Introduction to the New Zealand Government Agencies Fund GAF

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Introduction to the New Zealand Government
Agencies Fund (GAF)
Ginny Chapman Pacific Group 11 September 2008
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History of the GAF

• Value of stronger institutional linkages -NZ
  government agency/counterparts, established
  relationships, valuable knowledge expertise
• 2005 Budget Process 6.7m for New Zealand
  agencies ? ODA Contestable Fund
• 6 rounds to date, 65 initiatives, 20.1m

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Purpose of the GAF

• Sustainable development outcomes in partner
  countries
• Improved coordination and coherence of ODA
  delivery
• Encourage Whole of Government (WHoG) approach to
  development

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Eligible Applicants

• Eligible applicants
• New Zealand government departments/agencies
• statutory authorities undertaking non-commercial
  activities
• Subcontracting permissible if
• follows procurement process
• eligible applicant retains ownership,
  accountability, adds value

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Eligible Activities

• strengthening of political and economic
  governance law and judicial systems
  key-accountability institutions
• improving public service delivery
• technical assistance
• improving natural resource management and/or
  assisting the better management of the
  environment
• strengthening inter-agency linkages between NZ
  agencies and their counterparts
• secondments

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Criteria for Eligibility

• Primary development focus
• DAC-able those financial flows to developing
  countries and to multilateral institutions for
  developing countries which are administered with
  the promotion of the economic development and
  welfare of those countries as its main objective
  OECD Development Assistance Committee

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Eligible Costs

• The GAF will support the following
  activity-specific costs only
• New Zealand Government Agency Personnel
• - real costs of supernumerary or backfilling the
  time of participating New Zealand government
  officials
• - fixed costs (staff salaries, corporate
  support/overhead costs will not be funded).
  Salaries of counterpart agencies may be
  considered.
• Counterpart Agency Personnel
• The real costs for counterpart agency work
  attachments and secondments

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Eligible Activity-Specific Costs

• Procurement
• - The cost of essential items required for the
  successful completion of the activities
• Training
• - The cost of trainers, consumables, venues etc
• Other costs
• Essential activity costs e.g. incidental costs
• Airfares
• Per diems (including accommodation, meals,
  incidentals and ground transport)
• Medical insurance for officials of partner
  countries in New Zealand

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Duration Location

• Currently funds up to three years
• Additional phase funding requires evidence of
  review/evaluation
• Primary focus Pacific
• Initiatives benefiting other countries, regions,
  sectors, and/or relationships important to NZ
  considered

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Review of the GAF

• Review of the GAF underway shortly
• Focus on systems and processes, appropriateness
  of original mandate and mechanism
• Review team (Liz Smith and Dianne Hendey) to
  consult with NZ government agencies and other
  stakeholders

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Review of the GAF

• Review of the GAF underway shortly
• Focus on systems and processes, appropriateness
  of original mandate and mechanism
• Review team (Liz Smith and Dianne Hendey) to
  consult with NZ government agencies and other
  stakeholders

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Questions?