Concept note

Reference of call for proposals (tick box): AP-7PC -2018 – 01 (HSS)

AP-7PC -2018 – 02(VP)

Contact details (name, telephone, email) for the applicant focal point:please indicate here the name of the person who is responsible for the projet in your organization

Project title:

Applicant organization:

Applicant country :

Partners:

Partner organization 1:

Partnerorganization 2: (add others if applicable)

Country/ies of project implementation:

Country 1:

Country 2:(add others if applicable)

Projectduration (in months):

Total Budget forproject(in euros): €

Budget requested from Expertise France: €

Percentageof budget requested from Expertise France (as part of total budget): %

Annual budget of the applicant organization (according to the most recent validated financial statements):

In case of co-financing:

Amount of co-finance:€

Name of donor:

Is the co-finance committed?Yes

NoExpected commitment date:

Concept note’s aim

In the concept note, the applicant must express its vision on a specific issue, in connection with the terms of reference, and design broadly the project responding to this issue. The concept note will be used to shortlist the projects.

Thank you for responding to all the questions in a precise and synthetic way.

Thank you for not copying the objectives of the call for proposals and to design your own project’s objectives.

The Concept notes exceeding the maximum number of pages can be excluded by the shortlisting committee.

Annexes to be attached to this concept note:

  • A simplified budgetin euros(using the template provided in Annex 3 – Tab 3.2 “Budget”),
  • The administrativeapplication form (using the template provided in Annex 4) and its annexes:
  • A copy of the bylaws of the prime applicant organization.
  • The most recent validated annual financial statements, for2016 or 2017.
  • The prime applicant organization’s estimated budget for 2018.
  • The most recent Annual Report.
  • The most recent validated audit statement.
  • Letters of commitment from each of the partner organizations contributing to project implementation, where applicable.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project description must not contain more than 4 pages

This form should be completed using a 11-point Calibri font

(Italic instructions can be removed)

  1. Overview (no more than 5 lines)

Provide here an executive summary of your project.

  1. Project context and geographical area

Provide here background information (specific constraints and requirements) to justify the proposed project. If yourprojectisimplemented in more than one country,please justify the choice of countriesand the value-added provided by the multicountry dimension. Provide here the healthissuestackled by the project and justify the relevance of the project.

  1. Complementaritywith programmes supported by the Global Fund

Provide information to show how the project participates in enhancing GF programmes’ efficiency and health impact. This section is also important for ensuring that the projectdoes not duplicate activitiesalready financed by the Global Fundand that synergies are generated wherever relevant.

  1. Project’s objective

Describe the project’s overall objectiveand the specific objectives itwill seek to achieve.Present the results expected for the project if possible.

  1. Beneficiaries

Identify theorganisations, individuals and/or groups of individuals that will benefit directly from the project activitiesand give reasons for their selection.

  1. Deployed strategy and methodology of intervention

Develop the strategy used to achieve the project’s objectives and detail the methodology of intervention.

HSS: Show how the project adoptsa health systems approach rather than a vertical one.

  1. Provide an indicative list of activities
  1. Partnerships

Describe the relationships between partners; describe what will be the role of the partners in the implementation of the project.

  1. Gender maintreaming

Indicate the way in which this project is gender-aware and/or transformative in terms of gender[1].

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[1]Gender-aware: programmes, approaches and activities that recognize and address the needs and limits of each individual in terms of their gender, their age and their sexual orientation. (GF definition).