These guidelines apply to the Caribbean and Pacific small islands developing states (SIDS) that intend to access GPE education sector program implementation grant (ESPIG) through a regional approach.

These countries share a basic set of challenges associated with the size of their economies and geographical location which has significant implications on their capacity, including bandwidth to deal with transactions associated with accessing and implementing development grants.

To facilitate these countries’ access to GPE funds, these guidelines adapt to their unique contexts the GPE funding model requirements, application processes, and policy on education sector program implementation grants.