devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Open Data Activity Kosovo Threshold - Governance Project - Open Data Activity: This Activity will support Government institutions involved in environmental protection and health, such as the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency ("KEPA"), the Kosovo Hydrometeorological Institute ("KHMI"), and the Kosovo Institute of Public Health ("KIPH"), to effectively monitor and report on select environmental indicators to a variety of stakeholders, including the public. The Activity will also strengthen the ability of civil society to interpret the data in order to engage more productively with the Government on environmental and health issues. In order to foster a constructive relationship with civil society, this Activity will also support civil society capacity building.
Environmental Assessments Kosovo - Environmental Assessments project: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
Environmental Data Collection Activity Kosovo Threshold - Governance Project - Environmental Data Collection Activity: This Activity aims to foster productive partnerships between the Government, private sector, and civil society, support innovation in data use and analysis, and develop a culture of information sharing and evidence-based decision-making. The Kosovo Open Data Challenge ("KODC") Activity will award grants through a competitive process to individuals or organizations who have innovative ideas about how to use, analyze, and present data to influence and support the Government's analytical and public communication needs. To ensure the newly available data resulting from the Program and other sources is used to drive decision-making, the KODC Activity will engage, support, and connect local innovators, developers, and solution providers to use open data to help produce tools and analysis that responds to Government needs, thereby creating examples of constructive relationships between the Government, private sector, and civil society. The KODC Activity will support relevant Government entities to creatively share data, formulate their critical needs or questions, which they would like help in answering and identify innovative solutions that would help Government transparency and efficiency. The KODC Activity will also support the Government to implement or plan for implementation of solutions identified as part of the Activity. Through this process, the KODC Activity will in particular emphasize identification of potential inequalities related to gender, ethnicity, region, or other relevant disaggregations, and solution-oriented analysis of data, and adoption of those solutions.
Metering Activity Kosovo Threshold - Energy Sector Project - Metering Activity: This Activity is designed to test the cost-effectiveness of charging households for the energy they use through the district heating system and the responsiveness of households to direct price signals.
Energy Rehabilitation Activity � MCA Kosovo Compact - Energy Storage Project - Energy Rehabilitation Activity � MCA; this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it.
Not Applicable Kosovo Threshold - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Procurement Management An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Kosovo, costs for its Procurement Agent, who is responsible for overseeing all the procurement processes for the Accountable Entity.
Not Applicable Kosovo Compact - Corporate Function Project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Services provided for external events hosted by MCC and our partner countries.
Not Applicable Kosovo Threshold - Monitoring and Evaluation project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Strengthen IPP Framework Activity Kosovo Threshold - Energy Sector Project - Strengthen IPP Framework Activity activity: Given the technical and financial gaps for renewable energy IPPs, this Activity will support  technical assistance to bridge project development and financing hurdles faced by small and  medium scale renewable energy projects. This Activity will support the development of financial  and technical assistance strategies and the exploration of new tools for potential partners in  project preparation and new approaches to implementing commercial finance investments to  generate longer-term funding capable of delivering IPP commercialization. MCC technical  assistance is anticipated to provide project development support and institutional technical  assistance to project sponsors, as well as help identify potential lending and investment partners.
Energy Sector Project Kosovo - Energy Sector Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Kosovo-Due Diligence Fund Kosovo: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Program Administration An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Kosovo Compact, administrative costs, which include staff salaries; Accountable Entity facilities; IT software, hardware and support; fiscal and procurement agent costs; audit costs; and general overhead costs.
Kosovo Threshold-Threshold Fund MCC's Kosovo Threshold Program addresses two key constraints to Kosovo's economic growth: an unreliable supply of electricity; and real and perceived weakness in rule of law, government accountability and transparency. MCC's investments are designed to strengthen the power sector by fostering a market-driven approach to lowering energy costs for households and businesses, encouraging energy efficiency, and developing new sources of electricity generation. The program also supports the Government of Kosovo's efforts to improve decision-making and accountability by increasing the accessibility and use of judicial, environmental, and labor force data.
Audit An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Kosovo Compact, costs for its financial audits, which are conducted by a third party.
Not Applicable Kosovo - Gender Integration Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment of the MCA's projects for social impact, documented in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, and oversee the social impact risks throughout implementation.
Public Access to Judicial Info. Activity Kosovo Threshold - Governance Project - Public Access to Judicial Info. Activity: Existing efforts by the Kosovo Judicial Council and Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, with the assistance of the Government of Norway, are targeting improvements to the judicial sector by implementing a case management information system and using that system to improve the administration of justice in Kosovo. This Activity would use data and information created by these and other related efforts and make it available and useful to the public. Grant funding will  support:  Creating an online platform for the public to access their personal case information and  statistical data generated by the case management information system, as well as enabling  disaggregation and analysis of data by meaningful categories, such as gender, region, or  ethnicity;  Supporting improved quality of judicial decisions for publication;  Making judicial decisions publicly available through the online platform to encourage  wider accessibility and analysis;  Supporting improvement of communication and outreach by the judiciary and other rule  of law institutions.
HEALTH SECTOR PROJECT Kosovo Threshold - HEALTH SECTOR PROJECT: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's health sector project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Not Applicable Kosovo - Environmental Assessments - Non-allocated Funds activity: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
Not Applicable Kosovo Compact - Non-allocated Funds Project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Not Applicable Kosovo Threshold - Corporate Function - Non-allocated Funds activity: Services provided for external events hosted by MCC and our partner countries.
