Digital Square RFA#2019-16 ("Notice D1")

Summary

The openIMIS initiative, together with Digital Square offers a financing opportunity to further develop openIMIS through Notice D1 - openIMIS Modularization, Nepali Functionality, and Community Development. The deadline for submitting first concept notes is 23. of August.

Background

Sources of Funding

GIZ is represented in the openIMIS Initiative in two roles, which both contribute funds to the current request for application:

• the sector initiative "Social Protection" as part of the GIZ Department for Sector and Global Programmes (GloBe) disburses funds from the German and Swiss Development Corporations through the openIMIS Initiative co-ordination desk to further improve the software and to strengthen the communities around openIMIS.
• the bi-lateral GIZ Programme "Support to the Health Sector" in Nepal disburses funds to further enhance openIMIS functionality to meet requirements from the Nepali implementation.

Review Process

Digital Square manages a very transparent and collaborative Open Application Process (OAP) to identify relevant proposals in three major phases:

• Concept note phase: Applicants prepare concept notes as expressions of interest, outlining the scope and basic strategy of their project. Digital Square and GIZ then identify out-of scope proposals and remove them from the process.
• Application phase: The application phase consists of a co-creation part and a finalisation part:
  • Co-creation of preliminary technical applications: In an open process, the whole community can comment the applications while the applicants can revise their applications accordingly. Applicants can form new consortia to apply jointly for overlapping work-packages.
  • Application finalization:The applicants finalize their application based on the comments.
• Review and Investment: The Digital Square core team forms a peer review committee and identifies the most promising applications according to the prioritization framework.

Deadlines

• Concept Note:
  • Release of Request for Application: August 7, 2019
    
  • Live Q&A teleconference #1: August 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. GMT/ 6:00 a.m. EDT
    • Recording
  • Live Q&A teleconference #2: August 15, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. PDT/ 9:00 a.m. EDT
    
    • Recording
  • Q&A responses posted to wiki: August 16, 2019
    
  • Additional Q&A session: August 12, 2019 at 3:00 a.m. PDT/ 6:00 a.m. EDT
    • ics calendar invite
  • Concept note due: August 23,2019
    
  • Notification of in-scope concepts: September 2, 2019
    
• Application Phase:
  • Preliminary technical application due: September 13, 2019
    
  • Full applications due: October 4, 2019
    
• Review & Investment Phase:
  • Applicants notified of decision: October 30, 2019