Matching Grants Manual. 1. The Borrower shall carry out Part A.3.(a) of the Project in accordance with a manual (the Matching Grants Manual), satisfactory in form and substance to the Bank, adopted by IF, setting forth the procedures for selecting, appraising, and approving mini and matching grants project proposals, and for supervising implementation of projects financed under Matching Grants Program, which shall describe the basic guiding principles and acceptable procedures which shall, inter alia, include: (a) the eligibility criteria and amounts for the mini and matching grants; and (b) mandatory provisions that:
Matching Grants Manual. The Borrower shall carry out Part A.3.(a) of the Project in accordance with a manual (the Matching Grants Manual), satisfactory in form and substance to the Bank, adopted by IF, setting forth the procedures for selecting, appraising, and approving mini and matching grants project proposals, and for supervising implementation of projects financed under Matching Grants Program, which shall describe the basic guiding principles and acceptable procedures which shall, inter alia, include: (a) the eligibility criteria and amounts for the mini and matching grants; and (b) mandatory provisions that: (i) no civil works shall be financed by the mini and matching grants; (ii) that no land acquisition or Involuntary Resettlement shall occur in connection with the provision of any mini and matching grants; (iii) beneficiaries of the mini and matching grants shall not award contracts to their subsidiary or affiliated companies unless there is an established arms-length arrangement; (iv) mini and matching grants will be provided and implemented in accordance with the ESMF and any applicable EMP thereunder; and (v) international peer review and investment committee mechanisms are used for grant selection. The Project Matching Grants Manual may only be amended from time to time in consultation with, and after approval of, the Bank. In case of any conflict between the terms of the Matching Grants Manual and those of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.