Collaborate with Us: Submit Your Expression of Interest
Welcome to the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Expression of Interest (EOI) Portal – your gateway to impactful collaboration. This platform enables organizations to submit EOIs for project or program funding, fostering partnerships that drive sustainable development worldwide. The EOI Platform is a streamlined, transparent, and efficient system for identifying and evaluating options for collaboration with new or existing partners, aligned with QFFD’s strategic priorities.
Who Can Apply?
We welcome EOIs from duly constituted organizations, including international, national, and local entities across multilateral, governmental, civil society, and private business sectors. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
How It Works
- Create Your Account
- Register and set up your profile on the EOI portal to access all features.
- All submissions, updates, and communications with QFFD will take place via your account.
- Submit Your EOI
- Access the EOI submission link within your account to fill out the online data entry mask.
- Instructions and guidance for each required field are provided within the form.
- EOIs must be submitted in English, with budgets in USD, and may cover one or more eligible countries and themes.
- EOIs can only be submitted for countries and themes per country listed – options for engagement are regularly updated.
- Please note:
- Countries listed but currently marked as restricted (i.e., with no eligible EOI themes) either do not have an active pledge for the ongoing cycle or are being addressed through a separate process outside the EOI platform.
- Infrastructure projects do not qualify for grant funding.
- The minimum eligible project size for submission is USD 1.5 million.
- Evaluation & Review
- EOIs are reviewed on a rolling basis and evaluated against criteria that include:
- Needs Assessment – Clearly defined and evidence-based justification of the issue to be addressed.
- Alignment – Consistency with QFFD’s strategies and pledge priorities as per the dropdown menu themes listed for each country.
- Objectives & Expected Outcomes – Well-defined goals with measurable impact.
- Intervention Approach – Logical, effective, and clearly described intervention strategy to solving the identified issue.
- Innovation – Integration of new technologies, scientific advancements, or innovative development finance models (e.g., pay-for-results schemes)
- Scalability – Potential to scale up or replicate the solution in the same or different settings, with similar or expanded target groups.
- Target Population & Geographical Scope – Clearly defined beneficiaries, including estimated numbers and the types of benefits expected.
- Sustainability – Long-term sustainability of impacts for the target population, sustainability of the financial model, and environmental and climate impacts.
- Organizational Capacity – Relevant experience, legal registration, and implementation capability in the target country.
- Risks & Mitigation – Identification of key risks and mitigation strategies.
- Budget – Cost-effectiveness, co-funding from own or external sources covering at least 50% of the total budget, budget broken down into detailed and coherent components.
- Finance – diversified funding model, including innovative financing mechanisms such as blended finance, private sector co-financing, or revenue-generating models.
- Status Updates
- Applicants can track the status of their EOI in their portal account under categories such as “under review”, “information required”, “approved”, or “rejected”.
- Please note:
- During the review process, no further updates on the status can be provided.
- Due to large amounts of EOIs received, rejections cannot be explained further.
- If no response is received within three (3) months of submission, the EOI is considered rejected.
- Next Steps for Approved EOIs
- If approved, applicants proceed to partner onboarding, where compliance and due diligence checks are conducted.
- Successful onboarding leads to the full proposal stage, also managed through the portal.
- Throughout the process, all queries and communications occur via the portal’s automated messaging system.
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