OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS infoDev CITF TF014509 infoDev Climate Innovation Trust Fund Grant Agreement (Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center Project) between Addis Ababa University and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (acting as administrator of infoDev Climate Innovation Trust Fund) Dated e\ uQA 1. ,2013 infoDev CITF TF014509 infoDev CLIMATE INNOVATION TRUST FUND GRANT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated r eMm xl , 2013, entered into between the ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY ("Recipient"); and the INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ("World Bank"), acting as administrator of infoDev Climate Innovation Trust Fund ("infoDev Climate Innovation Trust Fund"). The Recipient and the World Bank hereby agree as follows: Article I Standard Conditions; Definitions 1.01. The Standard Conditions for Grants Made by the World Bank Out of Various Funds, dated February 15, 2012, ("Standard Conditions"), constitute an integral part of this Agreement. 1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Standard Conditions or in this Agreement. Article II The Project 2.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objectives of the project described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement ("Project"). To this end, the Recipient shall carry out the Project through the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Center and Network ("HOAREC") and cause MetaMeta, Maxwell Stamp PLC, and the Climate Science Center of Addis Ababa University, to carry out their respective parts of the Project in accordance with the provisions of Article II of the Standard Conditions. 2.02. Without limitation upon the provisions of Section 2.01 of this Agreement, and except as the Recipient and the World Bank shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. Article III The Grant 3.01. The World Bank agrees to extend to the Recipient, on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in this Agreement for the benefit of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ("Member Country"), a grant in an amount -2- equal to five million United States Dollars ($5,000,000) ("Grant") to assist in financing the Project. 3.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with Section IV of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 3.03. The Grant is funded out of the infoDev Climate Innovation Trust Fund for which the World Bank receives periodic contributions from various donors ("Donors") to the infoDev Climate Innovation Trust Fund. In accordance with Section 3.02 of the Standard Conditions, the World Bank's payment obligations in connection with this Agreement are limited to the amount of funds made available to it by the Donors under the infoDev Climate Innovation Trust Fund, and the Recipient's right to withdraw the Grant proceeds is subject to the availdbility of such funds. Article IV Recipient's Representative; Addresses 4.01. The Recipient's Representative referred to in Section 7.02 of the Standard Conditions is the Recipient's President. 4.02. The Recipient's Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: Office of the President Addis Ababa University PO Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telephone +251-11123 97 50 Facsimile: +251-111-23 94 69 4.03. The World Bank's Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433, United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INTBAFRAD 248423 (MCI) or 1-202-477-6391 Washington, D.C. 64145 (MCI) -3- AGREED at Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, as of the day and year first above written. ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSIT Ic, 6 ByT sentative Name: Title: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (acting as administrator of infoDev Climate Innovation Trust Fund) By Authorized Representative Name: k- Ckrthl Title: +.m LfC _, P. ?L0 VC -4- SCHEDULE I Project Description The objective of the Project is to promote Ethiopia's climate resilience and green growth by providing a comprehensive set of early-stage financing, business support and capacity building services to the Ethiopian private sector, including women and rurally based entrepreneurs and business owners, working to develop, launch and grow innovative climate technology ventures. The Project consists of the following parts: (a) Establishment and operation of the Ethiopia CIC and regional (including sub-national) hub centers. (b) Strengthening of the enabling environment in Ethiopia for Climate Business. (c) Provision of advisory, training and mentoring services, information and resources to Ethiopian companies, in particular to SMEs developing innovative approaches to address local climate change challenges. (d) Provision of Proof of Concept Grants for carrying out early stage business concepts to eligible Beneficiaries. (e) Institutional and capacity building of the Ethiopia CIC for carrying out the Project. (f) Development of market reports and case studies on climate technology sectors and opportunities. (g) Development and maintenance of a climate technology product database for producers and consumers. -5- SCHEDULE 2 Project Execution Section 1. Institutional and Other Arran2ements A. Institutional Arrangements 1. The Recipient represents and warrants that it is duly registered in accordance with the laws of Ethiopia; that it is duly organized and authorized to conduct business and carry out obligations pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding; that it has authority to sign this Agreement and carry out the Project through HOAREC and cause MetaMeta, Maxwell Stamp PLC, and the Climate Science Center to coordinate in implementation of the Project activities; that it has full capacity to be bound by the obligations contained herein; and to carry out, the Project in accordance with this Agreement. 