SASPP-MDTF GRANT NUMBER TF0C4543 Amendment to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant no. TFOB5069, provided as First Additional Financing for the Second Safety Net System Project, and SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant no. TFOB2030, provided as for the Second Safety Net System Project Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund Grant Agreement (as part of a Second Additional Financing for the Second Social Safety Net System Project) between ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION acting as administrator of Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund SASPP-MDTF GRANT NUMBER TF0C4543 SAHEL ADAPTIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAM MULTI-DONOR TRUST FUND GRANT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of the Signature Date between ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA (“Recipient”) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (“Bank”), acting, collectively, as administrator of Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund. WHEREAS (A) the Recipient has requested a financing from the Bank as a second additional financing for the purpose of assisting in filing a financing gap and scaling up activities of the Second Social Safety Net System Project; (B) the Bank has proposed that such second additional financing be provided: (i) in part through a financing from the International Development Association on the basis of terms and conditions included in the financing agreement entered into or about to be entered into for such purpose (the “Financing Agreement”); and in part as a grant from the Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund; and (C) the Bank and the Recipient have agreed to amend the legal agreements previously entered into for the financing of the Project to reflect certain changes made when providing this second additional financing. NOW, THEREFORE, the Recipient and the Bank hereby agree as follows: Article I Standard Conditions; Definitions 1.01. The Standard Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to this Agreement) apply to and form part of this Agreement. 1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Standard Conditions, in the Appendix to the Financing Agreement or in the Appendix this Agreement. If the same term carries a different definition in the Appendix to the Financing Agreement and in this Agreement, the definition in this Agreement shall prevail. Article II The Project 2.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objective of the project described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement (“Project”). To this end, the Recipient shall carry out the Project under the general coordination, management and fiduciary control of the Taazour General Delegation in accordance with the provisions of Article II of the Standard Conditions and Schedule 2 to this Agreement. Article III The Grant 3.01. The Bank agrees to extend to the Recipient a grant in an amount not to exceed ten million United States Dollars ($10,000,000) (“Grant”) to assist in financing the Project. 3.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with Section III of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 3.03. The Grant is funded out of the abovementioned trust fund for which the Bank receives periodic contributions from the donors to the trust fund. In accordance with Section 3.02 of the Standard Conditions, the Bank’s payment obligations in connection with this Agreement are limited to the amount of funds made available to it by the donors under the abovementioned trust fund, and the Recipient’s right to withdraw the Grant proceeds is subject to the availability of such funds. Article IV Effectiveness; Termination 4.01. This Agreement shall not become effective until evidence satisfactory to the Bank has been furnished to the Bank that the conditions specified below have been satisfied. (a) The Subsidiary Agreement has been executed on behalf of the Recipient and the Taazour General Delegation, in accordance with the provisions of Sections I.B.1 and 3 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. (b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Subsidiary Agreement on behalf of the Recipient; and the execution and delivery of the Subsidiary Agreement on behalf of the Taazour General Delegation have been duly authorized or ratified by all necessary governmental. (c) The Financing Agreement has been executed and delivered and all conditions precedent to its effectiveness or to the right of the Recipient to make withdrawals under it (other than the effectiveness of this Agreement) have been fulfilled. 4.02. By signing the Grant Agreement, the Recipient shall be deemed to represent and warrant that on the Signature Date: (a) the Grant Agreement has been duly authorized by, and executed and delivered on behalf of, the Recipient and is legally binding upon the Recipient in accordance with its terms, except where additional action is required to make such Grant Agreement legally binding. Where additional action is required following the Signature Date, the Recipient shall notify the Bank when such additional action has been taken. By providing such notification, the Recipient shall be deemed to represent and warrant that on the date of such notification the Grant Agreement is legally binding upon the Recipient in accordance with its terms; and (b) the Subsidiary Agreement has been duly authorized by, and executed and delivered on behalf of, each of the Recipient and the Taazour General Delegation, and is legally binding upon the Recipient and the Taazour General Delegation in accordance with its terms, except where additional action is required to make such Subsidiary Agreement legally binding. Where additional action is required following the Signature Date, the Recipient shall notify the Bank when such additional action has been taken. By providing such notification, the Recipient shall be deemed to represent and warrant that on the date of such notification the Subsidiary Agreement is legally binding upon the Recipient in accordance with its terms. 