The Development Data Group of the World Bank is pleased to invite submissions of proposals for 2010 Spring Window of the Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB). TFSCB, a multi-donor trust fund, aims to improve the capacity of developing countries to compile and use statistics with an overall objective of supporting the management of development results. TFSCB works closely with PARIS21 to advance coordinated international efforts to improve statistics globally.

TFSCB supports projects aiming at strengthening national statistical systems in key priority areas and developing statistical capacity in a sustainable manner. The maximum amount granted for a proposal is US$400,000. All proposals must be submitted using the web-based Grant Funding Request (GFR). All prospective TTLs are encouraged to contact Naoko Watanabe (nwatanabe@worldbank.org) and Mustafa Dinc (mdinc@worldbank.org) to inform them of a forthcoming submission.