Case Studies: Grant Management
Ghana, Research and Advocacy Programme, 2004-2007, UK Department for International Development
LTS is currently providing programme management services under the Ghana Research and Advocacy Programme (GRAP) - a pooled donor funding mechanism for supporting the institutional development of Research and Advocacy Organisations (RAOs) in Ghana. GRAP offers multi-annual grants to a group of the most established RAOs, selected on a competitive basis. The purpose of GRAP is to enhance the capacity of RAOs to carry out evidence-based research on economic, social, political and security issues, and to make an autonomous contribution to the policy process through dissemination of research, advocacy and coalition building (see application form). LTS manages the grant application procedure and brokerage of Partnership and Institutional Grant Arrangements, monitoring and assessment of RAO compliance with grant provisions, and audit services.
Worldwide, Darwin Initiative Monitoring and Evaluation Project - Phase III (Grant Management), 2006-2009, UK Department for Environmental Affairs
The Darwin Initiative was launched at the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. It aims to support countries rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Initiative funds projects carried out by UK institutions in developing countries, Overseas Territories of the United Kingdom and countries whose economies are in transition. Successful project are collaborative - involving local institutions and/or communities, promote and demonstrate sustainable use to contribute to poverty reduction, leave a lasting legacy and act as a catalyst for action. Starting in 2003, the Darwin Initiative has expanded to include three additional funding schemes for Pre- and Post- Project Funding and Darwin Scholarships. The total amount of funding for 2003/4 was £5 million, rising to £7 million in 2005/6. Building on from a successful Phase I and II, LTS now provides the overall technical and managerial inputs for the monitoring and evaluation project on behalf of ECTF and the Darwin Secretariat of Defra.