4.03. Except as the Recipient and the Bank shall otherwise agree, this Agreement shall enter into effect on the date upon which the Bank dispatches to the Recipient notice of its acceptance of the evidence required pursuant to Section 5.01 (“Effective Date”). If, before the Effective Date, any event has occurred which would have entitled the Bank to suspend the right of the Recipient to make withdrawals from the Grant Account if this Agreement had been effective, the Bank may postpone the dispatch of the notice referred to in this Section until such event (or events) has (or have) ceased to exist. 4.04. Termination for Failure to Become Effective. This Agreement and all obligations of the parties under it shall terminate if it has not entered into effect by the date which falls one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of this Agreement, unless the Bank, after consideration of the reasons for the delay, establishes a later date for the purpose of this Section. The Bank shall promptly notify the Recipient of such later date. Article V Recipient’s Representative; Addresses 5.01. The Recipient’s Representative referred to in Section 7.02 of the Standard Conditions is its Minister responsible for economy. 5.02. For purposes of Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions: (a) the Recipient’s address is: Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development Avenue Nelson Mandela BP 238 Nouakchott Mauritania; and (b) the Recipient’s Electronic Address is: Facsimile: 222-45-25-33-35  5.03. For purposes of Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions: (a) the Bank’s address is: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America; and (b) the Bank’s Electronic Address is: Telex: Facsimile: 248423 (MCI) or 1-202-477-6391 64145 (MCI) AGREED as of the Signature Date. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA By _____________________________________ Authorized Representative M. Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh Name: __________________________ MINISTRE ECONOMY Title: __________________________ 22-May-2024 Date: ___________________________ INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION acting as administrator of Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund By _____________________________________ Authorized Representative Keiko Miwa Name: __________________________ Country Director Title: ___________________________ 30-Apr-2024 Date: ___________________________ SCHEDULE 1 Project Description The objective of the Project is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the nationwide adaptive social safety net system and its coverage of poor and vulnerable households with targeted social transfers, including in refugee and host communities. The Project consists of the following parts: Part 1: Updating and Enhancing the Social Registry 1.1 Updating and expanding the Social Registry to selected households and refugees throughout the Recipient’s territory, through: (a) community targeting; (b) the collection of related socio-economic data; and (c) quality control. 1.2. Promoting the operational and strategic use of the Social Registry through: (a) the pilot and possibly scaled-up introduction of household identification cards; (b) communication and outreach activities; (c) studies, training and related capacity-building for the promotion of the Social Registry as a social program coordination tool; and (d) evaluation of the registry methodology. 1.3 Developing and piloting a strategy for the dynamization of the Social Registry through the continuous update of the registry data, also accounting for new refugee arrivals, in the camps and in the communities. Part 2: Enhancing the Socio-Economic Inclusion of Poor Households and Refugees 2.1 Scaling-up the National Social Transfer Program through: (a) the provision of (i) cash transfers; and (ii) accompanying social measures; and (b) the administration and operation of the cash transfer program. 2.2 (a) Re-certifying and developing an exit strategy from the National Social Transfer Program for selected beneficiaries through: (i) the provision of technical assistance to beneficiaries for the development, implementation and monitoring of income generating activities, through training and coaching; and (ii) the provision of micro-grants to exiting beneficiaries for subsistence or to support the exiting beneficiary’s livelihood when launching an income generating activity; and (b) the evaluation of the economic inclusion activities carried out for the implementation of the exit strategy. 