Tab 2 ICT and CET Standards_Project Logic Model (with M&E Definitions).pdf

Project Design & Logic Model Template (with M&E Definitions)

Red text indicates content that must be entered before finalization. Blue text indicates instructions for drafters (Applicant) based on information provided in the NOFO.

Funding Opportunity Title: XXXX

Funding Opportunity Number: XXXX

Assistance Listing Number: XXXX

Region and Countries:

• ASEAN member countries: Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Timor-Leste (observer).

• Sub-Saharan Africa: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Togo, Tanzania, Seychelles, Nigeria, and

Mauritius.

• North Africa and Middle East: Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait.

• Western Hemisphere: CARICOM Member Countries, Brazil, Colombia, Chile.

• Europe: Estonia, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Armenia, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey.

• South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka.

Period of Performance: XX Months

Problem Statement

Problem Statements describe:

• “Who” - Demographics of the potential project/activity customers, recipients, beneficiaries, and stakeholders engaged - including anyone who may affect or be affected by the project/activity implementation).

• “What”- The scope and subject matter of the issue, the extent or the size and scale of the issue, the severity or gravity, and the urgency.

• “Where” - Geographic or specific locations where the issue takes place.

• “When” - Timing of the issue or problem

• “Why” - The underlying root cause(s) of the issue or problem, or perpetuating factors that give rise to it (politics, beliefs, customs, norms, power structures, etc.))

• “How” - How the issue affects relevant populations, and some context around the issue the project would address.

Draft a clear, concise, and well-supported statement of the problem to be addressed and why the proposed project is needed. To be edited and refined in partnership with CDP/SPC upon award.

Theory of Change

(TOC)

A TOC refers to a statement of expectations regarding the process by which planned activities will lead to stated objectives. It is a brief statement that ties your logic model together by summarizing why, based on available evidence and consideration of other possible paths, the changes described in your logic model are expected to occur. Draft a Theory of Change (TOC), to be edited and refined in partnership with CDP upon award.

Project Goal A project goal is the highest-level outcome to be advanced and/or achieved through the project. The goal specifies the change the project will bring or contribute to. The goal statement should be clear: it should state specific accomplishments, define subjective terms, and define the target population. Draft a project goal that aligns to the program description and purpose described in Section A of the NOFO, to be edited and refined in partnership with CDP upon award.

Project Objective(s)

Project objectives are listed within the NOFO and represent the results that the project will materially affect and be held accountable to demonstrate impact on within the period of performance. The objectives are the steps that will guide the project to attaining its goal(s). List each project objective below, adding additional bullets as needed.

• Objective 1: Baseline Evaluation and Curriculum Development:

• Objective 2: Broad-based Foundational Training:

• Objective 3: Advanced Capacity Building:

Project Assumptions

Project assumptions describe the conditions needed for one step of the project to advance to the next, and for the project to ultimately achieve its stated goal. Consider:

What must occur, and which stakeholders or grantees need to be involved, for the project to be successful? How and why will proposed activities lead to proposed outputs, and how will outputs lead to outcomes?

List project assumptions and a brief explanation of each below.

• Pre-standardization

• Stakeholder Cooperation:

• Regulatory and Legal Compliance:

External Factors

Factors outside of the award recipient’s control that may influence the progress and overall success of the project.

Consider: What factors (e.g., Change in government or policies, such as NGO restrictions; Change in political situation; Involvement from other donors or implementers) are not in the control of the award recipient that could affect expected activities, outputs, and outcomes of the project?

Provide a bullet list and brief explanation of external factors below.

• Government Priorities and Support:

• Budget Constraints:

• International Relations:

• Legal and Regulatory Changes:

Activities Outputs Short-term Outcomes Long-term Outcomes

Objective 1: Baseline Evaluation and Curriculum Development: Evaluate the current landscape of ICT and CET standards knowledge and capacities in low- and middle-income countries and design a training methodology and curriculum to increase the capacity of a diverse set of stakeholders from the private sector, civil society, academia, and government to participate in the standards development lifecycle.

Inputs: Funding, skilled trainers, implementer staff time, virtual and physical infrastructure for events and trainings, higher level guiding strategy documents including the CDP Functional Bureau Strategy (FBS) and the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP)

Objective 2: Broad-based Foundational Training: Increase the capacity of a diverse set of stakeholders from the private sector, civil society, academia, and government to participate in the standards development lifecycle, including identifying opportunities for standard review, engaging in pre-standardization research, proposing and studying standards, and tactics for building consensus.

Objective 3: Advanced Capacity Building: Develop a diverse and inclusive cohort of emerging economy standards professionals who can effectively participate in or support their nation’s or organization’s role across international standards development organizations (SDOs) (e.g., ISO, IEC, 3GPP and the ITU-T).

Logic Model Terms and Definitions

Terms Definitions

Activity A specific action undertaken over a specific timeframe through which inputs are mobilized to produce specific outputs. An activity can be a sub-component of a program, project, or process.

Assumption Assumption refers to a fact or condition that is accepted as true. For performance management, assumptions are beliefs about the context in which a program, project, or process is undertaken. For example, “The country’s government will remain stable,” or “The supply of electricity will be consistent.”

Goal The highest-order outcome or end state to which program, project, process, or policy is intended to contribute.

Impact Impact refers to a result or effect that is caused by or attributable to an initiative, program, project, process, or policy. Impact is often used to refer to high-level effects that occur in the long term, and can be intended or unintended, and positive or negative.

Input Input refers to resources provided for program implementation (e.g., money, staff, time, equipment).

Logic Model Logic model refers to a rigorous methodology used for program or project design that focuses on the causal linkages between project inputs, activities, outputs, short-term outcomes, and long-term outcomes. It is a visual representation that shows the sequence of related events connecting a planned program/project’s objectives with its desired outcomes.

Objective Objective is a statement of the condition or state one expects to achieve toward accomplishing a program, project, or process goal. It is a desired result that meets the criteria of being specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timebound.

Outcome Outcome refers to the result or effect that is caused by or attributable to the project, program, or policy of the program activities. Outcomes could be intended or unintended, positive or negative, direct or indirect. Some outcomes of interest for security cooperation are whether partner capability is being built to meet standards, to what extent, and whether it is achieved within a desired time frame. Three types of outcomes include:

• Short-term: Immediate effects of the initiative or activities often focused on the knowledge and attitudes of the intended audience (often observable within or shortly following project lifetime).

• Intermediate: Intermediate effects on behavior or normative or policy changes (often 2-5 years following project lifetime).

• Long-term/Impact: Long-term, visionary changes observed over time that have been influenced by and/or contributed to by the interventions (often 5+ years following project lifetime).

Output Output refers to the direct, tangible results of initiatives. A deliverable or product, good, or service directly resulting from a security cooperation initiative or activity, such as the number of training events and the number of unit members trained. These early work products often serve as documentation of progress during implementation and monitoring.

Problem Statement

This is a clear and concise description of the issue, challenge, or need the program seeks to address and serves as the program focus. Developing a problem statement provides the basis and reasons for implementing a program.

Program Program refers to a set of projects, processes, or activities that support a higher-level objective that are typically implemented by several parties without a specified timeframe and may cut across sectors, themes, and/or geographic areas.

Project Project refers to a set of activities intended to achieve a defined product, service, or result within specified resources and implementation schedules. A set of projects makes up the portfolio of a program.

Theory of Change

Theory of Change (TOC) refers to a statement of expectations regarding the process by which planned activities will lead to stated objectives. It is a brief statement that ties your logic model together by summarizing why, based on available evidence and consideration of other possible paths, the changes described in your logic model are expected to occur.