In anticipation of its call for applications for accreditation starting on 17th November 2014, the Fund, as a part of its Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme, seeks to provide readiness support to subnational, national and regional entities requesting assistance to become accredited to the Fund under the direct access track. Through this request for proposals, the Fund will award, on the basis of a fair, transparent and competitive selection process, a contract to the successful consulting firm to provide such support.