Micro-projects. 1. The Recipient shall ensure that each Micro-Grant is made to a CSO for a Micro- Project in accordance with eligibility criteria and procedures acceptable to the Association, which shall include the following (as the same may be further elaborated in the Project Implementation Manual): (a) the CSO has the legal capacity to contract under the laws of the Recipient; (b) the CSO has prepared the Micro-Project; and (c) the Association has approved the Micro-Project.
2. The Recipient shall ensure that each Micro-Grant is made under a Micro-Grant Agreement with the respective CSO on terms and conditions approved by the Association, which shall include the following:
(a) The Micro-Grant shall be made on a grant basis.
(b) The Micro-Grant Agreement shall contain a description of the approved Micro-Project, with its budget and performance indicators.
(c) The Recipient shall obtain rights adequate to protect its interests and those of the Association, including the right to: (i) suspend or terminate the right of the CSO to use the proceeds of the Micro-Grant, or obtain a refund of all or any part of the amount of the Micro-Grant then withdrawn, upon the CSO’s failure to perform any of its obligations under the Micro-Grant Agreement; and (ii) require each CSO to: (A) carry out its Micro-Project with due diligence and efficiency and in accordance with sound technical, economic, financial, managerial, environmental and social standards and practices satisfactory to the Association, including in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Guidelines applicable to recipients of grant proceeds other than the Recipient and with the Biomedical Waste Management Plan and any Indigenous Peoples’ Plan applicable to such Micro-Project; (B) provide, promptly as needed, the resources required for the purpose; (C) procure the goods, works and services to be financed out of the Micro-Grant in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and ensure that such goods, works and services shall be used exclusively in the carrying out of the Micro- Project; (D) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate in accordance with indicators acceptable to the Association, the progress of the Micro-Project and the achievement of its objectives; (E)
(1) maintain a financial management system and prepare financial statements in accordance with consistently applied accounting standards acceptable to the Association, both in a manner adequate to reflect...
Micro-projects. 1. The Recipient shall make Grants to Beneficiaries in accordance with eligibility criteria and procedures acceptable to the Association, which shall include the following:
(a) Micro-projects under Part A of the Project shall be made available to:
(i) municipalities;
(ii) community-based organizations registered as legal entities, which consist of representatives of rural communities with populations of more than 1,000 and less than 10,000 (including clusters of smaller communities that add up to 1,000), eligible under the Operational Manual; and
(iii) any other associations and organizations as the Recipient and the Association may agree.
(b) XXXx shall launch a promotion and outreach campaign, issue requests for Micro-project proposals and assist in the preparation of Micro-project proposals.
(c) Micro-project Committees formed as part of community mobilization, as defined in the Operational Manual, shall submit proposals of Micro- projects to XXXx on behalf of their respective community.
(d) XXXX shall appraise and evaluate Micro-project proposals based on the following: (i) impact on the community; (ii) institutional capacity to implement the service intended by the Micro-project; (iii) financing viability; and (iv) technical and environmental safety.
(e) Any Micro-projects involving land expropriation shall not be eligible for consideration.
(f) XXXx shall register the results and forward the summary evaluation of proposals to the respective Regional Grant Approval Committee for their approval or rejection. Any members of the Regional Grant Approval Committees who may have a potential conflict of interest in a particular proposal shall recuse themselves from making a decision on that particular proposal.
(g) The amount of individual grants shall be based upon the estimated cost of goods, works services and operating costs that will be required for the Micro-project, and shall not exceed 90% of the overall costs of Micro- projects.
(h) The Recipient shall take necessary actions, satisfactory to the Association, to ensure that, where proposals approved by the Regional Grant Approval Committees call for implementation of Micro-projects by community-based organizations that are not already registered as legal entities, the charters of such organizations shall be registered in accordance with the laws of the Recipient in a timely manner.
2. The Recipient shall make each Grant under a Grant Agreement with the respective Beneficiary on terms and conditions a...
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