Direct Project Costs
Direct costs of programme, administrative and operational support activities, that are part of the project input :
- Programmatic activities (as listed in the project document, including goods and services)
- Project management
- Project communications, advocacy, and funding partner visibility
- Independent audit and evaluation
- Monitoring, baseline data collection, surveys and evaluation of projects
- Project briefings and technical guidance for project stakeholders
- Project meetings, progress, and final reporting
- Donor-specific reporting
- Support to implementing and responsible parties
- HACT assessments and all assurance activities
- Equipment, including information technology equipment, maintenance, licenses and support specific to the programme/project
- Project supervision and coordination (refer to #10 a. below)
- Programme coordination (refer to #10 b. below)
- Policy advice and Quality Assurance (QA) services (refer to #10 c. below)
- Risk management
- Full cost of personnel, including all costs related to post occupancy such as rent and premises maintenance, utilities, communications, supplies, office related security and safety costs, etc.
- Costs of missions and travel incurred specifically to carry out or support programme/project activities
- Activities leading to project closure (checklist)
- Administrative, operational, and other shared services
- Contingency