2. The Recipient is vested with the overall responsibility for management and oversight of Project implementation, and shall: (a) Establish by no later than one (1) year after the date of countersignature of this Agreement by the Recipient, and maintain throughout the period of implementation of the Project, the Ethiopia CIC in accordance with the Ethiopia CIC Business Plan and the Establishment and Management of a Climate Innovation Center in Ethiopia Proposal, and to the satisfaction of the World Bank. If any activity in the Ethiopia CIC Business Plan and the Establishment and Management of a Climate Innovation Center Proposal is inconsistent with an activity in the Annual Work Plan, the Project implementation team will make reference to such activity in the agreed Annual Work Plan. (b) Ensure that the CIC Steering Committee is established and thereafter maintained for the duration of the Project, comprising representatives of the Ethiopia CIC development partners (donors), the Project partners, Member Country's: (i) Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and Ministry of Forest and Environment (and others as deemed necessary); and (ii) private sector and other relevant stakeholders, all with a composition, resources, qualifications and terms of reference satisfactory to the World Bank. -6- (c) Cause: (i) HOAREC to maintain overall responsibility of overseeing and managing implementation of the Project, make available the funds granted for the Project to other entities in accordance with the Establishment and Management of a Climate Innovation Center in Ethiopia Proposal and Annual Work Plan, and administer and report on the use of Project funds in a transparent and efficient manner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (ii) Maxwell Stamp PLC to inter alia provide, subject to the necessary inputs to do so: (a) business advisory services for CIC client SMEs, CIC management services; (b) technical advice to the Recipient on procurement, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation aspect of the Project implementation; (c) expertise on access to national and international networks of private sector development and agribusiness; (d) expertise on women's access to finance in the Member Country; and (e) coordinate and provide support in carrying out Proof of Concept Grant management under the Project; (iii) MetaMeta to inter alia provide business advisory services for CIC client SMEs, facilitate CIC partnerships with international institutions, facilitate access to the required clean energy, green economy and climate smart agriculture expertise, and conduct marketing and communications and knowledge management for the Project; and (iv) The Climate Science Center to inter alia conduct public policy research and analysis, facilitate CIC partnerships with institutions in Ethiopia's regions and provide research on the climate change impacts and climate technology markets in Ethiopia for the Project, to the satisfaction of the World Bank, in accordance with the Annual Work Plan. (d) Establish, by no later than six (6) months after the date of countersignature of this Agreement and maintain throughout the period of implementation of the Project, a free and publicly accessible computer database on climate technology and companies in Ethiopia, in a manner and substance satisfactory to the Work Bank. -7- (e) Establish, by no later than twelve (12) months after the date of countersignature of this Agreement and maintain throughout the period of implementation of the Project, two (2) hubs at the subnational level by partnering with local organizations to promote climate innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities throughout Ethiopia. (f) Appoint, by no later than three (3) months after the date of countersignature of this Agreement and maintain throughout the period of implementation of the Project, a managing director, under terms of reference satisfactory to the World Bank, who shall be assisted by competent personnel, recruited under terms of reference acceptable to the World Bank in sufficient numbers, including inter-alia a business advisory services director, an access to finance director, one or more personnel responsible for ensuring social and environmental safeguards, financial management personnel, and one or more procurement specialists, vested with such functions, powers, financial resources and competencies, satisfactory to the World Bank, as shall be required to achieve its purposes and mandate. (g) Provide, by no later than three (3) months after the date of countersignature of this Agreement, an evidence of training provided to the financial management and account staff of the Recipient on World Bank financial management and account procedures. 