lessons to other countries within the region. The workshop provides an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities presented by expansion of solar home systems (SHS) and mini-grids to off-grid rural communities and the challenges faced in this expansion. During this workshop we will also investigate the potential impact of energy access on rural livelihoods in the country.
The workshop is being jointly organised by Smart Villages and Practical Action.
Food Security in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya Region
Long term food security is a broad development issue. Food security cannot be achieved without enhancing livelihood options, and the livelihoods of poor communities cannot be improved unless productive resources, such as water, land, forest, rangeland, biodiversity, and the natural environment are conserved and their access and optimal utilization are ensured. From the mountain perspective it is, therefore, necessary to take a holistic approach. A sustainable strategy for improving the food security calls for a package of measures including strengthening up-stream down-stream relationships:
a. Enhancing income through mountain niche-based products and resource endowments as well as enhancing livelihood options by promoting non-farm employment opportunities through rural enterprise development, mountain tourism, and higher economic value addition in marketable products;
b. Reducing risks and vulnerabilities of loss of assets, crops, and lives from natural hazards through facilitating early warning systems and establishing data and information sharing as the HKH region is more prone to natural hazards;
c. Developing options, ideas, and institutional arrangements to protect and develop watershed resources such as land, forest, water, and biodiversity, thereby sustaining and enhancing ecosystem services, which are not only the primary basis of production but that are also sources of economic (medicinal and aromatic plants, raw materials for rural enterprises, uncultivated foods, water for irrigation), environmental (regulating climate), and social well-being through supporting several self-provisioning livelihood systems.
d. Facilitating a more productive use of remittances, as mountain areas have become part of a large remittance economy, through policy and knowledge inputs that will improve food security by stimulating rural investment and employment opportunities.
e. Developing options, methodologies, and institutional mechanisms to compensate mountain communities for the vital environmental services whom they are the custodians of, such as water, flood control, biodiversity conservation, climate regulation, dry season water flow, as well as other tangible and intangible environmental services.
f. Facilitating adaptation and building resilience to achieving long-term food security through providing relevant data, information and knowledge generated through ICIMOD and its partner’s research on climate change, glacier melting, temperature change, air pollution including ‘brown cloud’ haze . Because the agricultural productivity of the HKH region and adjacent plains of the eight regional member countries is heavily dependent on the availability of dry season water from the Himalayan glaciers, which have been shrinking due to global warming and poses a serious threat to long-term food production sustainability of the entire region.
Utilizing technology to improve market access and livelihood security among p...ILRI
Presented by J.M.K Ojango, E.P. Oyieng, J. Audho and A.M. Okeyo at “Results from a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Baseline Survey to partners” held at Concern Worldwide, Nairobi, 26 March 2013
Dhaka | Aug-15 | The role of domestic energy access in enabling improved live...Smart Villages
Louise Waters, Practical Action Consulting
As part of the series of regional engagements in South Asia, Smart Villages is organising a workshop on off-grid rural energy provision in Bangladesh. The country has the fastest growing programme in the world with an estimated 70,000 solar home systems (SHS) installed per day. More than 3 million SHS have been installed in off-grid rural areas in the country bringing electricity to an estimated 13 million people.
The aim of the workshop is to gain insights from the experience of a wide variety of stakeholders in Bangladesh who are involved in rural off-grid energy provision in the country. This workshop will offer a number of potential lessons to other countries within the region. The workshop provides an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities presented by expansion of solar home systems (SHS) and mini-grids to off-grid rural communities and the challenges faced in this expansion. During this workshop we will also investigate the potential impact of energy access on rural livelihoods in the country.
The workshop is being jointly organised by Smart Villages and Practical Action.
Food Security in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya Region
Long term food security is a broad development issue. Food security cannot be achieved without enhancing livelihood options, and the livelihoods of poor communities cannot be improved unless productive resources, such as water, land, forest, rangeland, biodiversity, and the natural environment are conserved and their access and optimal utilization are ensured. From the mountain perspective it is, therefore, necessary to take a holistic approach. A sustainable strategy for improving the food security calls for a package of measures including strengthening up-stream down-stream relationships:
a. Enhancing income through mountain niche-based products and resource endowments as well as enhancing livelihood options by promoting non-farm employment opportunities through rural enterprise development, mountain tourism, and higher economic value addition in marketable products;
b. Reducing risks and vulnerabilities of loss of assets, crops, and lives from natural hazards through facilitating early warning systems and establishing data and information sharing as the HKH region is more prone to natural hazards;
c. Developing options, ideas, and institutional arrangements to protect and develop watershed resources such as land, forest, water, and biodiversity, thereby sustaining and enhancing ecosystem services, which are not only the primary basis of production but that are also sources of economic (medicinal and aromatic plants, raw materials for rural enterprises, uncultivated foods, water for irrigation), environmental (regulating climate), and social well-being through supporting several self-provisioning livelihood systems.
