Grant Confirmation: Conditions
The Grant Confirmation should only contain programmatic material with no conditions precedent (CP) or special conditions (SCs). However, since the Global Fund often insists on CP and/or SCs, the Grant Confirmation must be negotiated with close and timely involvement of the UNDP Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team (GFPHST), who will facilitate the consultation, as required, with the UNDP Office of Legal Services (OLS) , so as to avoid delays in grant signature.
CP and SCs should only be introduced exceptionally, only in cases where no other means of addressing the issue covered by the proposed CP or SCs. The few CP and SCs that may remain in Grant Confirmation must:
- be consistent with the Grant Regulations and UNDP regulations, rules, policies and procedures, as well as decisions of its Governing Bodies, which govern grant implementation;
- not duplicate the Grant Regulations or other, more appropriate, instruments such as a performance framework or workplan tracking measures;
- not relate to regular day-to-day grant management;
- be supported by strong justifications based on the specific grant context; and
- be realistic, achievable and supported by sufficient grant budget and/or other financial resources.
Practice Pointer
Resources
Functional Area: Legal Framework Project Stage: Grant Implementation Author: UNDP Language: English Type: Policies, Procedures and guidance Topic: POPP, Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures Resource File Format: Link Resource Accessibility: Publicly accessible