GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund Round 3

Mandatory Requirements

Stage	Stage 3: Proof of Concept, Stage 4: Transition to Scale and Stage 5: Scaling
Implemented In:
Region	Low and Middle Income Countries
Country	N/A
Focus Areas

This funding round will support grantees to:

• Adapt existing mobile enabled solutions;

• Test and validate new models of service delivery; or

• Scale up solutions with proven potential for impact.

Your project proposal must:

• Provide solutions to challenges associated with forced displacement and complex humanitarian emergencies. Solutions

which address preparedness and response to sudden onset natural disasters will not be considered eligible unless they

also meet the above criteria.

• Clearly demonstrate how the project meets the core aims of the Fund, including the critical role of mobile in the solution

and how it engages with MNOs currently or plans to in the future.

• Project plans should already have developed or implemented a minimum viable product, beta version, or pilot. Further

development can be required through the GSMA partnership, although we are unable to fund early ideation or research

and development stage proposals.

• Have a planned route to scale. Applications will be assessed on their ability to achieve sustainability, commercial

or otherwise, beyond the lifespan of the grant. Considerations for environmental sustainability and climate change

adaptation are highly encouraged.

• Provide formal evidence of a partnership in the form of a contract or MoU with one or more eligible Implementing

Partners. Provide evidence of how you do/plan to work a mobile network operator.

Milestones Reached

Partnerships	2	REQUIRED

Other Requirements

Financial Statements	Applicants are required to provide match funding. See attachment for more details.	REQUIRED
Impact Evaluation/M&E Plan	All grant projects must measure and regularly report on: • The number of people (direct and indirect beneficiaries disaggregated by gender) who have improved access to and use of life-enhancing mobile enabled services through the project. • Report on a series of further project-specific impact indicators / targets which will be mutually agreed and defined by each lead applicant and the GSMA during the contracting process. • Adhering to the monitoring and evaluation plan submitted in the full proposal, including tracking certain indicators up to 18 months after the grant period has ended. • All impact targets are expected to be disaggregated by gender.	REQUIRED
Reporting Requirements	Applicants commit to the following if awarded a grant: • Communicate regularly with GSMA and Fund Manager during the grant period and submit monthly project reports and quarterly financial reports. Reporting is to be required on an irregular basis up to 2 years following the grant.	REQUIRED
Other	Projects should be implemented through a partnership of two or more organisations and must be able to demonstrate a plan for long-term sustainability beyond the lifespan of the grant. Applicants must demonstrate they have already engaged or plan to engage with one or more mobile network operators (MNOs) to support the design, implementation or future sustainability of their project. All grant-funded projects are expected to provide insights on how mobile technology can improve delivery of, and access to, digital humanitarian services.