2.3 Supporting ANRPTS for the civil registration of the beneficiaries of the National Social Transfer Program, through: (a) logistic support; (b) community outreach, and (c) coordination among stakeholders. Part 3: Strengthening the Shock Response System for Households Vulnerable to Climate Shocks 3.1 Enhancing the Early Warning System and the Shock Response Programs coordination by: (a) strengthening the capacity of the Food Security Office through: (i) regular data collection and analysis; (ii) development of a communication platform and related dissemination activities; and (iii) capacity- building activities; and (b) establishing the Shock Response Programs coordination mechanism, through: (i) a review of the institutional and regulatory framework; and (ii) the operationalization of said mechanism through the provision of training and logistical support for its operations. 3.2 Supporting the implementation of shock-responsive safety net programs (the Shock Response Programs) in cases of climate-related shocks through: (a) the strengthening of its management information system and the establishment and operation of a grievance mechanism; (b) (i) the payment of cash transfers; and (ii) the administration of the cash transfer program; and (c) the provision of training and incentives to foster the use, by actors involved in the Shock Response Program, of the common electronic payment platform developed for the National Social Transfer Program. 3.3 Designing a financing strategy to respond to shocks leading to food and nutrition insecurity through: (a) the development of a financing strategy related to shocks affecting food and nutrition security; and (b) the establishment of a non-organic vehicle dedicated to the financing of the response to shocks, food and nutrition insecurity. 3.4 Contingency Emergency Response to provide immediate response to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, as needed. 3.5 Supporting the operationalization of the FNRCAN, including through: (a) the provision of equipment, capacity building and technical assistance to strengthen its policies and procedures and the accounting departments working on its funding (including the accounting department of the fund manager); and the implementation of awareness raising and communication activities; as well as (b) the provision of cash transfers as part of its food security activities. Part 4: Project Coordination and Management Supporting Project management and implementation, including for fiduciary matters, environmental and social standards, procurement, communication, planning, audits, monitoring and evaluation, training and day to day operation of the Recipient’s committees and the Project Implementing Entity for the provision of Project management support. SCHEDULE 2 Project Execution Section I. Implementation Arrangements A. Institutional Arrangements. The Recipient shall, throughout the implementation of the Project, maintain or cause to be maintained the implementation arrangement described in Section I.A of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement, all in form and substance acceptable to the Bank. B. Subsidiary Agreement. 1. (a) To facilitate the carrying out of the Project, the Recipient shall make the proceeds of the Grant, except those allocated from time to time to Category (3) of the table set forth in Section III.1 of this Schedule, available to the Taazour General Delegation in the form of a grant under a subsidiary agreement between the Recipient and the Taazour General Delegation, under terms and conditions approved by the Bank, which shall include the provisions listed in Paragraph 2 immediately below (“Subsidiary Agreement”). (b) To facilitate the carrying out of Cash Transfers on behalf of FNRCAN under Part 3.5(b) of the Project, enter into a contractual arrangement which shall include the following: (i) the Recipient shall make the proceeds of the Grant allocated from time to time to Category (3) of the disbursement table set forth in Section III.A.2 of this Schedule available to the FNRCAN administered by the CSA in the form of a budget allocation; and (ii) the CSA shall enter into an agreement with the Taazour General Delegation for the exclusive use of the funds allocated to the FNRCAN in accordance with paragraph (a) above, by the Taazour General Delegation for the implementation of Cash Transfers on behalf of FNRCAN under Part 3.5(b) of the Project (with corresponding dedicated bank account and delegation of authorized signature to the Taazour General Delegation), all under terms and conditions approved by the Bank (the “FNRCAN Arrangement”). 2. (a) The Recipient shall, and shall ensure that CSA, acting in its capacity as administrator of the FNRCAN shall, each obtains rights adequate to protect its interests and those of the Bank, under the Subsidiary Agreement and the FNRCAN Arrangement, including the right to: (i) suspend or terminate the right of the Taazour General Delegation to use the proceeds made available to it, or obtain a refund of all or any part of the amount of made available to it and then withdrawn, upon the Taazour General Delegation’s failure to perform any of its obligations under the Subsidiary Agreement or the FNRCAN Arrangement, as the case may be; and (ii) require the Taazour General Delegation to: (A) provide Cash Transfers to Eligible Beneficiaries identified in accordance with eligibility criteria, guidance on the determination of amounts of the Cash Transfers, and payment modalities and procedures further detailed in the FNRCAN Cash Transfer Manual and in the Shock Response Programs Manual and carry out its other activities under the Project in accordance with the Administrative, Financial Management, Procurement and Project Implementation Manual; (B) carry out its activities under the Project with due diligence and efficiency and in accordance with sound