Technical Assistance for Government Debt & Infrastructure Finance - Uganda (IFT)

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Funder	Department of the Treasury
Recipient Organization	Citibank, N.A.
Country	Uganda
Start Date	Dec 03, 2017
End Date	Sep 18, 2020
Duration	1,020 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`142643-75`

Grant Description

OTA intermittent advisor will provide technical support to the PPP unit within Uganda's Ministry of Finance to help strengthen its institutional capacity. If initial engagement is effective, OTA may request a resident advisor.

Infrastructure needs in Uganda are crucial, as is the case with most sub-Saharan countries. the PPP unit is in the early stages of development and new projects designed and prepared at contracting authorities will need the guidance of the PPP unit to move forward.

The objectives for the project are: to institutionalize the PPP unit's organization and approval processes to develop sufficient capacity for effective infrastructure financing; create a set of regulations regarding minimum requirements for PPP projects; create donor coordination efforts to organize interested donors with effective and complementary engagement and; create guidelines and appropriate reporting systems for monitoring operations, particularly as it relates to fiscal liabilities and potential contingent liabilities.

Engagement is expected to end when Uganda has a fully staffed and functioning PPP Unit that is able to effectively guide contracting authorities through project