Strengthening institutional development (PVO co-financing III)

The project will initiate a grants program, provide TA, and continue monitoring and evaluation activities initiated under 4970336. The project will provide grants for PVO projects in specified focus areas. For FY91 these will include natural resource management, maternal and child survival, informal sector entrepreneurship, and broad-based, popular participation in development. A small discretionary fund will be maintained to respond to innovative proposals outside the project"s focus area. Most grants will made directly to independent PVO"s, but the project will also provide block or multipurpose support grants to large U.S. or Indonesian PVO"s for channeling to smaller and less experienced PVO"s, as well as 2-3 organizational support grants to help selected PVO"s develop programs commensurate with project objectives. To reduce the administrative burden on USAID/I, only 5-10 new projects per year will be funded, down from 25-30 per year under 4970336. A U.S. PVO will receive a grant to strengthen the private funding base for Indonesian PVO"s by conducting policy dialogue and promoting PVO-business linkages. TA will be provided to Indonesian PVO"s in basic management skills, such as financial operations, long range planning, mobilization of local resources, organizational development, and executive leadership. At the project"s outset, a comprehensive assessment of the Indonesian independent PVO sector will be conducted to determine its management needs. Subsequently, workshops and seminars will be held for a core group of PVO executives and senior managers. The project will also provide grant recipients with ongoing, hands-on TA in management basics, with emphasis on financial and funds management and project monitoring. Finally, the management information system established under 4970336 will be used to monitor and evaluate the project. The effectiveness of TA, the success of PVO"s in mobilizing their own resources, and the inclusion of women in subprojects will be among the areas examined.