3. The Recipient shall appoint, by no later than three (3) months after the countersignature date of this Agreement, and thereafter retain throughout the period of implementation of the Project, an experienced and qualified external auditor, acceptable to the World Bank, under terms of reference satisfactory to the World Bank, to carry out the internal audits of the Project. 4. To support alignment with the Ethiopian government's Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy, the Recipient shall: (a) by no later than October 1 of each year, provide to the CRGE Management Committee the detailed Annual Work Plan for review and comment; (b) not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, provide to the CRGE Management Committee interim unaudited financial reports for the Project, covering the quarter; and (c) as and when requested by the CRGE Management Committee, participate in CRGE Management Committee meetings to receive strategic guidance and direction on the Annual Work Plan including financial plans for the coming year. -8- B. Annual Work Plan The Recipient shall: (a) prepare, under terms of reference satisfactory to the World Bank, and furnish to the World Bank not later than December 1 (one) in each calendar year, for the World Bank's consideration, a proposed detailed Annual Work Plan setting out a time-bound program of Project activities by component and sub-component for the following year, including: (i) a forecast of the funds required for their implementation, and the respective financing sources; (ii) an update of the Project's disbursement profile; and (iii) the Project indicators to be achieved during the year covered by each said plan; and (b) thereafter, shall implement with due diligence and efficiency such plan as shall have been agreed by the World Bank. C. Proof of Concept Grants 1 . No Proof of Concept Grant shall be eligible for financing out of the proceeds of the Grant unless a Proof of Concept Grant application has been prepared and submitted to Ethiopia CIC, and the review of proposals and award of the Proof of Concept Grant have been undertaken by the Recipient, in accordance with the guidelines, procedures and selection criteria set forth in the Proof of Concept Procedural Manual, and in form and substance satisfactory to the World Bank. 2. In evaluating each Proof of Concept Grant application, consideration shall be given to the applicant's capacity to carry out, manage and maintain the Proof of Concept Grant in conformity with appropriate administrative, financial, technical, environmental and managerial standards. 3. The amount of each Proof of Concept Grant shall be determined in accordance with provisions of the Proof of Concept Procedural Manual, and shall not exceed Ethiopia Birr one (1) million five hundred thousand (Br 1,500,000). 4. No Proof of Concept Grant shall be made to finance expenditures pertaining to or involving: (a) a military or paramilitary purpose; (b) civil works for government administration or religious purposes; (c) the manufacture or use of environmentally hazardous goods (including asbestos, pesticides and herbicides), arms or drugs; (d) the manufacture or use of dynamite; (e) the production, processing, handling, storage or sale of tobacco or products containing tobacco; (f) activities within a nature reserve or any other area designated by the Ethiopian Government for the management and/or the protection of biodiversity, except -9- with the prior written approval of Ethiopia's agency responsible for the management and/or protection of such area; (g) land reclamation covering an area in excess of fifty (50) hectares; (h) alterations to river courses; (i) new irrigation facilities covering an area in excess of fifty (50) hectares; and (j) the construction of water retaining or storage structures of a capacity greater than ten thousand (10,000) cubic meters, or having a retaining wall of ten (10) meters or more; or any other purpose that would not be consistent with, or that would not facilitate the realization of the objective of the Project. D. Sub-grant Agreements 1 . To facilitate the carrying out of the Proof of Concept Grants under the Project, the Recipient shall make the proceeds of the Grant allocated from time to time to the selected Beneficiaries under a sub-grant agreement ("Sub-grant Agreement") between the Recipient and the Beneficiary, under terms and conditions approved by the World Bank, which shall include the following, namely: (a) carry out the Proof of Concept Grants in accordance with the provisions of the Sub-grant Agreement and in accordance with the Anti-Corruption Guidelines and any environmental management plan as needed as part of the ESMF; (b) procure goods and services to be financed out of the proceeds of the Proof of Concept Grants in accordance with the provisions of Section III of this Schedule 2, and use the same exclusively in the carrying out of the Proof of Concept Grants; (c) take all action, including the provision of funds, facilities, services and other resources, necessary or appropriate for the carrying out of the Proof of Concept Grants; (d) not take or permit to be taken any action which would prevent or interfere with the carrying out of the Proof of Concept Grants; (e) not amend, suspend, abrogate, repeal, waive any provision of the Sub- grant Agreement without prior approval of the World Bank; and (f) make Proof of Concept Grants in accordance with Part (B) of Section (1) of Schedule (2) of this Agreement. 