technical, economic, financial, managerial, environmental and social standards and practices satisfactory to the Bank, including in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Guidelines applicable to recipients of loan proceeds other than the Recipient; (C) provide, promptly as needed, the resources required for the purpose; (D) procure the goods, works and services to be financed out of the funds made available to it under the Subsidiary Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; (E) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate in accordance with indicators acceptable to the Bank, the progress of the Project and the achievement of its objectives; (F) (1) maintain a financial management system and prepare financial statements in accordance with consistently applied accounting standards acceptable to the Bank, both in a manner adequate to reflect the operations, resources and expenditures related to the Project; and (2) at the Bank’s or the Recipient’s request, have such financial statements audited by independent auditors acceptable to the Bank, in accordance with consistently applied auditing standards acceptable to the Bank, and promptly furnish the statements as so audited to the Recipient and the Bank; (G) enable the Recipient and the Bank to inspect the Project, its operation and any relevant records and documents; and (H) prepare and furnish to the Recipient and the Bank all such information as the Recipient or the Bank shall reasonably request relating to the foregoing. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraphs, in the event of a conflict between the FNRCAN Arrangement (including its budgetary policies and procedures and its contractual and banking arrangements) or the Subsidiary Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement, including such additional instructions as the Bank shall have specified in the Disbursement and Financial Information Letter, the provisions of this Agreement, including said additional instructions, shall govern. 3. The Recipient shall exercise its rights under the Subsidiary Agreement and the FNRCAN Arrangement in such manner as to protect the interests of the Recipient and the Bank and to accomplish the purposes of the Financing. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall not assign, amend, abrogate or waive the Subsidiary Agreement or any of its provisions. C. Transfer of the funds of the Grant 1. To facilitate the carrying out of Parts 1, 2.2 and 3 of the Project, but expressly excluding Cash Transfers on behalf of FNRCAN under Part 3.5(b) of the Project, the Recipient shall make the proceeds of the Grant allocated from time to time to Categories (1) and (2) of the disbursement table set forth in Section III.A.2 of this Schedule available to the Taazour General Delegation under a subsidiary agreement (“Subsidiary Agreement”) between the Recipient and the Taazour General Delegation, under terms and conditions approved by the Bank, similar to those described in Section I.B.1 of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement. 2. To facilitate the carrying out of Cash Transfers on behalf of FNRCAN under Part 3.5(b) of the Project, enter into a contractual arrangement which shall include the following (the “FNRCAN Arrangement”): (a) the Recipient shall make the proceeds of the Grant allocated from time to time to Category (3) of the disbursement table set forth in Section III.A.2 of this Schedule available to the FNRCAN administered by the CSA in the form of a budget allocation; and (b) the CSA shall enter into an agreement with the Taazour General Delegation for the exclusive use of the funds allocated to the FNRCAN in accordance with paragraph (a) above, by the Taazour General Delegation for the implementation of Cash Transfers on behalf of FNRCAN under Part 3.5(b) of the Project (with corresponding dedicated bank account and delegation of authorized signature to the Taazour General Delegation), all under terms and conditions approved by the Bank (the “FNRCAN Arrangement”). 3. (a) The Recipient shall, and shall ensure that CSA, acting in its capacity as administrator of the FNRCAN shall, each obtains rights adequate to protect its interests and those of the Bank under the Subsidiary Agreement and the FNRCAN Arrangement, including the right to: (i) suspend or terminate the right of the Taazour General Delegation to use the proceeds made available to it, or obtain a refund of all or any part of the amount of made available to it and then withdrawn, upon the Taazour General Delegation’s failure to perform any of its obligations under the Subsidiary Agreement or the FNRCAN Arrangement, as the case may be; and (ii) require the Taazour General Delegation to: (A) provide Cash Transfers to Eligible Beneficiaries identified in accordance with eligibility criteria, guidance on the determination of amounts of the Cash Transfers, and payment modalities and procedures further detailed in the FNRCAN Manual and in the Shock Response Programs Manual and carry out its other activities under the Project in accordance with the Administrative, Financial Management, Procurement and Project Implementation Manual; (B) carry out its activities under the Project with due diligence and efficiency and in accordance with sound technical, economic, financial, managerial, environmental and social standards and practices satisfactory to the Bank, including in accordance with the provisions of the Anti- Corruption Guidelines applicable to recipients of loan proceeds other than the