Evaluation Criteria for Project Proposals

All Project proposals will be subject to peer review appraisal.  At least 3 peer reviewers with specialist skills in each project subject will be contracted to provide technical advice to proponents and the Vietnamese and Australian Technical Advisory Panels.  Proponents will receive copies of peer reviews and will have an opportunity to respond to peer review comments.  These responses must be sent to the CARD PMU within 10 days of delivery to proponent institutions.  Responses by email will be acceptable.

Technical Appraisal Reports will be provided to the Program Coordinating Committee (PCC), together with all documentation relating to each project.  Each member of the PCC will evaluate Project Proposals according to matrix below.  Each criterion will be given a score ranging between 1 and the available score.  Based on their individual scores each member of the PCC will rank projects in priority order.  The final selection of projects will be a collective decision by the PCC based on these rankings. 

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS	Available Score
1              Priority for Vietnam                                                                           Max. Score 15 Points
a) EOI assessment of project relevance, potential benefits and collaborative arrangements	15
2              Technical Quality                                                                               Max Score 30 Points
a) Quality of approach and methodology and the likelihood of the methodology addressing the problem or opportunity identified in a participatory manner	15
b) Environmental impact assessed and adequately addressed	8
c) Project risks and strategies for management are identified to improve project sustainability	7
3              Quality of Outputs                                                                              Max Score 30 Points
a) Quality of stakeholder beneficiary analysis and quantification of benefits including estimation of financial benefits for smallholders	15
b) Quality of project logframe objectives and outputs and measurability of proposed project milestones.	15
4              Dissemination Strategies                                                                  Max Score 15 Points
a) Identification of next users of technologies beyond the project area, linkageswith other projects/interventions  and development of strategies (including ICT) for transfer/multiplication of technology to improve awareness and dissemination of new knowledge, skills and practices	15
5              Value for Money                                                                  Max Score 10 Points
a) Timeframe for implementation in Vietnam is appropriate and budget represents value for money	10
TOTAL SCORE