Energy and Climate Policy Activity Kosovo Compact - Energy Sector Project - Energy and Climate Policy Activity: The Energy and Climate Policy Support Activity aims to support technical and administrative capacity building for Kosovo's energy and climate regulators along with policy and institutional reforms (PIR) required to ensure the operating environment for energy storage in Kosovo. The PIR are intended to ensure that energy storage is well defined and regulated through Kosovo's laws and supported by good planning, maintenance, and cost-reflective tariffs. This Activity also incorporates cross-cutting measures to promote female employment and entrepreneurship as well as the PIR around pro-poor and gender-inclusive planning in the energy sector. This Activity includes three Sub-Activities: (A) Energy Storage Policy Support Sub-Activity (B) Inclusion Focused Technical Assistance Sub-Activity (C) Environmental Regulatory Management Sub-Activity.
Not Applicable Kosovo - M&E - Economic Analysis - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's Economic Analysis frameworks , through program implementation and evaluation stages.
Not Applicable Kosovo - Energy and Environmental Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's energy and environmental projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Kosovo, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
Governance Project Kosovo Threshold - Governance Project: The objective of the Transparent and Accountable Governance Project is to improve the public availability and analytical use of judicial, environmental, and labor force data by civil society, business, and the Government, thus promoting data driven decision-making.
Energy and Environmental Project Kosovo - Energy and Environmental Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's energy and environmental projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Program Administration and Control The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Kosovo Compact, project administrative costs, which include staff salaries, financial audits, and fiscal and procurement agent fees.
Not Applicable Kosovo Threshold - M&E - Economic Analysis - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's Economic Analysis frameworks , through program implementation and evaluation stages.
Monitoring and Evaluation The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Kosovo II, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
Program Administration An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Kosovo, administrative costs, which include staff salaries; Accountable Entity facilities; IT software, hardware and support; fiscal and procurement agent costs; audit costs; and general overhead costs.
Not Applicable Kosovo Threshold - HEALTH SECTOR PROJECT - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's health sector project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Not Applicable Kosovo Compact - Non-allocated Funds Project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Energy Sector Project Kosovo - Energy Sector Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's energy projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Just and Equitable Transition Acceleration Project Kosovo Compact - Just and Equitable Transition Acceleration Project (JETA); the JETA Project aims to increase female representation in the energy sector by promoting gender equitable practices within companies, supporting networking, mentoring, and training opportunities for women, strengthening educational pathways, and providing technical assistance and small grants to energy and adjacent sector employers. The project also includes development of new technical training programs to provide the skills demanded by employers in the energy sector and required to meet the needs of Kosovo's energy transition.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION Kosovo Threshold - Monitoring and Evaluation - MONITORING AND EVALUATION activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Feasibility, Environment and Social Impact Studies Kosovo - Energy Sector Project - Feasibility, Environment and Social Impact Studies activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Energy Storage Activity Kosovo Compact - Energy Sector Project - Energy Storage Activity: the Multi-Functional Energy Storage Activity (�MFES Activity�) aims to support a public entity or an entity created through a PPP (hereafter referred to as the �MFES Entity�) to own and operate approximately 125 MW (or 250MWh) of one or more BESS and other potential electricity storage systems. The determination on the ownership structure for the MFES Entity shall be decided before the Compact enters into force.

The BESS will be designed to enable frequency restoration reserves, Energy Arbitrage, or other potential energy storage services. In addition to the final design, construction, and preparation of the BESS, MCC Funding shall support: (A) works required to increase Kosovo's electricity storage capability; (B) additional electrical facilities and equipment including power lines, grid transformers, and other interconnection related components; (C) land acquisition and improvements; (D) MFES Entity staff; and (E) individual advisory services or a management contract.

The equipment for the MFES Activity shall include batteries, or a similar technology, and associated equipment located at or near a KOSTT substation (or substations) capable of accepting this power and energy. The technology may include a lower cost, better performing alternative to a lithium-ion BESS, if such technology is available at the time MCA-Kosovo  undertakes the necessary procurement. In addition, this Activity may support alternative MW and duration combinations (instead of 125 MW/2-hour) that would allow the MFES Entity to cost-effectively provide the services described above. The Parties agree that the Government shall be responsible for providing any portions of selected sites that are publicly owned in accordance with the Environmental Guidelines and the IFC PS, which have been incorporated into the Environmental Guidelines, while MCC Funding would support resettlement and the acquisition of any privately owned land, if required.
Gender Integration Project Kosovo Threshold - Gender Integration Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment of the MCA's projects for social impact, documented in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, and oversee the social impact risks throughout implementation.
Energy Sector Workforce Activity Kosovo Compact - Just and Equitable Transition Acceleration Project - Energy Sector Workforce Activity: The Inclusive Energy Sector Workforce Activity aims to (i) promote gender equitable practices among energy sector employers, (ii) provide technical assistance to help increase female representation in energy companies in Kosovo, and (iii) support networking, mentoring, and other educational and learning opportunities for women. Improving the working environment for women will enable women to have a greater chance of entering and succeeding in the sector. This Activity includes three Sub-Activities: (A) Best Companies for Women Award Sub-Activity (B) Women in Energy Grant Sub-Activity C) Strengthening Pathways for Women in Energy Sub-Activity.
Rwanda-Due Diligence Fund Rwanda: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Monitoring and Evaluation Rwanda - Monitoring and Evaluation project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Not Applicable Rwanda - Monitoring and Evaluation - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.