Anti-corruption and prohibited practices
Fraud, corruption, collusion, coercion, and obstruction of investigations are prohibited at every stage of the grant. Misused funds must be returned. (Full definitions: GOM section 10.)
Sub-grant prohibition
Grantees carry out their own projects and do not pass grant funds to other organizations or act as intermediaries.
Conflict of interest
NSC members submit a conflict-of-interest declaration before meetings and recuse themselves from related discussions. NSC member organizations may not enter paid service relationships with active grantees.
FAO audit rights
FAO has the right to inspect the project's financial and activity records. Grantees keep proof of expenditures as required by the MoA.
Data protection
Beneficiary data is reported in disaggregated form and not published per person.
Reporting suspected violations
Report to the SGP grievance channels, or directly to the FAO Inspectorate via fao.ethicspoint.com and Investigations-hotline@fao.org.
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