| Financial weight at a glance |
| The FY05 DGF budget is $174.2 million, covering 58 grant programs. DGF supports partnerships with external agencies, providing
up to 15 percent of funding for a given activity. |
| Type of funds: Grants |
| Documents to be used for proposals : eligibility criteria
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| Standard procedure in brief |
| The DGF allocation mechanism calls for each grant proposal to have a Bank sponsor, for it to be reviewed and prioritized within Sectors and Networks, and then be considered against institutional priorities through a Bank-wide DGF Council. The DGF Council is supported by a small DGF secretariat team which stands ready to provide assistance. |
| Co-financing/required partnership |
| Bank sponsor such as multilateral development bank or the World Bank
See Information for external partners |
| Activities funded |
| Multi-sectoral (i.e.)The DGF is the bank's instrument for financing global programs and partnerships that can not be supported adequately through the regular country assistance operations of the World Bank. DGF programs are designed to address global and region challenges, and are intended to encourage innovation, catalyze partnerships and broaden the scope of Bank services. DGF supports partnerships with external agencies, providing up to 15 percent of funding for a given activity. |
| Priorities |
| Engaging the poor and Civil Society, building inclusion, harnessing markets, working with the private sector, and managing donor relationships |
| Eligibility |
| DGF funds are normally intended to be executed by an external agency. Most DGF funds are executed by existing leading development institutions (e.g. WHO, SIDA, IFAD, UNESCO, or OECD) or by newly created institutions to coordinate program works (e.g. the Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, the Global Forum for Health Research, or the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative). Global and regional programs executed by NGOs are eligible for financing, but have to be sponsored by the relevant World Bank unit. Where DGF funds are provided to existing institutions, such institutions should have a record of achievement in the program area and financial probity. Single country initiatives are excluded.
See eligibility criteria |
| Project examples in the world |
| Cities Alliance (urban poverty reduction) ;
Forging Partnerships for Good Governance in Public Expenditure and Records Management (capacity building) |
| Specific strategic documents |
| Governing global programs |
| Web site address |
| Website |
| Contacts |
| Headquarters (tel: 202-473-5571)
The World Bank
1818 H Street,
N.W. Washington,
DC 20433 U.S.A.
tel: (202) 473-1000
fax: (202) 477-6391
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