Next Step

Work has now been completed to put in place a tiered, grant-making structure. This explicitly differentiates:

• Grants for national policy advocacy and development.
• Regional grant portfolios, consisting of block grants to CFs for work with civil society, and complementary technical assistance to local government.
• Grants for the Ministry of Forestry and other Government of Indonesia agencies to engage with policy innovation and development on the ground.
• Strategic small grants to support tactical activities including workshops and publications.

Working through the CFs also allows for more effective small-granting at the local level, with institutions not otherwise able to handle the complexity of a centrally-managed programme such as MFP.

Work continues to develop a dedicated strategy for each grant window through a process of regional and national consultations.

Learning from the experience of MFP1, systems are also being developed for:

• Routine documentation, monitoring and evaluation; amongst other, the Partnership Appraisal/Project Approval Committee responsible for approving grants will play an active role in reviewing major grants and grant portfolios on a six-monthly basis.
• Institutional development of partners, and in particular the CFs, including leadership, internal governance, and skills in fund-raising and asset management.