1. WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION FUND FACILITY FOR IRAQ
                                               
                                               
THE WORLD BANK IRAQ TRUST FUND
WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION FUND FACILITY FOR IRAQ

3. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF THE FACILITY
Donor Committee (joint for WB and UN)
Facility Coordination Committee (joint)
Secretariat (joint)
World Bank Iraq Trust Fund
UNDG Iraq Trust Fund
Trust Fund Managers (WB and UNDG)
Monitoring Agent

4. Donor Committee One Committee for both Trust Funds
Endorses overall priorities for Facility
Sets strategic directions
Reviews progress
Meets twice a year

5. Donor Committee Members
Minimum $10 million contribution, plus two seats for smaller donors
Iraq Strategic Review Board, UN, Bank, IMF observers (other IFIs may be invited)

6. Facility Coordination Committee
Members: UN and the Bank
Function:
Review, recommend and coordinate program of activities financed by the TFs.
Liaise with Iraqi counterparts to ensure coherence of priorities
Each TF will have full authority in allocation of funds within their agreed purpose and agreed program.

7. ITF - Secretariat Staffed by Bank/UNDG Based in Baghdad/Amman
Respond to inquiries
Handles administrative work
Distributes/disseminates
Reports to Facility Coordination Committee

8. ITF will be Used to Finance
The Interim Program for Iraq:
Build Iraqi institutional capacity
Prepare and implement emergency operations to address urgent needs.
Lay the groundwork for Iraq’s medium-term program.

9. Activities for ITF Financing in the Interim Period
4 Projects:
Emergency Infrastructure (MNSIF)
Emergency Community Based Rural Infra (MNSRE)
Emergency Primary and Secondary Education (MNSHD)
Technical Assistance Project (MNC02)

10. Expenditure Categories under ITF Financing
Operations within the Priority Program as identified in the Needs Assessment and validated by the IRSG and the MoPDC
Expenditure categories eligible for ITF financing
Investment/Capital Expenditures, including prefeasibility studies and incremental recurrent costs directly related to I/C costs
Technical Assistance and training
ITF could cofinance Bank operations

11. Duration of ITF
ITF is established following authorization of Bank’s Board at end-January 2004
About 20 donors participate in the Facility
Agreements for donor contributions have been signed with most donors
ITF is expected to close on December 31, 2007; or when all funds have been fully disbursed.

12. Recipient implements the project**.
Grant Financing Steps
SECTOR POLICY/
PRIORITY
FINANCING
IMPLEMENTATION
Iraqi Administration sets budget, sector policy and the Priority Program.
ISRB and the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation review program/project proposals from potential recipients* for consistency with budget and Priority Program, and guard against overlaps. The MOPDC submits endorsed proposals to the Facility Coordination Committee for consideration.
Coordination Committee confirms eligibility of proposal to receive financing from the World Bank Iraq Trust Fund (or UNDG Trust Fund). (Generally, proposals would recommend which of UN or WB trust fund is appropriate for financing.)
World Bank assigns staff with responsibility to appraise proposal under Bank’s policy and procedures.
The recipient and the World Bank, as Administrator of the Trust Fund, enter into agreement that includes monitorable performance indicators and disbursement arrangements
Recipient implements the project**.
Recipients may be Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and other central ministries of Iraq, line ministries, governorates, municipalities, UN agencies, NGOs, Iraqi private sector, IFIs, and other public sector.
** Applies only to recipient-executed operations.

13. Project Proposals from Recipients
UN Agencies
NGOs
Ministries
Governorates
Municipalities
Private Sector
Other Public
Sector
IFIs
Project Proposals from Recipients
                                               
Iraq Strategic Review Board and Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation:
Review proposal to ensure
Is within priority program
Is not being funded by another source
Endorse and forward proposals to the Facility for funding consideration
or Reject, or return for Modification.
The Facility Coordiination Committee reviews proposal
for eligibility for funding from the Facility
Proposal is channeled to the Bank or UNDG Trust Fund

14. Procedures for ITF Financed Operations
Projects are processed under World Bank Emergency Procedures which simplify requirements and shorten preparation time
The Bank is assessing different payment mechanisms to project contractors
Bank is preparing an Implementation Manual to identify procurement procedures that will be applicable until new Iraqi procurement regulations are in place

15. The Monitoring Agent
Independent firm, selected/recruited by the Bank and reporting to the Bank
Reviewing procurement of goods, services
Screening and recommending withdrawal applications
Pre-screening financial management capacity of potential recipients
M/A does not have approval authority

16. Reporting to Donors An aggregated WB/UN report semi annually to Donors
A website (currently being structured) that will provide up-to-date information on projects in the pipeline, under preparation, and under implementation; review of progress; and financial information

17. Bank’s Cost Recovery
Bank’s Administrative Fee—charged off the top for central units (TFO,ACTF, LEG, TCQ, etc.
For TA operations: 0.4%
For Investment and Cofinancing operations: 0.2%
Management Fee—actual costs for staff and consultants for analyzing, appraising, supervising ITF operations

18. Bank’s Cost Recovery (cont’d)
3. Management Fee—costs attributable to ITF recovered for:
Bank staff and consultants for analyzing, appraising, supervising ITF operations (salary,travel)
Monitoring Agent’s fee, expenses,
50% cost of the Secretariat (shared with UN)
ITF administration staff
External audits requested by donors