The documents below serve as a guide for partner countries in preparing applications and budgets before requesting a grant from the Global Partnership for Education. They are grouped by category and include a compilation of guidelines, terms of reference, application forms and policies. Reporting and budget templates are also available.
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General Resources
- Guide: How GPE works in partner countries
Note: this replaces the more detailed "Country-level process guide", which is being revised and will be available shortly - Methodological guidelines for education sector analysis. Volume 1
- Methodological guidelines for education sector analysis. Volume 2
- Guidelines for education sector plan preparation
- Guidelines for transitional education plan preparation
- Guidelines for education sector plan appraisal
- Guidelines for transitional education plan appraisal
- Practical guide for effective joint sector reviews in the education sector
- Terms of reference for coordinating agencies
- Policy and communications protocols on misuse of GPE trust funds
- Conflict resolution procedures
- Guidance for developing gender-responsive education sector plans
- GPE funding model requirements matrix
- Funding model requirement matrix - Domestic financing annex
- Protocol for media outreach in partner countries
- Terms of reference for GPE Secretariat's country-level engagement
- Minimum standards for grant agentsNew
Education sector plan development grants - ESPDG
- Terms of reference for grant agents - ESPDGNew
- Guidelines education sector plan development grants
- Application for education sector plan development grants
- Timeline and budget roadmap
- Template for completion report of education sector plan development grants
Program development grants - PDG
- Guidelines for program development grants
- Application for program development grants
- Budget template
- Template for completion report of program development grants
Education sector program implementation grants - ESPIG
- Timeline and milestones calendars for partner countries submitting applications to access GPE implementation grants
- Standard selection process for grant agents
- Terms of reference for GPE grant agents - ESPIG
- Guidelines for education sector program implementation grants
- Application for education sector program implementation grants
- Policy on education sector program implementation grants
- Guidance on division of indicative allocations for program Implementation grants in federal states
- Request for additional supervision fees for education sector program implementation grants
- Guidance note on ESPIG progress and implementation completion reports for grant agents
- Standardized progress reporting template (ESPIG and Multiplier ESPIGs)
- Guidance note on GPE variable part financing
- GPE funding model requirements matrix - Regional ESPIGNew
Additional maximum country allocation
- Application form for additional maximum country allocation
- Guidelines for applying for an additional maximum country allocation
GPE Multiplier grants
- Timeline and milestones calendar to submit applications to access the GPE Multiplier
- Form for expression of interest to obtain a GPE Multiplier allocation
- Guidelines for GPE Multiplier education sector program implementation grant
- Application form for a GPE Multiplier education sector program implementation grant
- Guidance to evaluate expressions of interest for the GPE Multiplier