How much does an Executing Agency charge?
The Executing Agency will normally be entitled to charge up to 7% of the Total Project Costs for its overhead cost in overseeing the project, unless otherwise advised by UNDEF. This fee must cover all financial, contractual, reporting, evaluation and other agreed services to the project. • Is an applicant entitled to use UNDEF funding to pay for programme support? The CSO or other applicant in both management arrangement modalities will be allowed to charge the project budget with its direct costs for programme support (e.g. salaries, travel, rent, office supplies), as per local conditions and best international practice. However, such costs must be itemized clearly under separate budget inputs (e.g. salaries, travel, or miscellaneous) UNDEF expects these costs to be modest and they will impact on the assessment of the project proposal under the “Value for Money” assessment criterion (see § 5.6 of the Project Proposal Guidelines Fourth Round). BUDGET • What are the minimum and the maxi
