CEPF Regional Implementation Team (RIT)
Duration: Five Years
October 2014 – September 2019
Grant Amount: US $1,500,000
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Expressions of Interest
due: 17 July 2014
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Request for Proposals (RfP) release: 18 July 2014
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Proposals due: 29 August 2014
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Submit to: cepfmadoi@conservation.org
Caveat: The RIT is not eligible to receive any other CEPF grants
in the hotspot!
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Terms of Reference
Component 1: Coordinate CEPF investment in the hotspot
Component 5: Establish and coordinate a process for large
grant (>$20,000) proposal solicitation and review
Component 6: Manage
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Component 7: Monitor
and evaluate the impact of CEPF’s
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large and small grants
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Component 8: Reporting
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Terms of Reference
Component 2: Support the mainstreaming of biodiversity into
public policies and private sector business practices
Component 3: Communicate the CEPF investment throughout
the hotspot
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Component 4: Build
capacity of local civil society
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Two Separate Agreements to One RIT
RIT Grant Agreement
• $1,500,000; staff; travel; all the components of the terms
of reference
• RIT coordinates awards of large grants
• Large grants are agreements between Conservation
International and
the recipient
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• Cash flows 4.75”
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Small Grant Fund Agreement
• Per Component 6
• CEPF provides approximately $800,000 to RIT (in several
phases)
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• RIT manages the solicitation
award
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• Small grants are agreements between the RIT and the
recipient
• Cash flows from RIT bank account to recipient
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The Job of the RIT
Total
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Less
$7,500,000 (but possibly more)
$1,500,000 for the RIT
$ 800,000 (approximate) for small grants
$5,200,000 remaining
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$100,000  50+ large grants
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Small grant maximum
is $20,000
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$800,000 for small grants  minimum of 40 small grants
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Management Approach for the RIT
The placement and movement of people and resources across the
hotspot in order to make 65 awards, supervise them, and make them
into a cohesive whole
Work backward:
• How many proposals lead to 80+ awards? 200?
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proposals and advises on awards?
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Timing: Most awards are made in Year 2, Year 3, and Year 4
Strategy for awards?
• All KBAs and all technical areas
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• By technical area (strategic direction)?
• Large, high capacity organizations first, then smaller
groups?
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The Fun of the RIT: Components 2, 3, 4
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Engage the public sector (national and local government)
Engage the private sector
Mainstream conservation into policy and practice
Build capacity of individual groups
Build capacity of the civil society sector
Communicate the
CEPF message to stakeholders, media,
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and donors 4.75” x 6.33”
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• Promote a long-term
vision for the hotspot
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Questions for an Organization to Consider
Do we want this role or would we rather implement projects?
How much does it cost to do Components 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and who,
specifically, in our organization will do them?
How much does it cost to do Components 2, 3, 4? Does our
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organization have the
skills to do these, or do we need
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individual experts
or other
organizational partners?
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How to cover thex:geographical
Mauritius, Seychelles: potentially a small number of projects.
Comoros a bit more. How to make sure adequate manpower
and expertise is mobilized for these countries?
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Engaging regionally (including Reunion, Mayotte): does our
organization have the skills, or do we need organizational
partners, or do we need to set up another mechanism?
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