December 11, 2015 – The Global Partnership for Education Secretariat approved the following grant:

Global Partnership for Education Approves US$245,541 Grant for Tanzania to Develop a New Education Sector Plan for 2016-2020

Amount: US$245,541

Project Description: The Education Sector Plan Development Grant will allow Tanzania to improve on its education sector plan. UNESCO, a key partner of the Global Partnership for Education, has been nominated by the local education group to be the grant agent on behalf of the Government of Tanzania.

Education Sector Plan Development Grants from the Global Partnership for Education are intended to help countries perform strategic, consultative and analytical work to develop or revise their sector plan. Of the maximum grant amount of US$500,000, US$250,000 is reserved for education sector analysis, and the remainder for additional studies or to develop the sector plan.