CGIAR Fund

The Common Operational Framework” or “COF” is the common framework agreed between the Fund Council and the Consortium on common processes, which may include reporting, CRP selection criteria, CRP proposal preparation guidelines, financial guidelines, monitoring, evaluation, conflict of interest, intellectual property, System Cost modalities and other operational aspects that apply to all funding and implementation aspects of the SRF (including CRPs), regardless of funding source or implementing entity.

The chapters included in the COF are:

1. Glossary
2. Common Criteria for CRP Design and Assessment
3. Non-Research System Costs Financing
4. Financial Guidelines (forthcoming)
5. Reporting (forthcoming)
6. Evaluation (forthcoming)
7. Intellectual Assets  (more information on intellectual assets)
8. Dispute Resolution (forthcoming)
9. Safeguards (forthcoming)