d. Facilitating a more productive use of remittances, as mountain areas have become part of a large remittance economy, through policy and knowledge inputs that will improve food security by stimulating rural investment and employment opportunities.
e. Developing options, methodologies, and institutional mechanisms to compensate mountain communities for the vital environmental services whom they are the custodians of, such as water, flood control, biodiversity conservation, climate regulation, dry season water flow, as well as other tangible and intangible environmental services.
f. Facilitating adaptation and building resilience to achieving long-term food security through providing relevant data, information and knowledge generated through ICIMOD and its partner’s research on climate change, glacier melting, temperature change, air pollution including ‘brown cloud’ haze . Because the agricultural productivity of the HKH region and adjacent plains of the eight regional member countries is heavily dependent on the availability of dry season water from the Himalayan glaciers, which have been shrinking due to global warming and poses a serious threat to long-term food production sustainability of the entire region.
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Manual Project in Public Sector including the stages of initiation, preparation of PC-I,PC-2, Public Private Partnerships, Different modes of Public Private Partnerships, Appraisal including the Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Control and Closure stage of the project.
Jim Proce - 2018 Capital Improvement Planning Process CPM ClassJim Proce
Jim Proce, adjunct instructor, for the Certified Public Manager Program at Texas State University (NCTCOG-Arlington TX) brings this real-life module to the classroom workshop setting. With a little help from Jim Nichols, PE, ICMA-CM, the content covers CIP back-hoes to budgets and everything in between. This has been presented in several venues, agencies, and professional associations and serves as a primer and checklist for all things CIP. For more information contact jimproce@gmail.com
Manual Project in Public Sector including the stages of initiation, preparation of PC-I,PC-2, Public Private Partnerships, Different modes of Public Private Partnerships, Appraisal including the Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Control and Closure stage of the project.
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
2024: The FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulations, Part 38
Project document for public sector
1. Instructions to Fill-in Project Document
A. Project Information:
• Indicate name and location of the project;
• Provide name of District/Province;
• Attach a map of the area, clearly indicating the Project location.
• Contact Person’s information;
• Project Start and end dates;
• Cost of the project;
• Information regarding organizations/authorities responsible for
sponsoring, execution, operation and maintenance.
B. Organizational Background;
• Provide a brief background of the implementing organization;
• Provide collaborative history if any;
• What prior experience the organization has in the project area?
2. C. Project Description
1. Goal & Objectives:
• The Overall Goal and Objectives of the project be
explained here;
• Indicate objectives of the project and develop a
linkage between proposed project and the sector to
which it contributes;
• Where possible, the project objectives should be
alligned with women development/empowerment,
Govt’s policies concerning gender equality and
attainment of MDGs.
3. 2. Project Rationale, Description & Justification:
• Provide project background and rationale;
• Describe the project and indicate existing facilities (for male &
female separately) in the area and justify the establishment of
the Project;
• Provide estimated number of male & female beneficiary of the
project;
• Provide technical parameters of the project in quantifiable terms.
Also discuss technology aspect of the Project;
• Provide the details of civil works, equipment, I.T infrastructure,
and other physical facilities required for the project.
• Indicate governance issues of the sector relevant to the project
and strategy to resolve them.
3. Project Strategic Relevance:
• Indicate Primary Thematic Area;
• Indicate secondary thematic area.
4. In addition to above, the following sector
specific information be provided
Social Aspects with Gender Perspective ;
• Effect of project on the quality of life of residents of the
area.
• Gender integration in project goal, purpose, objectives and
activities;
• Gender disaggregated data is given in the project
document;
• Gender based employment opportunities, closely linked to
income distribution;
• Has sufficient budget been assigned for the development of
both men and women;
• Has women participation been given due consideration
during planning and implementation stages.
5. Education, Training and Manpower
• Give student-teacher ratio for the project and the
national average for the proposed level of education.
• Year-wise proposed enrolment of the institution for 5
years.
• Provide Teachers strength in relevant discipline in
case of expansion of facilities.
• Indicate the extent of library and laboratory facilities
available in case of secondary, college and
university education.
• Provide details of technical staff required for
operation & maintenance of laboratories.
6. 6
Research
• Indicate benefits of the research to the economy.
• Mention number of studies/papers to be produced.
• Indicate whether these studies would result in commercial
application of the process developed (if applicable);
• Linkages with industry.