2. The Recipient shall exercise its rights under the Sub-grant Agreement in such manner as to protect the interests of the Recipient and the World Bank and to accomplish the purposes of the Grant. Except as the World Bank shall otherwise agree, the Beneficiary shall not assign, amend, abrogate or waive the Sub-grant Agreement or any of its provisions. -10- E. Memorandum of Understanding 1. The Recipient shall cause the Project to be carried out in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding, in a manner and substance satisfactory the World Bank (provided, however, that in case of any conflict between the implementation arrangements and procedures set out in the Memorandum of Understanding and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail) and, except as the World Bank shall otherwise agree in writing, shall not amend, abrogate or waive any provision of the Memorandum of Understanding. 2. The Recipient shall exercise its rights under the Memorandum of Understanding in such manner as to protect the interests of the Recipient, Member Country, and the World Bank and to accomplish the purposes of the Grant. F. Safeguards 1. The Recipient shall ensure that: (i) the Project, including Proof of Concept Grants under the Project, is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Management Framework; (ii) in those cases when a site specific environmental management plan is required for a Proof of Concept Grant pursuant to provisions of the ESMF, such a plan, satisfactory to the World Bank, is prepared and publically disclosed prior to approval of the respective Proof of Concept Grant to be financed from the proceeds of the Grant; and (iii) no Proof of Concept Grants which are likely to have significant adverse environmental or social impacts that are sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented are selected for financing under the Project. 2. Except as the Recipient and the World Bank may otherwise agree in writing, the Recipient shall not abrogate, amend, repeal, suspend, waive or otherwise fail to enforce the provisions of the ESMF, and/or the environmental management plan. 3. In case of any conflict between the terms of the ESMF, and/or the environmental management plans and those of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. G. Anti-Corruption The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the "Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants", dated October 15, 2006, and revised in January 2011 ("Anti-Corruption Guidelines"). -11- H. Donor Visibility and Visit I. The Recipient shall take or cause to be taken all such measures as the World Bank may reasonably request to identify publicly the Donors' support for the Project. 2. For the purposes of Section 2.09 of the Standard Conditions, the Recipient shall, upon the World Bank's request, take all measures required on its part to enable the representatives of the Donors to visit any part of the Member Country's territory for purposes related to the Project. Section II. Proiect Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation A. Project Reports; Completion Report 1. The Recipient shall monitor and evaluate the progress of the Project and prepare Project Reports in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06 of the Standard Conditions and on the basis of indicators acceptable to the World Bank. Each Project Report shall cover the period of one (1) calendar year, and shall be furnished to the World Bank not later than one (1) month after the end of the period covered by such report. 2. The Recipient shall prepare the Completion Report in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06 of the Standard Conditions. The Completion Report shall be furnished to the World Bank not later than six (6) months after the Closing Date. B. Financial Management; Financial Reports; Audits I. The Recipient shall ensure that a financial management system is maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07 of the Standard Conditions. 2. The Recipient shall ensure that interim unaudited financial reports for the Project are prepared and furnished to the World Bank not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, covering the quarter, in form and substance satisfactory to the World Bank. 3. The Recipient shall have its Financial Statements for the Project audited in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07(b) of the Standard Conditions. Each audit of the Financial Statements shall cover the period of one (1) fiscal year of the Recipient. The audited Financial Statements for each period shall be furnished to the World Bank not later than six (6) months after the end of such period. -12- Section III. Procurement A. General 1. Procurement and Consultant Guidelines. All goods, works, non-consulting- services and consultants' services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Grant shall be procured in accordance with the requirements set forth or referred to in: (a) Section I of the "Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non- consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" dated January 2011 ("Procurement Guidelines") in the case of goods, works and non-consulting services, and Sections I and IV of the "Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" dated January 2011 ("Consultant Guidelines") in the case of consultants' services; and (b) the provisions of this Section III, as the same shall be elaborated in the procurement plan prepared and updated from time to time by the Recipient for the Project in accordance with paragraph 1.18 of the Procurement Guidelines and paragraph 1.25 of the Consultant Guidelines ("Procurement Plan"). 