Proposal title:	Please indicate the title; ideally this should reference the country where the programme will be implemented.
Country:	List all the countries where the programme will be implemented.
National designated authority:	Indicate the National Designated Authority/focal point of the country where the programme will be implemented.
Implementing Institution:	Indicate the Accredited Entity/Delivery Partner submitting this proposal.
Date of first submission:	Click or tap to enter a date.
Date of current submission / version number	Click or tap to enter a date.

How to complete this document?

This document should be completed by National Designated Authorities (NDA) or focal points with support from their Delivery Partners where relevant. Once completed, this document should be submitted to the GCF by the NDA or focal point via the online submission system, accessible through the Country Portal of the GCF website.

Please be concise. If you need to include any additional information, please attach it to the proposal.

If the Delivery Partner implementing the Readiness support is not a GCF Accredited Entity for project Funding Proposals, please complete the Financial Management Capacity Assessment (FMCA) questionnaire and submit it prior to or with this Readiness proposal. The FMCA is available for download at the Library page of the GCF website.

Where to get support?

If you are not sure how to complete this document, or require support, please send an e-mail to countries@gcfund.org.

You can also complete as much of this document as you can and then send it to countries@gcfund.org, copying both the Readiness Delivery Partner and the relevant GCF Regional Desks. Please refer to the Country Profiles page of the GCF website to identify the relevant GCF Country Dialogue Specialist and Regional Advisor.

We will get back to you within five (5) working days to acknowledge receipt of your submission and discuss the way forward.

Note: Environmental and Social Safeguards and Gender Throughout this document, when answering questions and providing details, please make sure to pay special attention to environmental, social and gender issues, particularly to the situation of vulnerable populations, including women and men. Please be specific about proposed actions to address these issues. Consult Annex IV of the Readiness Guidebook for more information.

SUMMARY
1.1 Country submitting the proposal	Country name:	Type here
Name of institution representing NDA or Focal Point:	Type here
Name of contact person:	Type here
Contact person’s position:	Type here
Telephone number:	Type here
Email:	Type here
Full office address:	Type here
Additional email addresses that need to be copied on correspondences:	Type here
1.2 Date of initial submission	Click or tap to enter a date.
1.3 Last date of resubmission	Click or tap to enter a date. (Please update for each resubmission.)	Version number	V.##
1.4 Which institution will implement the Readiness and Preparatory Support project?	☐ National designated authority ☐ Accredited entity ☐ Delivery partner Please provide contact information if the implementing partner is not the NDA/focal point
Name of institution:	Type here
Name of official:	Type here
Position:	Type here
Telephone number:	Type here
Email:	Type here
Full office address:	Type here
Additional email addresses that need to be copied on correspondences:	Type here
1.5 Title of the Readiness support proposal	Please indicate the project title; ideally this should reference the country where the project/programme will be implemented.and a description of the impact of the proposal. Please avoid generic titles (e.g. “Capacity building Readiness project in Country”)
1.6 Type of Readiness support sought	Please select the relevant GCF Readiness objective(s) below (click on the box – please refer to Annex I and II in the Guidebook): ☐ I. Capacity building ☐ II. Strategic frameworks ☐ III. Adaptation planning ☐ IV. Pipeline development ☐ V. Knowledge sharing and learning
1.7 Brief summary of the request	Please include a brief description of the specific readiness challenge the proposal will address and the solution and outcome(s) identified. Please also explain how the proposed GCF Readiness support activities will advance this solution; how it will add value to national processes, and; whom are the intervention’s main beneficiaries.
1.8 Total requested amount and currency	Choose Currency Type the amount	1.9 Implementation period	Specify duration in multiples of six months
1.10 Is this request a multiple-year strategic Readiness implementation request?	☐ Yes ☐ No For more information on how a country may be eligible to access Readiness support through this modality, please refer to Annex IV of the Readiness Guidebook.
1.11 Complementarity and coherence of existing readiness support	☐ Yes ☐ No Has the country received or is expecting to receive other Readiness and Preparatory Support funding allocations (including adaptation planning) from GCF or other donors? If yes, please briefly describe the scope of support provided or expected to be provided by the GCF and/or other institutions including other climate funds (GEF, AF) UN agencies, multilateral development banks and/or bilateral agencies. Please also provide the implementation status of each approved readiness intervention.