7. 7
For I.T. project
• Provide Backbone switch & Router specification;
• Distribution & Edge Switches specs;
• Networking cable system and specs;
• Networking/LAN diagram;
• Software requirements;
• Availability of services (DSL, Dial-ups, wireless)
8. Health and Family Planning Projects
• Indicate whether the proposed facilities are
preventive or curative.
• Population/Patients-Doctor Ratio;
• Beds per ward
• Bifurcate the facilities between:
– In-door
– Out door; and
– Department-wise
9. Agriculture Sector Projects
• Soils in the region of the project.
• Potential for agricultural development.
• Availability of water, both natural and supplied.
• Crop varieties and livestock species.
• Potential and desirability of mechanization.
• Pests epidemic and the kinds of control .
• Determine the potential yields.
• Cropping pattern & possibilities for multiple
cropping.
• Marketing and storage facilities
10. Livestock Projects
• Give the livestock situation of the country and
mention any problems connected therewith;
• Potential for Livestock development.
• Present and future herd size;
• Land required per animal for feed.
• Their species age characteristics and production
capacity;
• Determine the potential of livestock breeding.
• Vaccination issues.
11. Other Production Sector Projects
Fisheries Projects:
Give area for fishing and the legal rights to that
area; the availability of trawlers; amount and type
of fish likely to be available.
Forestry Projects:
Indicate nature and state of existing forests their
growth rate and any problems connected
therewith. Give details of species; rotation and
anticipated rotation and volume yield. Indicate
availability of complementary services, e.g.,
access roads, saw mills etc.
12. Water Supply & Sewerage Projects
• Present and projected population and water
availability/ demand.
• Indicate source and water availability (mgd) during
next 5,10,20 years.
• For waste water/sewerage, provide present and
future disposal requirements, gaps if any and
proposed treatment methods and capacity.
• Indicate present and proposed per capita water
supply in the project area, comparison be made with
water supply in similar localities.
13. D. Project Budget & Annual Phasing:
1. Capital cost estimates
• Basis of determining the capital cost be provided. It includes market
survey, estimation on the basis of previous work done;
• Abstract of cost.
2. Physical Phasing:
• Provide year-wise estimation of Physical activities by main
components as per following:
Component-wise, year-wise physical phasing
Items/Description Unit Year I Year II Year III Total
A.
B.
C.
14. 3. Financial Phasing:
Capital cost be worked out on the basis of each item of work as
stated above and provide information as per following.
Year-wise/component-wise financial phasing
Items Year I Year II Year III____ Total_
Total Local FEC Total Local FEC Total Local FEC Total Local FEC
A.
B.
C.
D.
Total
15. 4. Annual Operating Cost;
• Item-wise annual operating cost for 5 years. .
5. Demand Supply Analysis
• Existing capacity of services and its supply
• Projected demand for ten years
• Capacity of projects being implemented both in the
Public & Private sector
• Supply – demand gap
• Designed capacity & output of the proposed project
16. 06. Financial Plan
Sources of financing
(a)Equity:
Indicate the amount of equity to be financed from each source
• Federal Government
• Provincial Government
• Foreign Equity (indicate partner agency)
• NGO’s;
• Beneficiaries
(b) Debt:
• Indicate the Local & Foreign debt, Interest rate, Grace period and
repayment period for each loan separately. The loan repayment
schedule be also annexed.
c) Grants:
• Local and Foreign
17. 07. Project Benefits/Costs Analysis:
• Financial: Income to the Project along with
assumptions.
• Social: Quantify benefit to the target Group
• Environmental: Environmental impact assessment
negative/ positive.
• Quantifiable output of the project
• Unit cost analysis
• Employment generation (direct and indirect)
• Impact of delays on project cost and viability
18. 08.Implementation of the Project
a) Implementation Schedule
• Indicate starting and completion date of the project:
• Implementation time in months.
• Item-wise/year-wise implementation schedule in line
chart correlated with the phasing of physical
activities.
19. 08.Implementation of the Project
b. Result Based Management (RBM) Indicators
• Indicate Result Based Management (RBM) framework indicators
in quantifiable terms in the following table.
Input Output
Outcome
Targeted
ImpactBaseline
Indicator
Targets at
Completion
20. 9.Management Structure and Manpower Requirement
• Administrative arrangements for implementation of
the project.
• Manpower requirements during execution and
operation of the project be provided by
skills/profession.
• Job description, qualification, age and salary of each
job be provided.
21. 10. Certificate
Prepared by _________________________
Name, Designation & Phone#
Checked by _________________________
Name, Designation & Phone#
Approved by _________________________
Name, Designation & Phone#