2. Definitions. The capitalized terms used below in this Section to describe particular procurement methods or methods of review by the World Bank of particular contracts, refer to the corresponding method described in Sections 11 and III of the Procurement Guidelines, or Sections II, III, IV and V of the Consultant Guidelines, as the case may be. B. Particular Methods of Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services International Competitive Bidding. Goods, works and non-consulting services shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and Shopping. C. Particular Methods of Procurement of Consultants' Services 1. Quality- and Cost-based Selection. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, consultants' services shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of Quality- and Cost-based Selection. 2. Other Methods of Procurement of Consultants' Services. The following methods, other than Quality- and Cost-based Selection, may be used for procurement of consultants' services for those assignments which are specified in the Procurement Plan: (a) Selection based on Consultants' Qualifications; and (b) Selection of Individual Consultants. D. Review by the World Bank of Procurement Decisions The Procurement Plan shall set forth those contracts which shall be subject to the World Bank's Prior Review. All other contracts shall be subject to Post Review by the World Bank. Section IV. Withdrawal of Grant Proceeds A. General 1. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with the provisions of: (a) Article III of the Standard Conditions; (b) this Section; and (c) such additional instructions as the World Bank may specify by notice to the Recipient (including the "World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects" dated May 2006, as revised from time to time by the World Bank and as made applicable to this Agreement pursuant to such instructions), to finance Eligible Expenditures as set forth in the table in paragraph 2 below. 2. The following table specifies the categories of Eligible Expenditures that may be financed out of the proceeds of the Grant ("Category"), the allocations of the amounts of the Grant to each Category, and the percentage of expenditures to be financed for Eligible Expenditures in each Category: Percentage of Expenditures to Amount of the be Financed Grant Allocated (inclusive) of Category (expressed in USD) Taxes) (1) Goods, works, non-consulting 4,000,000 100 % services, consultants' services, Operating Costs, and Training and Workshops (2) Proof of Concept Grants 1,000,000 100 % TOTAL AMOUNT 5,000,000 3. For the purpose of this Section: (i) the term: -14- (a) "Operating Costs" means the operating costs incurred on account of the implementation of the Project including maintenance of vehicles, fuel, equipment, office supplies, rental charges, utilities, consumables, bank charges, advertising expenses, insurance, travel, per diems, and accommodation, but excluding salaries of civil servants; and (b) "Training and Workshops" means the costs associated with training and workshops carried out under the Project including travel and subsistence costs for workshop and training participants, costs associated with securing the services of workshop speakers and trainers, rental of workshop and training facilities, preparation and reproduction of workshop and training materials, and other costs directly related to workshop and training course preparation and implementation. B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period 1 . Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section no withdrawal shall be made: (a) for payments made prior to the date of countersignature of this Agreement; and (b) under Category (2) above until the Recipient has prepared and adopted a Proof of Concept Procedural Manual for selection of Proof of Concept Grants, in form and substance satisfactory to the World Bank, which shall include inter-alia, written guidelines, procedures and selection criteria for accepting and selecting Proof of Concept Grant proposals. 2. The Closing Date referred to in Section 3.06(c) of the Standard Conditions is May 31, 2016. -15- APPENDIX Definitions 1. "Annual Work Plan" means the plan referred to in Section 1.B of Schedule 2 to this Agreement prepared by the Recipient setting out a time-bound program of Project activities by component and sub-component for the following year. 2. "Anti-Corruption Guidelines" means the "Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants", dated October 15, 2006, and revised in January 2011. 3. "Beneficiary" means the SMEs (as hereinafter defined), selected in accordance with the selection criteria and terms and conditions further described in the Proof of Concept Procedural Manual, and Beneficiaries mean more than one Beneficiary. 