Recipient; (C) provide, promptly as needed, the resources required for the purpose; (D) procure the goods, works and services to be financed out of the funds made available to it under the Subsidiary Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; (E) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate in accordance with indicators acceptable to the Bank, the progress of the Project and the achievement of its objectives; (F) (1) maintain a financial management system and prepare financial statements in accordance with consistently applied accounting standards acceptable to the Bank, both in a manner adequate to reflect the operations, resources and expenditures related to the Project; and (2) at the Bank’s or the Recipient’s request, have such financial statements audited by independent auditors acceptable to the Bank, in accordance with consistently applied auditing standards acceptable to the Bank, and promptly furnish the statements as so audited to the Recipient and the Bank; (G) enable the Recipient and the Bank to inspect the Project, its operation and any relevant records and documents; and (H) prepare and furnish to the Recipient and the Bank all such information as the Recipient or the Bank shall reasonably request relating to the foregoing. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraphs, in the event of a conflict between the FNRCAN Arrangement (including its budgetary policies and procedures and its contractual and banking arrangements) or the Subsidiary Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement, including such additional instructions as the Bank shall have specified in the Disbursement and Financial Information Letter, the provisions of this Agreement, including said additional instructions, shall govern. 5. The Recipient shall exercise its rights under each of the Subsidiary Agreement and the FNRCAN Arrangements in such manner as to protect the interests of the Recipient and the Bank and to accomplish the purposes of the Grant. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall not assign, amend, abrogate or waive its rights or obligations under the Subsidiary Agreement, the FNRCAN Arrangements, or any of their provisions. C. Project Manuals 1. The Recipient shall, throughout the implementation of the Project, maintain or cause to be maintained the Project Manuals described and referred to in Section I.C of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement, all in form and substance acceptable to the Bank. 2. The Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with the provisions of the Project Manuals. The Recipient shall not amend, abrogate, waive or permit to be amended, abrogated or waived, the Project Manuals, or any provision thereof, without the prior written consent of the Bank. 3. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Project Manuals the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. D. Cash Transfers 1. For the implementation of Parts 3.2(b)(i) and Part 3.5(b) of the Project, the Recipient shall provide Cash Transfers to Eligible Beneficiaries identified in accordance with eligibility criteria and procedures acceptable to the Bank and further detailed in the National Social Transfer Program Manual and the Shock Response Programs Manual and the FNRCAN Cash Transfer Manual, and provided in a manner which complies with its obligations under Section I.D of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement, all in a manner acceptable to the Bank. E. Annual Work Plans and Budget 1. The Recipient shall, not later than one (1) month after the Effective Date for the Fiscal Year in which this Agreement shall become effective, and November 30 of each subsequent Fiscal Year, consolidate and furnish to the Bank for the Bank’s no objection, a consolidated annual program of activities proposed for implementation under the Project during the following Fiscal Year, together with a proposed budget which shall include the funds from the Grant and the Financing to be provided by the Bank as mentioned in the preamble, the counterpart financing to be provided by the Recipient, if any, as well as any other funds which may become available for the implementation of the Project. 2. Without limitation to the provision of Section I.E.1 of this Schedule, each annual work plan and budget prepared under Section I.E.1 of this Schedule shall set forth: (a) a detailed description of the planned activities, including any proposed conferences and training, under the Project for the period covered by the plan; (b) the sources and proposed use of funds for such activities; (c) procurement and environmental and social arrangements to assess and mitigate the impacts of such activities, as applicable, and; (d) responsibility for the execution of said activities, budgets, start and completion dates, outputs and monitoring indicators to track progress of each activity. 3. The Recipient shall exchange views with the Bank on each such proposed consolidated annual work plan and budget and take into account comments which the Bank may have before finalizing its annual work plan and budget not later than one (1) month after the date referred to in Section I.E.1 of this Schedule (once finalized, an “Annual Work Plan and Budget”). 4. The Recipient shall carry out the activities included in each of the Annual Work Plans and Budgets or cause them to be carried out during the Fiscal Year to which they relate. Annual Work Plans and Budgets may be revised during the Fiscal Year to which they relate, with the prior written agreement of the Bank. F. Environmental and Social Standards. 