It is governed by a donor consortium including Australia, the European Union, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

A first round Call for Proposals has been launched on 11 November 2009 for interested implementing partners including UN Agencies, international and local non-governmental organizations and professional associations authorized to operate in the prioritized areas. Geographical areas include prioritized townships of the Delta, Dry Zone, Shan State, Chin State, Rakhine State and Kachin State.

LIFT is aligned to the National Medium-term Priority Framework (NMTPF) and to the Post-Nargis Recovery and Preparedness Plan (PONREPP) for the Delta areas.

Proposals will focus on community based interventions targeting the poorest and most vulnerable groups. The thematic areas are detailed in the Call for Proposals documentation which will be available on UNOPS Current Business Opportunities page.

UNOPS is the fund manager of LIFT, providing technical and financial management. LIFT was established in October 2009 and will run for five years.

UPDATE - 30/12/2009

Deadline for addressing questions regarding Call for Proposals for LIFT - Round 1 of the Prioritised States/Division outside Nargis-affected areas

The deadline for submitting questions is 12 January 2010, please refer your requests for clarification to the Fund manager, email: lift@unops.org. The submission of the proposals for Round 1 of Prioritised States/Divisions outside Nargis-affected areas will be closed on 18 January 2010, 20:00h Yangon time. Questions and Answers will be provided on this page, in the Information section below.

Further information:

Questions and answers from the Call for Proposal Round 1 Information Sessions, 13 November 2009

Questions and answers from 17-18 November 2009

Questions and answers from 19-23 November 2009

Questions and answers from 26-30 November 2009

Questions and answers from 1-20 December 2009