Funding Request and Grant-making Processes
01 April 2024
Status: Ongoing
The overall purpose of the evaluation is to assess:
- The design and implementation of funding request and grant-making processes in Grant Cycle 7 (GC7).
- The degree to which the above led to the finalization of quality grants aligned with the 2023-2028 Global Fund Strategy.
The evaluation will focus on how various steps, sub-processes and levers applied to GC7 individually and collectively may have supported the translation of the Strategy into action at country level, and will identify successes and challenges.
Two objectives will guide the evalution:
- Effectiveness: Do the GC7 funding request and grant-making processes (occurring in different epidemiological, political and economic contexts) lead to quality grants that are aligned with national priorities and support the delivery of the Global Fund Strategy?
- Efficiency: To what extent are the procedures of the GC7 funding request and grant- making processes fit for purpose and achieve their intended or unintended objectives? What are the opportunities for improvement, rationalization and simplification in the process?
The evaluation’s target audience will be Global Fund Secretariat teams responsible for designing the funding request and grant-making processes.
The evaluation report is estimated to be finalized in August 2024, with the aim of informing Strategy Committee discussions in October 2024 and Board discussions in November 2024.