UfM Grant Scheme for employment promotion - Regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic

1. Financial and operational capacity

1. 1.1 Does the applicants have sufficient in-house experience of project management?
2. 1.2 Do the applicants have sufficient in-house technical expertise? (especially knowledge of theissues to be addressed)
3. 1.3 Do the applicants have sufficient in-house management capacity? (Including staff, equipment and ability to handle the budget for the action)?
4. 1.4 Does the lead applicant have stable and sufficient sources of finance?

2. Relevance

1. 2.1 How relevant is the proposal to the objectives and priorities of the call for proposals?
2. 2.2 How relevant is the proposal to the particular needs and constraints of the target country(ies), region(s) and/or relevant sectors (including synergy with other development initiatives and avoidance of duplication)?
3. 2.3 How clearly defined and strategically chosen are the target groups?
4. 2.4 Does the proposal contain particular added-value elements listed above (Innovation, Complementarity, Impact, Sustainability, Response to Crisis, Experience, Target Group, Local Context, Regional added value)?

3. Design of the action

1. 3.1 How coherent is the overall design of the action?
2. 3.2 Does the design reflect a robust analysis of the problems involved, and the capacities of the relevant stakeholders?
3. 3.3 Does the design take into account external factors (risks and assumptions)?

4. Implementation approach

1. 4.1 Is the action plan for implementing the action clear and feasible? Is the timeline realistic?
2. 4.2 Does the proposal include an effective and efficient monitoring system? Is there an evaluation planned?
3. 4.3 Is the co-applicant(s)’s and affiliated entity(ies)’s level of involvement and participation in the action satisfactory?

5. Sustainability of the action

1. 5.1 Is the action likely to have a tangible impact on its target groups?
2. 5.2 Is the action likely to have multiplier effects, including scope for replication, extension, capitalisation on experience and knowledge sharing?
3. 5.3 Are the expected results of the proposed action sustainable?:
   • Financially
   • Institutionally
   • At policy level
   • Environmentally

6. Budget and cost-effectiveness of the action

1. 6.1 Are the activities appropriately reflected in the budget?
2. 6.2 Is the ratio between the estimated costs and the results satisfactory?