JAPAN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND - GRANT PROPOSAL FY09 ROUND 28 A. Basic Information A.1 Beneficiary Country Sierra Leone A.2 Grant Recipient GoBifo Project. A.3 Name and Address of Implementing Agency GoBifo Project, Decentralisation House, 38 Wellington Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone A.4 Is the Implementing Agency a Government Yes entity? #(in case of joint implementation by government and NGO(s), please provide details on the legal status of each agency under Grant Implementation Arrangements below) A.5 Administrator International Bank for Reconstruction and Development A.6 Grant Name ROUND 28 SIERRA LEONE ARTISANAL MINING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS A.7 Grant Amount in USD (includes incremental 2,887,590 Bank costs) A.8 Does this grant proposal qualify for the Yes, for agricultural development special allocation for Africa? B. Grant Development Objectives The development objectives of this project are to pilot community-driven capacity building, empowerment, and participatory decision-making in artisanal and small scale mining communities, enhance social accountability and promote closer cooperation on environmental and social challenges and increase the participation, and enhance the overall sustainable livelihoods of women and other vulnerable groups in artisanal communities. A parallel objective is to support the transition into alternative and more sustainable livelihoods, especially in the agriculture sector, for diamond ASM communities. C. Eligible Expenditures List all applicable eligible expenditures below in one or more categories as necessary. Eligible expenditures include consultant services (including audits), local training and workshops, small civil works, goods, sub-grants and incremental Bank costs. Category Amount (US. Dollars) Percentage of Percentage of Grant Expenditures to be Amount Financed GOODS 115,500 100% 4% CONSULTING 572,790 100% 20% TRAINING 469,300 100% 16% OTHER 1,592,500 100% 55% Total Grant to Recipient 2,750,090 Incremental Bank Cost 137,500 5% Total Grant Amount 2,887,590 1