Yes. The project must have strong country ownership and, in the case of multi-national projects, strong ownership of participating countries, and ownership from project sponsors at the country and regional levels. Evidence of such commitment could include a no-objection letter, agreement, or memorandum of understanding from governmental, intergovernmental, or regional economic communities (RECs) and strategies and plans to access other sources of international climate finance.

No, you need to fill in the project concept note first and then submit it to AWF for screening. Once the project concept idea is cleared by AWF, you will be notified by writing or mail to complete the project funding application and submit with Government project supporting letter(s).

The project funding application template can be accessed from the AWF website.

Yes, there is no limit to the number of projects from the Country/applicant institution, however, AWF encourages not more than three (3) highest priority projects from a country/ applicant institution, especially if there are many good project concept ideas, as AWF has to ensure regional and sector balance in the final project screening process.

The application process time frame ranges from 3-6 months. It largely also depends on the quality of the funding application submitted by the applicant.

In such a case you may send an inquiry email to the Facility through [email protected].

The AWF supports projects that fall in its priority areas, which are(i) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), (ii) Rural and Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), (iii) Capacity Building, (iv) Policy, legal and Institutional Reform, (v) Knowledge and Information building or dissemination,(vi) Developing and Implementing a Regulatory Framework, (vii) Effective Management of Shared Waters, (viii) Monitoring and Evaluation, (ix) Environmental Management, (x) Strategic capital investment programs and projects implementation, and (xi) Investment Promotion for water

Yes, the use of third-party entities to deliver a project is only considered in unique and special circumstances, where the recipient capacity has limitations to implement the project effectively and requests the use of a third-party entity. In all cases, the actual project implementation delivery mechanism is agreed upon at project appraisal stage, in close consultation and concurrence with Country/project owners.

All members of the consortium must be eligible beneficiaries. Any expertise required for the execution of the project that does not reside within the consortium members may be contracted through a competitive procurement process during the project execution.

AWF strategy considers project delivery through government systems as essential and first option, since it builds lasting institutional capacity, ensures country ownership, and creates high potential to prioritize the project, mobilize and attract downstream project construction investment funding. However, if you have a good project concept, you could ask the relevant sector Ministry to submit it.