1. DEC: Budget allocation
Angela Samuel, Deputy Chair, APMP DEC
17th APMP DEC Meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia – 2nd & 4th Nov 2008

2. Guidelines for funding
Applications must be submitted two or more months prior to the relevant activity
DEC requests to DEN Directors re: participation by key staff in relevant activities (e.g., coordinators/participants in comparisons)
Approval process:
applications must address agreed DEC criteria,
evaluations are undertaken by DEC WG and are either endorsed at the DEC level or, where appropriate (see DEC Terms of Reference), recommendations are submitted to APMP EC for endorsement
Approvals will identify the nature of available support – e.g., which activities and what level of support is approved for each activity (e.g., class of travel)
Where applications are endorsed, quotations of relevant costs are submitted to the DEC WG for approval (together with bank details for funds transfer) and either:
the DEC WG advises the APMP Treasurer of payments required; OR
applicants submit invoices to the APMP Treasurer for reimbursement following the activity.

3. Criteria for funding APMP projects
Expert or EC endorsement (if applicable) (required)
NMI management endorsement (required)
Clearly stated objectives/outcomes (required)
Potential impact
Probability of success
Completion of any identified preparatory and reporting/evaluation tasks (required)
Level of funding provided by NMIs (highly desirable)
Fit with strategic plans of a number of DENs
APMP/DEC Strategic Plan priority
Level of development of economies (Classification)
History of successful uptake of assistance (DEC WG evaluation)
Possibility of coordinating assistance/linkage with other assistance (duplication vs building on vs collaboration)