Assess grant programs critically. Careful consideration that grants making programs are appropriate and not market disruptive, borne out of many and multiple discussions such as those that the MCC and MCG teams had when developing the process for selection and evaluation of the ADA program, is now being more formally addressed at MCC. In 2013, MCC started the process of developing guidance building on the ADA experience, including the importance of establishing clear eligibility and selection criteria for awards and the necessity of performance monitoring capacity of grants management teams. In addition, in response to finding the right private-public balance, more recent grant making activities in MCC compacts such as Zambia and Indonesia also have co-funding requirements.
Lesson Learned