| Who |
What |
Outcome |
Timing
(days) |
Strategic Orientation |
| 1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) and People's Republic of China (PRC) |
Meet to set strategic directions |
Agreed steps forward |
Annually |
| 2. ADB and PRC |
Meet to review progress and agree on major changes in scope |
Agreed steps forward |
As needed |
Concept Development |
| 3. ADB Departments, Developing Member Countries (DMCs) |
Propose project concepts up to $500,000. (normally at two fixed times during year) |
Initial concept paper |
2 |
| 4. Fund coordinator in OREI |
Screen the initial proposal and recommend to the PRC Fund committee for initial concurrence; information copy sent to the PRC |
OREI recommendation |
2 |
| 5. Regional Cooperation and Poverty Reduction Fund (PRC Fund) committee: staff from departments, Resident Missions (RMs), chaired by PRC Fund coordinator |
Provide concept clearance |
Initial concurrence sent to the PRC for endorsement |
2 |
PRC Endorsement |
| 6. PRC |
Provide endorsement |
Concept endorsed or disapproved |
21 |
Processing |
| 7. PRC Fund coordinator, originating department |
Follow up with originating department or resident mission to help prepare final project paper |
PRC Fund project paper |
7 |
| 8. ADB departments |
Request comments |
Interdepartmental comments |
7 |
| 9. Originating department |
Obtain concurrence and/or approval from the government(s) concerned |
DMC concurrence |
14 |
| 10. PRC coordinator |
Check the compliance of the PRC Fund project paper against the initial concept clearance |
OREI compliance |
2 |
| 11. Originating department |
Send project paper to Office of the Secretary for editing |
Edited paper |
7 |
| 12. Originating department |
Forward PRC Fund paper to Director General (for proposals up to $0.1 million), Vice-President (for proposals up to $0.4 million), or President (for proposals up to $1 million) for approval |
Approval |
7 |
Implementation |
| 13. Originating department |
Sign any required letter of agreement; take responsibility for implementation |
Letter(s) of agreement, consultant contracts, project reports |
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