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CIVIL SOCIETY CHALLENGE FUND Overview of DFID

CIVIL SOCIETY CHALLENGE FUND Overview of DFID. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA. An Overview Of DFID. Potted history of DFID Structure of DFID Where the CSCF Fits In DFID Country Offices Policy Division

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  1. CIVIL SOCIETY CHALLENGE FUNDOverview of DFID 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA

  2. An Overview Of DFID • Potted history of DFID • Structure of DFID • Where the CSCF Fits In • DFID Country Offices • Policy Division • DFID Funding Departments

  3. Potted History of DFID • 1929: UK Government recognised responsibility for developing its colonies • 1970: Overseas Development Administration (ODA) formed • 1997: The Department for international Development – headed by a Secretary of State with Cabinet rank • 1997: White Paper, “Eliminating World Poverty – A Challenge for the 21st Century” • 2000: White Paper, “Making Globalisation Work for the Worlds Poor”

  4. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Achieve universal primary education • Promote gender equality and empower women • Reduce child mortality • Improve maternal health • Combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases • Ensure environmental sustainability • Develop a global partnership for development

  5. DFID Structure: Leadership Hilary Benn MP Secretary of State for International Development Gareth Thomas MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Suma Chakrabarti Permanent Secretary

  6. DFID Structure: Organogram

  7. Director General for Corporate performance and Knowledge Sharing Mark Lowcock Knowledge and Communications Division Joy Hutcheon Information and Civil Society Department Mike Green Civil Society Team Guy Mustard Civil Society Challenge Fund Eilidh Simpson Where Does CSCF Fit In

  8. DFID Country Offices • Country desks were based in London Office • Development Divisions were opened in-country • Number of Development Divisions increased over the years • Eventually Development Divisions broken down into Country Offices

  9. Previous Development Divisions

  10. Current Overseas Offices

  11. Role of DFID Country Office • Wherever DFID has a country office we will also have a sizeable country programme. • Country Programme – the amount of DFID support allocated to be spent in that country

  12. Roles & Responsibilities of the Overseas Office • Head of Office • (Usually a Senior Civil Servant) • Country Programme Manager • Advisory Staff • Health, Education, Social Development, etc • Team of Admin staff

  13. Policy Division • Previous Structure of Policy Division • When it changed / Why it changed • Current Structure of Policy Division

  14. Structure of Policy Division • Central team • Development Effectiveness • Governance and Social Development • Human Development • Growth and Investment • Sustainable Development

  15. Role of Policy Division • Not a funding department • Develop new Policy • Apply and disseminate existing knowledge

  16. DFID Funding Departments • DFID Country Offices • Information & Civil Society Department (ICSD) • Central Research Department (CRD) • Conflict & Humanitarian Affairs Department (CHAD)

  17. DFID Expenditure Through UK CSO’s 2003/04

  18. Development Awareness Fund (DAF) • Introduced to help build support in the UK for international development • Aims to raise public awareness of international development issues • To develop a global dimension in the school curriculum • £10,000 – £100,000 over maximum 3 years • Annual budget of £6.5m (70% goes to Formal education sector)

  19. Strategic Grant Agreement (SGA) • Introduced in 2002 • To enable wider civil society in the UK to make a contribution to international development • Up to £300,000 up to a maximum 3 years • Annual budget £1.2 million

  20. Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) • Set up in 2000 to replace Block Grants • Current Annual Budget of £54m • Strategic Funding – not linked to projects • PPAs last for 6 years – funding for 3 years • 18 CSOs currently have PPAs - e.g. Oxfam, ADD, VSO and Helpage

  21. Central Research Department • Long term research initiatives • Cut across individual countries or regions • Must be clear opportunity and mechanisms for research to have a significant impact on poverty

  22. CIVIL SOCIETY CHALLENGE FUNDDFID Website 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA

  23. www.dfid.gov.uk

  24. Useful Information On The Website • List of countries who receive funding from DFID • Country profiles • Country/Regional Assistance Plans • DFID publications • Speeches/Press Releases • Sign up to free fortnightly e-bulletin

