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The updated guidelines incorporate decisions approved by the Board of Trustees at its Sixty-Third Session (4 November 2022) and provide implementation, eligibility, due diligence, documentation, cost rules, reporting, audit access, and financial reporting requirements for UNITAR staff and personnel. 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The purpose of this Administrative Circular AC/UNITAR/2023/2 is to revise the Policy Guidelines for Grant Agreements to Implementing Partners (“Grants-Out”), as approved by the Board of Trustees at its Sixty-Third Session on 4 November 2022. The present guidelines replace the revision of November 2021 (AC/UNITAR/2021/09) .  \n2. The annexes referenced in these guidelines are avaialble on the Partnership and Grant Oversight webpage on UNITARnet.  \nEntry into force  \n3. This Administrative Circular shall come into effect immediately. Grants presently under implementation shall be grandfathered from the revisions contained herein.  \nPolicy Guidelines for Agreements with Implementing Partners  \n“GRANTS – OUT”  \nRevision approved by the Board of Trustees at its Sixty-Third Session (November 2022)  \n| Title | Policy Guidelines for Agreements with Implementing Partners |\n| --- | --- |\n| Responsible unit | Partnership and Grants Oversight Unit |\n| Creator | Partnerships and Grants Oversight Unit |\n| Consultation | Management (30 September 2022-6 October 2022) , Board of Trustees, 31 October 2022 – 4 November 2022 |\n| Date approved | 4 November 2022 |\n| Audience | UNITAR staff members and personnel |\n| Applicability | Applies to all grants issued by UNITAR to implementing partners |\n| Replaces | Policy Guidelines for Agreements to Implementing Partners (AC/UNITAR/2021/09) |\n| Is part of | Policies and procedures for acceptance and disbursement of funds |\n| Related documents | Policy Guidelines for Agreements on the Acceptance of Contributions for Specific Purposes (“Grants-In”)\u003Cbr>Due Diligence Assessment for Implementing Partners |\n\nSummary of changes (November 2022 revision):  \nSection II paragraph 6d): Requirement for a Declaration on Honour from all IPs. Section II para 7c): Paragraph 18 requires NGOs to be subject to a Due Diligence Assessment (DDA) for projects above $30,000 .  \nSection III para 10: Programme Managers shall ensure that the IP identified by the donor or under the project document does not represent a reputational risk to UNITAR.  \nSection III para 11: Direct grant award selection to be documented.  \nSection III para 13: Competitive Selection procedure which introduces objective methodology on the assessment of proposals.  \nSection III para 14: Clarifies that any waiver to the policy requires prior approval by the Executive Director.  \nSection III para 15: Requires the performance of a DDA to Ips that receive USD 100,000 within 2 years, even if the grants come from different donors.  \nSection III para 16: DDAs should comply with specific donor requirements and/or shall be based on the purpose of the grant.  \nSection III para 21 : Requires Programme Managers to report on the implementation of DDA recommendations at the end of the project and/or before the issuance of anew Grant to the same IP.  \nSection IV articles 22, 23 and 24: Introduces the eligible and ineligible cost for Grant Agreements.  \nSection IX para 32: Prior to entering into a grant agreement, the IP shall submit its latest financial statements. If the IP is a business, detailed organigramme shall also be submitted.  \nSection XI para 43: UNITAR reserves the right to undertake spot checks, expenditure verifications and, if required by the donor, an audit.  \nSection XI para 44: All grants above $200,000 shall be subject to an expenditure verification to be carried out by an independent auditor unless the project’s donor expresses otherwise. Grants below this threshold may be subject to an expenditure verification on the basis of risk and/or a donor request.  \nSection XI para 45: IP shall keep original documents for seven years after the end of the agreement.  \nSection XI para 46: The IP","cbCaikI1KLUsZ73t","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikI1KLUsZ73t","pdf",549167,19,"English","# Purpose\n# Entry into force\n# Summary of changes (November 2022 revision)\n# Contents\n## I. Introduction\n## II. Eligibility and exclusion criteria\n## III. Procedures for awarding grants to IPs\n## IV. Eligible and ineligible costs\n## V. Use of instruments and standard templates\n## VI. Elements required in agreements\n## VII. Terms and conditions of the main agreement\n## VIII. Agreements with businesses\n## IX. 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