Global Partnership for Education



Application Form forEducation Sector Plan Development Grants - ESPDG OVERVIEWCountry:Click here to enter text.Period of the next ESP/TEP (if known):Click here to enter a date.Coordinating agency:Click here to enter text.Grant currencyEuroDollarTotal budget for roadmap:Click here to enter amount.Total ESPDG amount requested:Click here to enter amount.Agency fees (additional to the ESPDG amount):Click here to enter amount.Agency fees (as % of ESPDG amount)Click here to enter amount.Estimated ESPDG starting date:Click here to enter a date.Estimated ESPDG closing date (must be last day of the month, e.g. June 30, 2025):Click here to enter a date.Financing Window 1: Education sector analysisGrant agent:Click here to enter text.Amount requested for Window 1:Click here to enter amount.Estimated starting date:Click here to enter a date.Estimated completion date:Click here to enter a date.Financing Window 2: Education plan development or revisionGrant agent:Click here to enter text.Amount requested for Window 2:Click here to enter amount.Estimated starting date:Click here to enter a date.Estimated completion date:Click here to enter a date.Financing Window 3: Education sector joint review (JSR) Grant agent:Click here to enter text.Total mount requested for Window 3:Click here to enter amount.Number of years covered by Window 3:Click here to enter amount.Estimated starting date:Click here to enter a date.Estimated completion date:Click here to enter a date.Estimated date for ESPIG submission, if relevant:Click here to enter a date.CONTENTSI. General Information I.1. Categorization of ESPDG funding requestI.2Grant agent I.3 Application development II. Deliverables for the application II.1 Concept note and terms of reference (separate Word document)II.2 Integrated roadmap (ESPDG Excel template)III. Submission III.1 Any additional informationIII.2 Endorsement of applicationIII.3 Signature and submission969010153035Note to the userBefore completing the application, applicants should read the ESPDG Guidelines, which explain the grant and provide step-by-step guidance for the application process, including detailed guiding questions in Annex 3 for preparing the concept note. In case additional information is needed, the applicant can contact the country lead at the Secretariat.ESPDG Guidelines2. Applicants should use the following Excel template to establish the roadmap, detailing activities, sources of funding, timeline and specific budget for the ESPDG. Roadmap for ESP |TEP Development Template00Note to the userBefore completing the application, applicants should read the ESPDG Guidelines, which explain the grant and provide step-by-step guidance for the application process, including detailed guiding questions in Annex 3 for preparing the concept note. In case additional information is needed, the applicant can contact the country lead at the Secretariat.ESPDG Guidelines2. Applicants should use the following Excel template to establish the roadmap, detailing activities, sources of funding, timeline and specific budget for the ESPDG. Roadmap for ESP |TEP Development TemplateI. General InformationI.1 Categorization of funding requestCheck the relevant boxes. Financing Window 1: Education sector analysisComprehensive analysis - e.g. country status report, and diagnostics and analysis of the country’s current education systemTargeted analysis – e.g. needs diagnosis and/or policy assessments, including public finance analysis or service delivery studies, in view of improving the ESP | TEP in areas related to equity, efficiency and learning outcomes.Financing Window 2: ESP/TEP development Education Sector Plan development or revisionTransitional Education Plan development or revisionImplementation plan preparation or revisionIndependent appraisal of planFinancing Window 3: Joint education sector review (JSR)Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4I.2 Grant agent? Attachment: The complete application should include the minutes of the local education group meeting during which the ESPDG grant agent was selected.Please describe below the internal procedures and processes of the grant agent in relation to the administration and monitoring of this grant, as well as its added value in terms of technical, financial and/or other strengths, in 400 words or less. I.3 Application developmentPlease describe below the approach and process that resulted in this application and its related deliverables (concept note, terms of reference, and integrated roadmap), including the collaboration between the government and development partners, in 600 words or less.II. Deliverables for the application II.1 Concept note and terms of reference? Attachment: The complete application should include the concept note, prepared in a separate Word document by the country team based on the ESPDG guidelines and the guiding questions provided in Annex 3. The concept note should define how the education sector analysis, education plan development, and independent assessment will be approached and coordinated, and include in annex the terms of reference for the technical assistance needed. If the funding request includes Window 3, the concept note should also include 1) an outline of the current process and mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the ESP/TEP, 2) other sources of funding in this area, 3) the assistance requested to be financed through the ESPDG in support of joint sector reviews, and 4) the pathway to gradually strengthen the joint sector review, in light of the GPE guide for effective joint sector reviews and country context. Please provide below any comments on the document to be attached, if needed.II.2 Integrated roadmap ? Attachment: The complete application should include the integrated roadmap, prepared in the ESPDG Excel Template by the country team based on the guidelines and instructions provided in the template. The roadmap (sheet 1) is complemented by a timeline (sheet 2) and a specific budget for the activities for which GPE funding is requested (sheet 3).Please provide below any comments on the document to be attached, if needed.III. SubmissionIII.1 Any additional informationIn case the local education group wishes to submit additional documents than those required (see below III.3), please list them here and attach them to the application. If the funding request has the objective to review an existing plan, please attach the plan or provide a link below.Please provide any additional comment, if needed.III.2 Endorsement of application? Attachment: The complete application should include the minutes of the local education group meeting during which the ESPDG application was discussed and endorsed.Before the application is sent to the Secretariat, it should be approved by the local education group to ensure consensus around the approach of the roadmap for the planned education sector analysis and/or ESP/TEP development or revision process and that all members of the group are properly informed. Please provide below any comment, if needed.III.3 Signature and submissionOnce all deliverables for the ESPDG application have been prepared and once the present form has been completed by the grant agent, the government signs the application and submits it together with the listed attachments to the Secretariat via email gpe_grant_submission@ copying the coordinating agency, the grant agent, and the GPE country lead. Checklist prior to submission The complete application consists of:Completed ESPDG application form (present form) Concept note including terms of reference on technical assistance in annex (completed in separate Word documentRoadmap, including timeline and budget for the ESPDG (completed in ESPDG Excel template)As well as:Minutes of the local education group meeting during which the application was endorsedMinutes of the local education group meeting during which the ESPDG grant agent was nominatedSignature of partner ministry representativeThe below signatory endorses the application. (Type or use an electronic signature below. It is not necessary to hand-sign and scan this document).Name of signatory:Click here to enter text.Job title/ agency:Click here to enter text.Email:Click here to enter text.Phone:Click here to enter text.Date:Click here to enter text.Signature:Click here to enter text.Signature of coordinating agency representativeThe below signatory confirms that the partners are aware of and agree to the content of the application and are informed. (Type or use an electronic signature below. It is not necessary to hand-sign and scan this documentName of signatory:Click here to enter text.Job title/ agency:Click here to enter text.Email:Click here to enter text.Phone:Click here to enter text.Date:Click here to enter text.Signature:Click here to enter text.Signature of grant agent representativeThe below signatory confirms that the partners are aware of and agree to the content of the application and are informed. (Type or use an electronic signature below. It is not necessary to hand-sign and scan this document).Name of signatory:Click here to enter text.Job title/ agency:Click here to enter text.Email:Click here to enter text.Phone:Click here to enter text.Date:Click here to enter text.Signature:Click here to enter text. ................
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