Incentive Fund Phase 4

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The Incentive Fund provides high-performing organisations with grants to improve service delivery and/or provide economic opportunities for the people of Papua New Guinea. It is funded by the Australian Government and began in 2000. The current grant program, Incentive Fund Phase 4, has been reviewed and strengthened by both the Australian and Papua New Guinean governments, demonstrating a mature bilateral relationship between the two countries. Eligible organisations can apply for grants of between K1 million and K10 million, which are awarded through a competitive process. In line with the development priorities of both governments, the current phase, Incentive Fund Phase 4 (IF4), provides support for projects that empower women and girls—80 percent of IF4 grants—and facilitate infrastructural and private sector development—50 percent and 20 percent of grants respectively. Phase 4 projects include pilot projects to develop the domestic rice industry and the construction, furnishing, and redevelopment of health and education facilities and infrastructure. These projects enable improved services and quality of life for many Papua New Guineans, especially women and girls.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

East Asia & Pacific

Papua New Guinea

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2000 -

Partner(s)

Papua New Guinea government; Australian Government; PNGAus Partnership

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training

Quality

  • School facilities
  • School quality

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Other
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Other community members - female, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

  • Boys (both in school and out of school)
  • Other community members - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Other