SITUATION ANALYSIS
Please elaborate on the country's current situation in the context of climate change, specifically with regards to capacities, technical gaps, and governance for climate finance. Please describe the specific Readiness needs in in the form of a problem statement that the proposal aims to address. Provide clear linkages to existing capacities, enabling environments, and programming processes that the proposal will build on and how they relate to the key barriers and/or gaps will be addressed through the proposed activities. Please also describe past and ongoing efforts undertaken by public and/or private sectors, and other complementary GCF Readiness grants or funding proposals. Please define the objective clearly and the anticipated deliverables that would contribute to filling the existing gaps. Please refer to the Guidebook (Part III, Section 2) for more specific information on completing this section.

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Outcomes	Baseline	Targets	Outputs	Activities (brief description)	Deliverables
Outcome 1.1: [Example] Country NDAs or focal points and the network/ systems that enable them to fulfil their roles, responsibilities and policy requirements are operational and effective	[Example] The NDA is established but lacks the necessary procedures and institutional structures to be effective:	[Example]The NDA is effective and operational through the development and implementation of: 1 NoL process; 1 NDA operational manual	Output 1.1.1 [Example] NDA operational manual developed and validated	Activity 1.1.1: [Example] Develop operational guidelines/manuals for the function of the NDA, including the establishment of an effective coordination mechanism	Deliverable 1.1.1a [Example] Finalized NDA operational manual Deliverable 1.1.1b [Example] TOR and inception meeting minutes for the coordination mechanism
Output 1.1.2 [Example] No-objection process established and implemented	Activity 1.1.2a: [Example] Develop a no-objection procedure for GCF funding proposals	Deliverable 1.1.2a [Example] Validated no-objection procedure
Activity 1.1.2b: [Example] Conduct stakeholder consultations to produce and validate the manual and NoL procedure as contained in activities 1.1.1 and 1.1.2	Deliverable 1.1.2b [Example] Consultation/validation workshop report/s
Outcome 1.2:	Activity 1.2.1:
Outcome 1.3:	Activity 1.3.1:
Outcome 1.4:	Activity 1.4.1:
Outcome 1.5:	Activity 1.5.1:

THEORY OF CHANGE
Please explain how the activities proposed in the Logical Framework will help deliver on the country’s readiness needs and build on institutions, processes or existing work already underway in the country Please provide an explanation of how the proposal will advance national climate priorities, especially those identified in nationally determined contributions (NDCs), national adaptation plans (NAPs), and other relevant national climate change strategies. Please describe how the various Outcomes, Outputs, activities and deliverables from the Logical Framework in Section 3 address the core Readiness challenges identified in the Situation Analysis in Section 2. Please include a theory of change (ToC) diagram, which helps articulate, understand and track the multiple pathways and linkages between outcomes, outputs, and activities by identifying the desired long-term goals with preconditions and/or interventions that are necessary for change to occur in achieving the desired goal. Please see Part III, Section 4 in the Readiness Guidebook for further instructions on how to complete this section depending on the type of Readiness support being requested.

BUDGET, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND DISBURSEMENT PLAN

5.1 Budget plan

Please complete the Budget Plan in Excel using the template available in the Library page of the GCF website.

5.2 Procurement plan

Please complete the Procurement Plan in Excel using the template available in the Library page of the GCF website. For goods, services, and consultancies to be procured, please list the items, descriptions in relation to the activities in section 2, estimated cost, procurement method, relevant threshold, and the estimated dates. Please include the procurement plan for at least the first tranche of disbursement requested below and provide a full procurement plan for the entire duration of the implementation period if available at this stage.

5.3 Implementation Plan

Please complete the Implementation Plan in Excel using the template available in the Library page of the GCF website.

