This manual contains policies and guidelines for ESSPIN partners in receipt of the CSO Consolidation Grant. It is expected that this manual be used as a reference tool for all participating CSOs to ensure that they have the necessary information and guidance to produce the required standard of technical and financial reporting on a timely basis.
Details of the rationale for the SBMC consolidation work in the ESSPIN extension, as well as the application and selection process for participating CSOs are detailed in sections 1-7.
Each participating CSO was provided with Finance training by ESSPIN to ensure readiness to comply with the financial reporting procedures, details of which are provided in Section 8. The remaining sections 9-12 provide guidance on how the fund should be used and on how to prepare all necessary supporting documentation for compliance with both the financial and technical monitoring procedures. Standard templates for fund requests and reports are included in for this purpose and appear at the end of the manual.