  25. www.dfid.gov.uk/funding/

  26. www.dfid.gov.uk/funding/civilsocietycf.asp

  27. www.dfid.gov.uk/funding/civilsocietycfinfo.asp

  28. CSCF Pages of the Website • CSCF Guidelines • List of CSCF Funded Projects • Funding round deadlines • Reporting Guidelines • Payment of Funds section • Annual Audited Accounts requirements

  29. CIVIL SOCIETY CHALLENGE FUNDHistory of CSCF 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA

  30. Where Did It All Start? • Joint Funding Scheme • Open only to UK registered NGOs • Provided funding up to £250,000 • Required additional funding – normally 50:50 support • Funded service delivery

  31. What Changed? • Consulted civil society sector in 1999 • CSCF born in 2000 • Opened to all Civil Society ie any not for profit organisations • Initial budget of £10m • Funded on a 50 / 50 basis • Initially concentrated on rights based approach

  32. Where Are We Now? • DFID’s main central channel of support to UK based Civil Society Organisations • Almost 300 projects supported • Projects can receive funding for up to 5 years • Can fund projects up to £500,000 • Willing to consider 100% funding • One funding round per year

  33. Recent Changes • Budget increased to £14m • Widened criteria

  34. CIVIL SOCIETY CHALLENGE FUNDMeet the Civil Society Challenge Fund Team 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA

  35. Management Guy Mustard Head of Civil Society Team Eilidh Simpson CSCF Programme Manager Steve Nally CSCF Deputy Programme Manager

  36. Colin McGinty Maggie Di Maio Robert Morrison Pauline Scott William Taylor Karen Feechan Project Officers

  37. Project Assistants Anneliese Gannon Janette Kirk Jim Galloway Trisha Richardson

  38. Head of Civil Society Team • Responsibility for the whole Civil Society team • Senior Management responsibility for teams managing PPAs and co-ordination and coherence team • Consults with Ministerial team to agrees and set out CSCF policy • Chairs the CSCF decision making team

  39. CSCF Programme Manager • Overall management responsibility for the CSCF • Overall management responsibility for the sectorial PPA agencies • Advising and setting policy • Ensuring policy is implemented

  40. CSCF Deputy Programme Manager • Day to day management responsibility of the CSCF Team • Day to day management of the CSCF

  41. Project Officer • Responsibility for portfolio of Civil Society Organisations • Responsibility for day to day management of CSCF projects • Liaise with External Consultants on CSCF funding decisions and Project Completion and Evaluation Reports • On-going development of CSCF processes

  42. Project Assistant • General support to Project Officer • Monitor the application processes and receipt of reports • Discussion on team policy • Payment of funds

  43. CIVIL SOCIETY CHALLENGE FUNDThe Application ProcessConcept Note 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA

  44. Concept Note: Process • Applicant submits concept note to cscf@dfid.gov.uk • Concept note passed to Consultants • Applicant receives decision letter containing feedback • Can submit 1 every 4 weeks • No official deadline for concept notes

  45. Concept Note: Format • 3 sides of A4 in length • Font size to be no smaller than Arial 12 • Series of set questions to be answered • Must include 1st column of the logframe • New applicants must send Articles of Association and Accounts

  46. Concept Note: Content • Section A • Applicant details • Applicant background • Section B • Project details • Project background • Project approach

  47. Concept Note: What We Look For • Is the applicant based in the UK? • Is the applicant new to DFID? • Does the applicant have a track record in this activity? • Are the applicant’s goals consistent with the Challenge Fund? • Does the applicant have the capacity to manage the level of funding? • Does the concept note meet the basic challenge fund criteria?

  48. Concept Note: Basic Criteria • Rights based approach (RBA) • Advocacy, empowerment, capacity building • Participation, inclusion, fulfilling obligations • Innovative Service Delivery • Must include a key component of RBA • Service Delivery in a Difficult Environment • Must include an element of RBA

  49. Concept Note: What is a Difficult Environment? • Where government service provision is small or non-existent • Areas not reached by government services and unlikely to be reached in the foreseeable future • Post conflict environments, particularly where systems have been destroyed • Communities whose lifestyle does not conform to a universal service delivery system

  50. A = Accept Concept Note: Venn Diagram

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