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The relevant Technical Sub-Committees for the thematic window (see ‘governance’ above for an explanation) will assess submitted Concept Notes against the substantive goals of the Fund under that theme, as elaborated in the Terms of Reference. The Convenor of each Technical Sub-Committee will facilitate a discussion amongst members, to ensure a consistent approach to the technical assessment.

Technical Sub-Committee members will also apply a set of design criteria that relate to the broader goals and strategy of the MDG Achievement Fund. These include the impact, sustainability and ‘scalability’ of the proposed intervention, its overall strategy, alignment with UN reform goals and the quality of its monitoring and evaluation framework. More details on these design criteria are annexed to the guidance on preparing Concept Notes. Technical Sub-Committee members who have been personally involved in the development of a Concept Note will recuse themselves from the assessment of that application.

The Convenor of the Technical Sub-Committees will provide a technical recommendation to the Steering Committee on behalf of Sub-Committee members from the following options:

• Suitable;
• Not recommended in its present form but encouraged to resubmit following major revision; or
• Unsuitable.

Revised Concept Notes (following recommendation 2 above) can be resubmitted in a subsequent RfP round, if the relevant Thematic Window remains open.  

The Fund Secretariat will also undertake an analysis of applications recommended by the Technical Sub-Committees, in terms of any Fund-wide strategy considerations that the Steering Committee may have identified in advance.

The Steering Committee will meet after the closure of an RfP round to review the recommendations of the Technical Sub-Committees. The Steering Committee will approve an ‘indicative’ budget on the basis of the Concept Note and the recommendations of the Technical Sub-Committee. Steering Committee approval will be transmitted to the Resident Coordinator who should then proceed with the full formulation process.