1. The Recipient shall, and shall cause the Taazour General Delegation to, ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. 2. Without limitation upon paragraph 1 above, the Recipient shall, and shall cause the Taazour General Delegation to, ensure that the Project is implemented in accordance with the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (“ESCP”), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. To this end, the Recipient shall, and shall cause the Taazour General Delegation to, ensure that: (a) the measures and actions specified in the ESCP are implemented with due diligence and efficiency, as provided in the ESCP; (b) sufficient funds are available to cover the costs of implementing the ESCP; (c) policies and procedures are maintained, and qualified and experienced staff in adequate numbers are retained to implement the ESCP, as provided in the ESCP; and (d) the ESCP, or any provision thereof, is not amended, repealed, suspended or waived, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree in writing, as specified in the ESCP, and ensure that the revised ESCP is disclosed promptly thereafter. 3. In case of any inconsistencies between the ESCP and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. 4. The Recipient shall, and shall cause the Taazour General Delegation to, ensure that: (a) all measures necessary are taken to collect, compile, and furnish to the Bank through regular reports, with the frequency specified in the ESCP, and promptly in a separate report or reports, if so requested by the Bank, information on the status of compliance with the ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein, all such reports in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, setting out, inter alia: (i) the status of implementation of the ESCP; (ii) conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the implementation of the ESCP; and (iii) corrective and preventive measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions; and (b) the Bank is promptly notified of any incident or accident related to or having an impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers in accordance with the ESCP, the environmental and social instruments referenced therein and the Environmental and Social Standards. 5. The Recipient shall, and shall cause the Taazour General Delegation to, establish, publicize, maintain and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances of Project-affected people, and take all measures necessary and appropriate to resolve, or facilitate the resolution of, such concerns and grievances, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. Section II. Project Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation A. Project Reports The Recipient shall ensure that each Project Report is furnished to the Bank not later than one month after the end of each calendar semester, covering the calendar semester. Section III. Withdrawal of Grant Proceeds A. General 1. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with the provisions of: (a) Article III of the Standard Conditions; and (b) this Section; to finance Eligible Expenditures in the amount allocated and, if applicable, up to the percentage set forth against each Category of the following table. Category Amount of the Percentage of Expenditures to be Grant Financed Allocated (inclusiveof Taxes) (expressed in USD) (1) Goods, works, 1,371,000 Up to 100% of amounts disbursed, as non-consulting specified in the Annual Work Plan and services, consulting Budget services, and Training for Part 1, of the Project (2) Goods, works, 6,443,000 100% non-consulting services, consulting services, and Training for Part 2.2, of the Project (3) Cash Transfers on 2,186,000 Up to 100% of amounts disbursed, as behalf of FNRCAN specified in the Annual Work Plan and under Part 3.5(b) of Budget the Project TOTAL AMOUNT 10,000,000 B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section no withdrawal shall be made: (a) for payments made prior to the Signature Date; except that withdrawals up to an aggregate amount not to exceed [US$2,000,000] may be made for payments made prior to this date but on or after April 1, 2024, for Eligible Expenditures under Categories (1) and (2); or (b) under Category (3) until the Bank has notified the Recipient that it accepts the documents provided by the Recipient to document the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) The FNRCAN Arrangement has been established and is operational in accordance with the provisions of Section I.B.2 and 3 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement; (ii) The FNRCAN Cash Transfer Manual has been developed and adopted by the CSA and the Taazour General Delegation, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Section I.C.1 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement; and (iii) the Recipient has entered into, or caused to be entered into, a Payment Agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Bank with a payment service provider selected on the basis of terms of reference, qualifications and experience acceptable to the Bank for the purpose of making payments to Eligible Beneficiaries for the implementation of Cash Transfers under Part 3.5(b) of the Project. 