4. "Category" means a category set forth in the table in Section IV of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 5. "CIC Steering Committee" means the steering committee identified by the Recipient in consultation with the Member Country with a role to provide strategic and technical guidance to the Recipient to implement the Project, established in accordance with Section 1.A.2(b) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 6. "Climate Business" means those enterprises engaged in business activities that support either mitigation or adaptation to changing climate conditions, primarily working in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy access, water access, climate adaptation and agribusiness. 7. "Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy" or the acronym "CRGE Strategy" means the set of policies and the financing facility established by the Member Country to facilitate a sound approach to grow its economy. 8. "Climate Science Center" means a climate science unit, established and operating as an integral part of the College of Natural Sciences of the Addis Ababa University, or any successor thereto, acceptable to the World Bank. 9. "Consultant Guidelines" means the "Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" published by the Bank in January 2011. 10. "CRGE Management Committee" means the official body established within the Member Country's Ministry of Finance, with the role to oversee the implementation of the Member Country's CRGE Strategy. -16- 11. "Environmental and Social Management Framework" or "ESMF" means the Environmental and Social Management Framework, dated October 30, 2013, prepared and adopted by the Recipient for the Project setting forth the mitigating, monitoring and institutional measures to be taken during the implementation and operation of the Project to offset or reduce adverse environmental or social impacts to acceptable levels, and setting forth policies and procedures for environmental screening of Proof of Concept Grants, for conducting environmental and social assessments and specifying requirements for environmental and social mitigation measures to be included, as necessary, in site-specific environmental management plans. 12. "Establishment and Management of a Climate Innovation Center Proposal" means the proposal prepared by the Recipient and submitted to infoDev, dated October 2012. 13. "Ethiopia CIC Business Plan" means the plan "Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center (CIC), A Business Plan for the financing and implementation of a CIC in Ethiopia", dated November 3, 2010. 14. "Ethiopia CIC" means the Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center to be established under Part (a) of the Project. 15. "Maxwell Stamp PLC" means the registered organization at Abbot's Court, 34 Farringdon Lane London EC IR 3AX, United Kingdom, or any successor thereto, acceptable to the World Bank. 16. "Memorandum of Understanding" means the memorandum of understanding signed among The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network, Maxwell Stamp PLC, Meta Meta, and the Climate Science Center, dated November 15, 2013, as amended from time to time to the satisfaction of the World Bank. 17. "MetaMeta" means the registered organization at Violenstraat 1, 5241aj Rosmalen, the Netherlands, or any successor thereto, acceptable to the World Bank. 18. "Procurement Guidelines" means the "Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" published by the Bank in January 2011. 19. "Procurement Plan" means the Recipient's procurement plan for the Project, dated September 18, 2013 and referred to in paragraph 1.18 of the Procurement Guidelines and paragraph 1.25 of the Consultant Guidelines, as the same shall be updated from time to time in accordance with the provisions of said paragraphs. -17- 20. "Proof of Concept Grant" means a sub-grant provided by the Ethiopia CIC under a Sub-grant Agreement to the selected Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Proof of Concept Procedural Manual. 21. "Proof of Concept Procedural Manual" means the procedural manual prepared by the Recipient, in form and substance satisfactory to the World Bank, which shall inter-alia include the criteria for identification, eligibility, registration and selection of Beneficiaries; implementation requirements for Proof of Concept Grants and a template setting out the required arrangements between the Recipient and each Beneficiary, the implementations and supervision of the Proof of Concept Grant funds and setting forth the mitigation, monitoring and institutional measures to be taken during the implementation and operation of the Project to offset or reduce adverse environmental or social impacts to levels acceptable to the World Bank. 22. "SME" means small and medium enterprises in Ethiopia. 23. "Standard Conditions" means "Standard Conditions for Grants Made by the World Bank Out of Various Funds, dated February 15, 2012." 24. "Sub-grant Agreement" means agreements signed between the Recipient and a selected Beneficiary for the purpose of provision of Proof of Concept Grants under the Project. 25. "The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network" or the acronym "HOAREC" means an autonomous unit within the Addis Ababa University system that specializes in environmental concerns and sustainable development options in the Horn of Africa Region at Addis Ababa University, College of Natural Sciences, Arat Kilo, Graduate Program Building, 9 I floor, room 903, Arada sub-city, Kebele 13, PO Box 80773, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, or any successor thereto, acceptable to the World Bank.