Grants and Contributions:
Title:
International Aid Transparency Initiative - Institutional Support 2016-2019
Agreement Number:
7409520 P002864001
Agreement Value:
$125,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 24, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
This grant represents Canada's institutional support to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). IATI uses these funds, along with other donors' funding, to achieve its objectives.
IATI aims to make information about spending on international aid easier to access, use and understand. Donor countries, developing country governments and non-governmental organizations who have signed on to IATI commit to publishing more timely, comprehensive, and forward-looking information on international development assistance. IATI has developed a common, open, international standard for publishing this information. This grant supports the IATI Secretariat, which maintains the IATI Registry and website; facilitates technical discussions related to the IATI standard, data publication and use; assesses progress on open aid data; and provides technical support to publishers and users.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected intermediate outcome from the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) is increased publication and use of high-quality data on international development assistance in support of sustainable development.
The expected outputs include an increase in the number of organizations publishing aid data in accordance with the IATI standard, an increase in use of IATI data by partner countries, donor agencies and other stakeholders and improvement in the quality and timeliness of IATI data.
Location:
New York, US
Reference Number:
064-2019-2020-Q2-00131
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.