5.4 Disbursement schedule

Please specify the proposed schedule for requesting disbursements from the GCF. For periodicity, specify whether it’s quarterly, bi-annually or annually only.

Please choose one option among the two below and delete the one that does not apply to you. Please fill in information under brackets: ☐ Readiness Proposal that falls within a Framework Agreement with the GCF Disbursements will be made in accordance to [Clause xx] “Disbursement of Grants” and [Clause xx] “Use of Grant Proceeds by the Delivery Partner” of the Framework Readiness and Preparatory Support Grant Agreement entered into between GCF and [Delivery partner name] on Click or tap to enter a date. ☐ Readiness Proposal that requires a bilateral Grant Agreement Please include an indicative disbursement table showing the expected amounts to be requested and keep to multiples of USD 5,000. The first disbursement amounting [Choose Currency] [Type the amount] will be transferred upon approval of the readiness request and effectiveness of the Grant Agreement; The second disbursement amounting [Choose Currency] [Type the amount] will be transferred upon submission of an interim progress report [and audited financial report], in form and substance acceptable to the Fund, [including an audited expenditure statement]; and The third disbursement amounting [Choose Currency] [Type the amount] will be made upon submission of a completion report and financial report, in form and substance acceptable to the Fund, including an audited expenditure statement.

IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION

6.1 Implementation arrangements

Please describe how implementation arrangements will be made and how funds will be managed by the NDA and/or the Delivery Partner.

Describe which organization will be the central entity and how the stakeholders will be coordinated to enable implementation of the grant. The responsible party who will oversee day to day activities as well as own the deliverables and the role of other stakeholders need to be clarified. Please describe the differing responsibilities of the NDA and their Delivery Partner for the management of the grant, procurement, implementation of activities, project oversight, monitoring, and reporting. If applicable, please also describe any delegation of responsibility from the Delivery Partner to another Executing Entity. A clear schematic diagram should be presented to illustrate the implementation arrangements. Please see Part III Section 6.1 of the Readiness Guidebook for further information on how to complete this section.

6.2 Implementation and execution roles and responsibilities

Please briefly describe how the activities will be implemented and outputs delivered by project staff and consultants.

Please describe the roles and responsibilities for identified project staff and consultants, such as international and/or local technical experts, project manager/coordinator, project assistant, procurement personnel, and finance and administrative personnel. Please include this information for Delivery Partner staff/consultants and for those of the Executing Entity(ies), if any. Please see Part III Section 6.2 of the Readiness Guidebook for further information on how to complete this section.

6.3 Risks and mitigation measures

Please include a set of identified risks and mitigation actions for each. Please utilize the risk table below that identifies the probability of a given risk occurring and the entity that will manage the risk. Please refer to Part III Section 6.3 of the Readiness Guidebook for further information on how to complete this section.

Risk category	Specific risk(s) / Risk(s) description	Probability of occurrence (low, medium, high)	Impact level (low, medium, high)	Mitigation action(s)	Entity(ies) responsible to manage the risk(s)

6.4 Monitoring

Please describe the monitoring plan. Please refer to Part III Section 6.4 of the Readiness Guidebook for further information on how to complete this section.

6.5 Other Relevant Information

Please provide supplementary information regarding the sustainability of the proposed activities. Please explain how the impact of the project will be ensured in the long-term, after the expiration of the support from GCF. Please describe efforts to be made with respect to capturing lessons learned, best practices, and ensuring appropriate knowledge management. Similarly, please ensure that any information regarding capacity building and skills transfer to the NDA is captured here. Please refer to Part III Section 6.5 of the Readiness Guidebook for further information on how to complete this section.

Please briefly elaborate on current baselines on which the proposed activities can be built on, processes that are in place that the current Readiness proposal can strengthen, or any gaps that the proposed activities would fill in. If more space is needed, please elaborate this in Section 4.

Please include tangible and specific deliverables for each activity proposed, Please note that during implementation all deliverables should be included within the implementation reports for GCF consideration.

For second disbursement, audited financial report and audited expenditure statement are only required for readiness and preparatory support proposals expected to last over 12 months.