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The latest Cost Recovery policy update reflects the recent change in the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Fee for Accredited Entities (AE). The revised GCF policy on AE fees continues to institute a fee cap up to a certain fixed percentage based on the total size of the project/program (i.e. the total of GCF funding and co-finance).

​The Harmonized Conceptual Funding Framework and Cost Recovery Methodology main policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click the Spanish language tab.

1. Income earned from cost recovery, such as GMS fee from non-core programme projects (refer to POPP ), implementation support services to UN Agencies based on UPL or LPL (refer to POPP UN Agency Services), administrative agent fee for joint programme and other adhoc service fees to external parties, together constitute a major funding source for institutional budget to fund management activities.

'Guidance note GMS setup and reports -2017' link fixed. (Procedure 1, Step 2)

The policy provides clarification and guidance as to how to use differentiated funding codes to track allocation, revenue, and expenditure on core and non-core institutional funding lines. This reflects the Cost Centre approach recently approved by the Executive Group.

Adjustments to the POPP content on GMS income to reflect the changes arising from the 2017 enhanced planning exercise, including:
a. A discontinuation of internal distribution of GMS income for all funds except those from Vertical Funds;
b. A revised GMS rate calculator for UNDP, GEF, GFATM and MP projects
c. Recording of DPC in relation to GMS exceptions.

This Policy clarifies cost drivers of UPL for standard services and provides a step-by-step guide to formulate LPL. This also incorporates three main options for implementing DPC, which are:

  • application of the CO workload study results, combined with multiple funding lines for posts;

  • application of the Universal Price Lists (UPL) or Local Price List (LPL) for transactional costs recovery; and

  • creation and management of a stand-alone DPC project.​

  • The General Management Support (GMS) fee Set Up and Collection section of the POPP has been revised to reflect the changes to GMS rates and GMS distribution, with a new link to the revised GMS calculator. Under the new guidance, offices should note that only "earn-as-you-go" method of GMS computation should be entered when setting up projects in the Atlas grants module. OFRM is working with OIST to reflect the GMS changes in Atlas and a separate communication will be issued when the setup is completed​

    Revised Cost Recovery from Other Resources - (GMS) POPP content have been issued to operationalize the Harmonized Conceptual Funding Framework approved by the joint decision of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and UNWOMEN. The guidelines reflect the new GMS rates approved by UNDP's EB (EB decision 2013/9) effective 1/1/2014, and the new GMS distribution rates approved by UNDP's Executive Group in January 2015. The content details the Management Activities that should be funded from GMS income, and the transition required for non-Management Activities that were previously funded from G ...

    Revised Cost Recovery from Other Resources - (GMS) POPP content have been issued to operationalize the Harmonized Conceptual Funding Framework approved by the joint decision of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and UNWOMEN. The guidelines reflect the new GMS rates approved by UNDP's EB (EB decision 2013/9) effective 1/1/2014, and the new GMS distribution rates approved by UNDP's Executive Group in January 2015. The content details the Management Activities that should be funded from GMS income, and the transition required for non-Management Activities that were previously funded from GMS. The revised policy also highlights the key messages on Cost Recovery that offices need to understand and convey to UNDP's development partners.

    New Guidance on UNDP’s Harmonized Funding Framework has been posted in POPP and reflects the joint decision of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and UNWOMEN to harmonize the classification and attribution of programme and organizational costs and highlights how this has been reflected in UNDP’s integrated budget. The harmonized framework covers the realignment of resources between Regular and Other Resources to help successfully deliver on the results outlined in UNDP’s Strategic Plan.​