JAPAN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND - GRANT PROPOSAL FY09 ROUND 28 A. Basic Information A.1 Beneficiary Country South Asia A.2 Grant Recipient The Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) A.3 Name and Address of Implementing Agency Partnership for Transparency Fund 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1210 Washington, DC 20036 USA Email: www.partnershipfortransparency.info Website: www.ptfund.org A.4 Is the Implementing Agency a Government No entity? #(in case of joint implementation by government and NGO(s), please provide details on the legal status of each agency under Grant Implementation Arrangements below) A.5 Administrator International Development Association A.6 Grant Name Round 28 - South Asia - Engaging the Poor for Good Governance and Fighting Corruption in South Asia A.7 Grant Amount in USD (includes incremental 3,000,000 Bank costs) A.8 Does this grant proposal qualify for the No special allocation for Africa? B. Grant Development Objectives The key objective of the proposed Grant is to enhance the development impact, sustainability and client ownership of pro-poor projects in Bangladesh, India and Nepal financed by the World Bank, by promoting civil society organization engagement, experience and capacity to demand better governance. CSO engagement in project design and implementation will enhance project transparency and accountability and long-term citizen commitment. C. Eligible Expenditures List all applicable eligible expenditures below in one or more categories as necessary. Eligible expenditures include consultant services (including audits), local training and workshops, small civil works, goods, sub-grants and incremental Bank costs. Category Amount (US. Dollars) Percentage of Percentage of Grant Expenditures to be Amount Financed OTHER 2,175,000 100% 73% GOODS 30,000 100% 1% CONSULTING 465,000 100% 16% TRAINING 150,000 100% 5% OPERATING COSTS 30,000 100% 1% Total Grant to Recipient 2,850,000 Incremental Bank Cost 150,000 5% Total Grant Amount 3,000,000 1