May 2018 – The Global Partnership for Education Secretariat approved the following grant:

US$235,076 for the Republic of Marshall Islands to develop a new education sector plan

The education sector plan development grant (ESPDG) for the Republic of Marshall Islands will support the development of the new education sector plan (ESP), which will encompass all educational bodies and sectors found within the ministry of education. The ESP will be the first sector wide plan developed through a participatory approach, and will include evidence from the education sector analysis.

The Asian Development Bank has been nominated by the local education group to be the grant agent on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Marshall Islands.  

Education Sector Plan Development Grants from the Global Partnership for Education are intended to help countries perform strategic, consultative and analytical work to develop or revise their sector plan. The maximum amount is US$500,000, of which US$250,000 is reserved for education sector analysis, and the remainder can be used for additional studies or to develop sector plan.