Template Round 11

                 Japan Social Development Fund Grant Proposal

         (NOTE: The full text for Sections I, II, and III must fit on one page.)
       Do NOT use this form to apply for the JSDF Contribution for Afghanistan

I. Basic Data
Name of Proposed Activity                        Empowering the Rural Poor through Community
                                                 Information and Learning Centers
Country/Program                                  Sri Lanka
Grant Amount Requested                           US$ 956,560
Global/Regional Program                          Yes [ ] No [ x ]
Grant Type (Select one)                          Project [ ]    Capacity building [ x ]


II. Grant Development Objective(s) and Expected Key Performance Indicators

Grant Development Objective(s):
The JSDF grant will support capacity building programs for community leaders and prospective
Community Information Centers (CIC) and CIC support institutions to enable them to implement
participatory methodologies in the poorest regions in Sri Lanka. The capacity building program will use
the “training the trainers approach” in collaboration with NGOs, community-based organizations and
universities who will train village leaders and prospective CIC managers.
Expected Key Performance Indicators: (maximum 5 indicators)
Number and quality of participatory CIC Coordinators trained
Number of village-level stakeholders consultations and quality of demand surveys for designing CICs
Number and quality of the measurement of impact of empowering sample villages with CIC
methodologies
Number of sustainable CICs created


III. Grant Categories of Expenditure and Amounts

            Category               Amount of Grant Allocated in
                                              US$
 Services                          490,610
 Local Training                    368,000
 Civil works
 Goods                             97,950
 Other (please specify)
 Other (please specify)

 TOTAL                             956,560
Eligible expenditures include consultant services (including audits), local training &
workshops, small civil works, goods, sub-grants and Bank incremental costs.