2. The Closing Date is June 30, 2026. Section IV. Amendments to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant no. TF0B5069 and the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TF0B2030 The following modifications are made in the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TFB02030: 1. Common Financial Vehicle. (a) Schedule 1 to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TFB02030 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by a new Schedule 1, strictly identical to Schedule 1 to this Agreement. (b) In Schedule 2 to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TFB02030, Section I, Part E (Establishment of a Common Financial Vehicle (CFV)) is deleted in its entirety and the lettering of the subsequent parts is revised accordingly. In the Appendix to the Original Financing Agreement all cross references to the provisions of the Original Financing Agreement whose lettering have been revised are revised accordingly. (c) In the Appendix to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TFB02030 the following definitions are deleted in their entirety and the following definitions are renumbered accordingly: (i) Definition 5. “CFV Operational Guidelines”; (ii) Definition 6. “Common Financial Vehicle” or “CFV”; and (iii) Definition 12. “Financial Sector Laws” 2. Institutional Arrangement (a) In Section I.A.2 (National Social Protection Strategy Steering Committee) paragraph (c), of Schedule 2 to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TFB02030, the words “; and other key technical and financial partners” at the end of the provision are deleted. 3. Closing Date (a) Section III.B.2 (Closing Date) of Schedule 2 to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TFB02030 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following new Section III.B.2 (Closing Date) of Schedule 2 to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TFB02030: “2. The Closing Date is June 30, 2026.” The following modifications are made in the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TF0B5069: 1. Institutional Arrangement (a) In Section I.A.2 (National Social Protection Strategy Steering Committee) paragraph (c), of Schedule 2 to the SASPP-MDTF Grant Agreement for Grant TFB05069, the words “and other key technical and financial partners” at the end of the provision are deleted. APPENDIX Definitions 1. “Anti-Corruption Guidelines” means, for purposes of paragraph 2 of the Appendix to the Standard Conditions, the “Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants”, dated October 15, 2006, and revised in January, 2011, and as of July 1, 2016. 2. “Category” means a category set forth in the table in Section III.A of Sch edule 2 to this Agreement. 3. “Environmental and Social Commitment Plan” or “ESCP” means the environmental and social commitment plan for the Project, dated March 11, 2024, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof, which sets out the material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out to address the potential environmental and social risks and impacts of the Project, including the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and any environmental and social instruments to be prepared thereunder. 4. “Environmental and Social Standards” or “ESSs” means, collectively: (i) “Environmental and Social Standard 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts”; (ii) “Environmental and Social Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions”; (iii) “Environmental and Social Standard 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management”; (iv) “Environmental and Social Standard 4: Community Health and Safety”; (v) “Environmental and Social Standard 5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement”; (vi) “Environmental and Social Standard 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources”; (vii) “Environmental and Social Standard 7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub- Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities”; (viii) “Environmental and Social Standard 8: Cultural Heritage”; (ix) “Environmental and Social Standard 9: Financial Intermediaries”; (x) “Environmental and Social Standard 10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure”; effective on October 1, 2018, as published by the Bank. 5. “Food Security Office” or “CSA” means “Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire”, the Recipient’s entity responsible for the general policy on food security established by the Recipient’s decree no. 90-82 dated September 22, 1982, and governed by Decree no. 058/2001 dated March 22, 2001, on the redefinition of the mission, organization and operation of the Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire. 6. “FNRCAN Arrangement” means the arrangement to be put in place by the Recipient for the use of the funds allocated from time to time to Category (3) in accordance with the provisions of Section I.B.2 and I.B.3 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 7. “Procurement Regulations” means, for purposes of paragraph 20 of the Appendix to the Standard Conditions, the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated September 2023. 8. “Project Implementing Entity”, as used in the Standard Conditions means the Taazour General Delegation. 9. “Signature Date” means the later of the two dates on which the Recipient and the Bank signed this Agreement and such definition applies to all references to “the date of the Grant Agreement” in the Standard Conditions. 10. “Standard Conditions” means the “International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association Standard Conditions for Grant Financing Made by the Bank out of Trust Funds”, dated February 25, 2019.