A grant facility should use available information on project and MCA timelines to screen projects. Future grant facilities’ operations manuals should develop a minimum timeline for the call for proposals (CFP) process and awards. Additionally, project timelines are often available by country or by technology from a wide variety of sources that detail the expected timeline to complete the project cycle. These two pieces of information can help the grant facility determine which projects stand a good chance of meeting the facility deadline. In turn, that information can be used to inform the CFP, short listing, and award processes to avoid wasting valuable screening time and better target projects that have a reasonable chance of moving to completion. MCC is working on a leveraged grant facility guidance document that will help address these concerns.
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