FASP Workflow

1. The project holder completes and submits an online FASP Request - Form

1. Check if the request meets the defined eligibility criteria
   1. Request is complete
   2. Organisation exists
   3. The project must contribute to at least one of the objectives of the "4 per 1000" Strategy
2. Decide if the request is admitted or not
   1. If yes, proceed with P40
   2. If not, proceed with P70

P80

P330

1. Upload Project Documents (mandatory for planned and ongoing projects)
2. Complete Concept Note (mandatory only for projects in the conception phase)
3. Complete XXXX FASP Questionnaire
4. Notify Executive Secretariat once the information is complete

P90

P80,P100

1. Identify an Assessor

P130

Assess compliance with safeguard criteria

1. Review the provided project information.
2. Assesses compliance of the answers in STEP 1 - SAFEGUARD CRITERIA with the FASP Reference Criteria and Indicators
3. Decide if the project meets the criteria:
   1. If the project does not meet the criteria, provide feedback to the Project Owner by making inline comments and/or add comments in the right column of the questionnaire and ask him to make improvements.
   2. If the project complies, make comments in the questionnaire justifying your judgement and proceed with Step 2 of the assessment

P140, P160

Make improvements to meet safeguard criteria 

1. Review recommendations and make required changes to meet the safeguard criteria. 
2. Ask the Assessor to reassess if the project meets safeguards criteria

P150

Reassessment of safeguard criteria

1. Review changes and reassess if the project meets safeguard criteria
2. Decide if the project complies with the criteria:
   
   1. If it does not sufficiently meet the criteria, give reasons for your judgment in the questionnaire, terminate the assessment and inform the Project Owner and Executive Secretariat, stating the reasons.
   2. If the project largely meets the criteria, make comments in the questionnaire justifying your judgement and proceed with Step 2 of the assessment

P330, P160

Assess compliance with direct criteria

1. Assesses compliance of the answers in STEP 2 - DIRECT REFERENCE CRITERIA with the FASP Reference Criteria and Indicators
2. Decide if the project complies with the criteria:
   
   1. If the project does not meet the criteria, provide feedback to the Project Owner by making inline comments and/or add comments in the right column of the questionnaire and ask him to make improvements.
   2. If the project largely meets the criteria, proceed with Step 3 of the assessment

P170, P190

Make improvements to meet direct criteria 

1. Review recommendations and make required changes to meet the direct reference criteria
2. Ask the Assessor to reassess if the project meets direct reference criteria

P180

Reassessment of direct criteria

1. Review changes and reassess if the project meets the direct reference criteria
2. Decide if the project complies with the criteria:
   
   1. If it does not sufficiently meet the criteria, give reasons for your judgment in the questionnaire, terminate the assessment and inform the Project Owner and Executive Secretariat, stating the reasons.
   2. If the project largely meets the criteria, make comments in the questionnaire justifying your judgement and proceed with Step 3 of the assessment

P330, P190

Assess compliance with indirect criteria

1. Assesses compliance of the answers in STEP 3 - INDIRECT CRITERIA with the FASP Reference Criteria and Indicators
2. Decide if the project complies with the criteria:
   
   1. If the project does not meet the criteria, provide feedback to the Project Owner by making inline comments and/or add comments in the right column of the questionnaire and ask him to make improvements.
   2. If the project largely meets the criteria, proceed with Step 4 of the assessment

P200, P220

Make improvements to meet indirect criteria 

1. Review recommendations and make required changes to meet the indirect reference criteria
2. Ask the Assessor to reassess if the project meets indirect reference criteria

P210

Reassessment of indirect  criteria

1. Review changes and reassess if the project meets the indirect reference criteria
2. Decide if the project complies with the criteria:
   
   1. If it does not sufficiently meet the criteria, give reasons for your judgment in the questionnaire, terminate the assessment and inform the Project Owner and Executive Secretariat, stating the reasons.
   2. If the project largely meets the criteria, make comments in the questionnaire justifying your judgement and proceed with Step 4 of the assessment

P330, P220

Assess compliance with cross-cutting criteria

1. Assesses compliance of the answers in STEP 4 - CROSS-CUTTING CRITERIA with the FASP Reference Criteria and Indicators
2. Decide if the project complies with the criteria:
   
   1. If the project does not meet the criteria, provide feedback to the Project Owner by making inline comments and/or add comments in the right column of the questionnaire and ask him to make improvements.
   2. If the project largely meets the criteria, proceed with the elaboration of the assessment summary report 

P230, P250

Make improvements to meet indirect criteria

1. Review recommendations and make required changes to meet the cross-cutting criteria
2. Ask the Assessor to reassess if the project meets indirect reference criteria

P240

Reassessment of cross-cutting criteria

1. Review changes and reassess if the project meets the indirect reference criteria
2. Decide if the project complies with the criteria:
   
   1. If it does not sufficiently meet the criteria, give reasons for your judgment in the questionnaire, terminate the assessment and inform the Project Owner and Executive Secretariat, stating the reasons.
   2. If the project largely meets the criteria, make comments in the questionnaire justifying your judgement and proceed with the elaboration of the assessment summary

P330,P250

1. Complete the FASP Report
   1. Assess to what extend the project meets each criterion (positive; neutral; negative) and make a comment justifying the judgment
   2.  Make recommendation for each criteria
   3.  Indicate potential opportunities for funding and collaboration

1. Review, improve and validate the and FASP Report
2. Decide if it needs further improvement by the Assessor
   1. if yes, notify the Assessor if his input is required for improvement
   2. if not, ask the Executive Secretariat to validate the report

1. make improvements
2. notify STC

1. Review, improve and validate the FASP Report
2. Decide if it needs further improvement by STC
   1. if yes, notify the STC
   2. if not, notify the Project Owner 

1. Notify the Project Owner, send him the assessment summary report and the letter of support