Stop TB Partnership

Transitional Funding Mechanism

TFM deadline is 31 March 2012

If you have queries to the Global Fund Secretariat, please use this email to contact them (answer should come within 3 days) proposals@theglobalfund.org

List of Transitional Funding Mechanism potential TB applicant countries

AFRO - Benin AFRO - Botswana AFRO - Burundi AFRO - Malawi AFRO - Mozambique AFRO - Sierra Leone AFRO - Tanzania AFRO - Togo AFRO - Zambia AMRO - Guatemala EMRO - Egypt EMRO - Pakistan EMRO - Sudan South EMRO - Syria

EURO - Azerbaijan EURO - Kazakhstan EURO - Republic of Moldova EURO - Romania EURO - Tajikistan EURO - Uzbekistan SEARO - Bhutan SEARO - Myanmar SEARO - Sri Lanka SEARO - Timor-Leste WPRO - Multi Western Pacific WPRO - Papua New Guinea

Dates to Remember

31 March 2012	Deadline for Applications
End-February to March 2012	Online Mock TRP Reviews per country
April - May 2012	Proposals screened by the Global Fund for applicant eligibility and completeness
June	Reviews of proposals by Technical Review Panel
July 2012	Board endorsement of Technical Review Panel’s recommendations
2012/13 on a Rolling basis	Board funding decisions (after grant negotiations)

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GF Eligibility Criteria

Do you know the GF policy of (eligibility, counterpart financing and prioritization) for TFM?

Do you want to check your (Eligibility) and your chances during prioritization Process?

Application form and Guidelines

Now that you know all this, you can start with the application preparation process. Here are the GF R11 application form and guidelines

How to prepare a successful proposal

1. To make your proposal as successful as possible, you need to tailor the global recommendations and strategies to your country or regional context. To prepare a robust proposal please see the following documents:
   • infor note from GF
   • guidance from aidspan
   • Stop TB document from R11 the principles of which can be applied to TFM
2. Do you want to have your proposal focused on some of the technical areas below? Here is additional guidance:
   Advocacy and Communication [.PDF]
   Childhood TB [.PDF]
   Community-based Activities [.PDF]
   CSS [.PDF]
   Laboratories [.PDF]
   MDR-TB [.PDF]
   TB/HIV [.PDF]
   TB & Human Rights [.PDF]
3. Do you want to have an operational research component in your proposal? This is a document that gives guidance [.PDF].
4. Without the most appropriate indicators, your proposal will fail. Do you know how to choose the most relevant indicators? Consult this M&E toolkit.
5. Your budget should fit with the gap analysis, with your objectives and activities. Do you need guidance in preparing your budget? (Coming Soon)
6. Global Fund Information Notes
   Other GF Guidance

Proposals Review

1. Do you know how your proposal will be evaluated?
2. Are you concerned about the TRP Review Process and want to see what they are looking for?
The TRP undertakes its review against the following technical criteria:
1. Soundness of approach;
2. Feasibility;
3. Potential for sustainability and impact; and
4. Value for money
In line with Board approved policy, the TRP will:
1. make determinations of compliance with respect to the following:
1. Recent Funding;
2. Proposal Focus; and
3. Counterpart Financing; and
2. prioritize proposals recommended for funding in the Targeted Funding pool.

"If the TRP determines that a proposal is not compliant with the (···) counterpart financing requirements, the TRP shall reject the proposal on this basis."

3. The TRP is advising you. Click here for the full report from Round 10
   Info Note on MOST COMMON WEAKNESSES IDENTIFIED BY THE TRP IN ROUND 10 PROPOSALS
   TRP Tips (Coming soon)

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More on R11 preparation can be found on in the following places:

• The Global Fund's website
• WHO grant support and guidance on GF application
• TB TEAM