Malawi Governance to Enable Service Delivery Project

The objective of the Governance to Enable Service Delivery Project for Malawi is to strengthen Local Authorities’ institutional performance, responsiveness to citizens and management of resources for service delivery. The Project has four components. 1. Performance-Based Financing for Service Delivery component will substantially enhance predictable development financing for LAs in a manner that incentivizes sustained improvements in efficiency, equity and accountability in the execution by LAs of their service delivery responsibilities. 1.1. Performance-Based Grant (PBG) subcomponent will make the PBG available to the twenty-eight District LAs, provided they meet eligibility conditions. 1.2. Local Authority Performance Assessment subcomponent will determine the eligibility for the PBG and the amount of the performance element. 2. Strengthening Intergovernmental Accountability Systems component will support two central government functions that are critical to strengthening intergovernmental accountability relations. 2.1. Strengthened Service Delivery Financing Through Fiscal Decentralization subcomponent will strengthen mutual accountability of central government and local governments around service delivery financing by strengthening transparency and implementation of the existing Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (IGFTS), and by supporting development of a fiscal decentralization strategy, including own source revenue, to guide renovation of the IGFTS. 2.2. Strengthened Accountability of Local Authorities Through External Audit subcomponent will support the National Audit Office (NAO) to conduct timely financial audits of local government financial statements. 3. Local Authority Performance Improvement Support component will support enhanced local government capabilities. 3.1. Human Resources for Core Functions subcomponent will support government efforts to ensure that Local Authorities (LAs) are sufficiently staffed with capable personnel for the performance...