Subnational Institutional Strengthening

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The objectives of the Subnational Institutional Strengthening Project for Colombia are to: (i) improve Subnational Governments' (SNG) performance in core public management areas; and (ii) strengthen the capacity of the Borrower's central government to manage the decentralization and territorial management framework. The project has five components: the first component is structuring regional and local projects and designing long-term territorial strategic planning tools. This component will: (i) provide support to national planning ministry (DNP) to strengthen the Borrower's capacity; (ii) provide support to DNP to improve its access to information relevant for regional planning decisions; and (iii) provide support to DNP and SNGs to identify potential sources of regional development financing. The second component is applying incentives for territorial management. This component will support the following activities: (i) assess SNGs' public management capacity development; (ii) establish good practice standards in several areas of subnational public management (including tax administration, strategic planning, public financial management, administrative control, financial reporting, and procurement); and (iii) design and implement an incentive framework to reward SNGs' management performance. The third component is providing technical assistance support to SNGs. This component will: (i) strengthen SNGs' management capacity; (ii) design and implement the Territorial Management Model (TMM); (iii) strengthen DNP's and Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda y Credito Publico) (MHCP's) technical, operational, and managerial capacity to ensure full implementation and adequate maintenance of the TMM; and (iv) improve citizen participation and social control in the public management cycle's processes. The fourth component is strengthening control and monitoring of territorial management. It will help in the following activities: (i) strengthen DNP and MHCP's administrative control over budget spending; and (ii) strengthen DNP and MHCP's public management capacity. The fifth component is project management and administration to provide support to DNP and Territorial Development and Fiduciary Agency (Financiera del Desarrollo Territorial Sociedad Anónima (FINDETER) for the carrying out of project coordination and management activities, including: administrative, financial management, procurement, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, auditing, and other operational activities required for effective project implementation.