# Application of NGO Rule to the Transitional Funding Mechanism

Notwithstanding the effect of Decision 1 (GF/B25/EDP20 applied post factum) above, paragraph 11 of the Global Fund's 'Policy on Eligibility Criteria, Counterpart Financing Requirements, and Prioritization of Proposals' (GF/B23/14), which allows NGOs from Upper Middle Income Countries not listed on the OECD's DAC list of ODA recipients to apply for HIV/AIDS funding, shall remain applicable to the Transitional Funding Mechanism.