The AIFFP was established to deliver three strategic objectives: supporting Pacific countries and Timor-Leste to have greater access to capital to support quality, resilient and inclusive economic infrastructure; delivering infrastructure financing that meets the development needs of the partner countries; and making Australia a partner of choice for financing infrastructure in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
In order to meet these strategic objectives, the AIFFP must take a rigorous approach to monitoring and evaluation to ensure that AIFFP investments meet high standards of quality and development impact – while recognising that high-level outcomes will only become evident once investments have been operational for a period of time.
Australia
The AIFFP Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan seeks to ensure the AIFFP has the tools needed to make well-informed, evidence-based decisions. The AIFFP MEL Plan:
- Provides the information required for DFAT and stakeholders to make operational and strategic management decisions about AIFFP;
- Supports accountability and communication to senior management, the Parliament, the people of Australia and of partner countries and to program stakeholders, about the use of Government resources and the achievement of the AIFFP’s outcomes;
- Enables DFAT and program stakeholders to learn from the facility, facilitate the continuous improvement of AIFFP and apply these lessons to other relevant investments.
Please refer to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan for more information
To be eligible, projects must:
Be located in the Pacific or Timor-Leste
Align with AIFFP’s strategic goals, including:
- Promoting resilient, inclusive, and sustainable infrastructure
- Supporting economic growth, social inclusion, and climate resilience
Demonstrate development impact, such as:
- Improved access to essential services (energy, water, transport, telecom)
- Gender equality and social inclusion
- Environmental sustainability
Be financially viable, with clear implementation and repayment plans (for loans)
Comply with safeguards, including:
- Environmental and social risk management
- Transparency and accountability standards
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Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Applicants must:
- Submit a project proposal detailing objectives, financing needs, and expected outcomes
- Provide technical, financial, and social documentation
- Engage with AIFFP through their official website for guidance and submission