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Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program

Abstract*

The objective of the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program Project for Uganda is to improve the adequacy and equity of fiscal transfers and improve fiscal management of resources by Local Governments for health and education services. Uganda has performed well in terms of economic growth and poverty reduction over the last decades, despite a recent slowdown. Uganda is a low-income country with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of US$600...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

to improve the adequacy, equity and effectiveness of financing and the oversight, management and delivery of local government services in education, health, water and environment, and micro irrigation, including refugees and their host communities.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P160250

  • Active

  • Barbara Magezi Ndamira , Diana Nzioki

  • Republic of Uganda,Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

  • Uganda

  • April 25, 2017

  • (as of board presentation)

    June 27, 2017

  • May 29, 2019

  • US$ 787.59 million

  • Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

  • Eastern And Southern Africa

  • 2017

  • US$ 200.00 million

  • N/A

  • June 5, 2024

  • December 31, 2025

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Credit 200.00
Borrower/Recipient 593.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 200.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 200.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 787.59

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of January 31, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of January 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Apr 19, 2024 IDA-61040 Loan Disb 12,789,806.00
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-67730 Int Charges 4,220.98
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-67730 Int Charges 4,220.98
Feb 2, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 617,987.30
Feb 2, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 26,753.59
Feb 2, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 26,753.59
Feb 2, 2024 IDA-61040 Loan Repay 3,038,413.00
Aug 1, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 1,539.88
Aug 1, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 1,539.88
Aug 1, 2024 IDA-61040 Loan Repay 3,022,159.00
Aug 1, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 62.96
Aug 1, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 62.96
Aug 1, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 626,350.75
Aug 1, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 626,350.75
Feb 2, 2024 IDA-61040 Int Charges 617,987.30
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-67730 Int Charges 538.18
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-67730 Int Charges 310,179.62
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-67730 Int Charges 310,179.62
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-67730 Int Charges 538.18
Feb 15, 2023 IDA-67730 Int Charges 310,622.28
Feb 15, 2023 IDA-67730 Int Charges 1,972.29
Feb 15, 2023 IDA-67730 Int Charges 1,972.29
Aug 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Int Charges 14,396.15
Aug 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Int Charges 14,396.15
Aug 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Loan Repay 3,054,120.20
Aug 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Int Charges 607,299.20
Aug 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Int Charges 607,299.20
Aug 15, 2023 IDA-67730 Int Charges 1,537.43
Aug 15, 2023 IDA-67730 Int Charges 1,537.43
Aug 15, 2023 IDA-67730 Int Charges 312,956.30
Aug 15, 2023 IDA-67730 Int Charges 312,956.30
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-67730 Int Charges 353,190.30
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-67730 Int Charges 353,190.30
Aug 1, 2022 IDA-61040 Int Charges 780.79
Aug 1, 2022 IDA-61040 Int Charges 780.79
Aug 1, 2022 IDA-61040 Int Charges 626,328.50
Aug 1, 2022 IDA-61040 Int Charges 626,328.50
Aug 15, 2022 IDA-67730 Int Charges 227,838.60
Aug 15, 2022 IDA-67730 Int Charges 227,838.60
Feb 1, 2022 IDA-61040 Int Charges 47,011.47
Feb 1, 2022 IDA-61040 Int Charges 47,011.47
Feb 1, 2022 IDA-61040 Int Charges 661,765.44
Feb 1, 2022 IDA-61040 Int Charges 661,765.44
Feb 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Int Charges 613,722.10
Feb 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Int Charges 613,722.10
Feb 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Int Charges 11,545.73
Feb 1, 2023 IDA-61040 Int Charges 11,545.73
Feb 15, 2023 IDA-67730 Int Charges 310,622.28
Jun 25, 2021 IDA-61040 Loan Disb 18,251,722.00
Jun 25, 2021 IDA-61040 Loan Disb 52,120,220.00
Aug 1, 2021 IDA-61040 Int Charges 2,745.07
Aug 1, 2021 IDA-61040 Int Charges 2,745.07
Aug 1, 2021 IDA-61040 Int Charges 417,210.47
Aug 1, 2021 IDA-61040 Int Charges 417,210.47
Mar 7, 2022 IDA-67730 Loan Disb 26,236,990.00
Apr 14, 2022 IDA-67730 Loan Disb 59,834,740.00
Aug 1, 2020 IDA-61040 Int Charges 720.10
Aug 1, 2020 IDA-61040 Int Charges 720.10
Aug 1, 2020 IDA-61040 Int Charges 390,258.70
Aug 1, 2020 IDA-61040 Int Charges 390,258.70
Feb 1, 2021 IDA-61040 Int Charges 12,136.85
Feb 1, 2021 IDA-61040 Int Charges 12,136.85
Feb 1, 2021 IDA-61040 Int Charges 412,472.90
Feb 1, 2021 IDA-61040 Int Charges 412,472.90
Jun 13, 2019 IDA-61040 Loan Disb 50,492,708.00
Feb 11, 2020 IDA-61040 Loan Disb 7,749,530.50
Feb 5, 2020 IDA-61040 Loan Disb 47,938,888.00
Feb 1, 2020 IDA-61040 Int Charges 50,224.24
Feb 1, 2020 IDA-61040 Int Charges 50,224.24
Feb 1, 2020 IDA-61040 Int Charges 187,639.20
Feb 1, 2020 IDA-61040 Int Charges 187,639.20
Apr 15, 2022 IDA-D7150 Loan Disb 14,984,402.00
Mar 7, 2022 IDA-D7150 Loan Disb 11,636,766.00
Apr 18, 2024 IDA-D7150 Loan Disb 2,260,441.80
Jun 27, 2017 IDA-61040 Loan Commitment 200,000,000.00
Sep 14, 2020 IDA-67730 Loan Commitment 240,000,000.00
Sep 14, 2020 IDA-D7150 Loan Commitment 60,000,000.00
Apr 19, 2024 IDA-67730 Loan Disb 19,792,730.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2024-05-06
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2024-05-06
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2024-05-06

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Water and Environment - improvement in LG Management Performance Overall (Yes/No)ValueN/AYesYES
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of core central functions carried in support of service delivery (in Health)ValueN/A3 out of 44 out of 4
    DateJune 30, 2017May 30, 2023June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • LG Non Wage Recurrent Financing - % of Grant Allocations for Health, Education, Water and Irrigation based on an Equitable FormulaValue098%92
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Education - improvement in LG Management Performance Overall (Yes/No)ValueN/AYes.YES
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Health - improvement in LG Management Performance Overall (Yes/No)ValueYESYesYES
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Small-scale Irrigation - improvement in LG Management Performance Overall (Yes/No)ValueN/AYesYES
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Water and Sanitation: Percentage of sub-counties with functional safe water coverage > 77 percentValueN/A47%47%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Primary Schools - % of LGs with enough teachers to meet minimum staffing levels.Value78%68%90%
    DateJune 30, 2019February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of core central functions carried in support of service delivery in EducationValue0 out of 2Achieved - 4 out of 4 (in each sector, cross cutti4 out of 4
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Improvement in LG management performance in the worst performing LGs (in Education, Health, Water, Small-scale Irrigation and Cross-cutting Areas)ValueN/AYesYes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Education: % of LLGs with population >15,000 with a government secondary school with basic facilities and minimum staffing levelsValueN/A72%89%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • LG Non Wage Recurrent Financing - Nominal Budget Allocations for Health and Education (UGX billion)Value223639593
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • LG Development Financing - % of Grant Allocations for Health, Education, water and environment and irrigation on an Equitable FormulaValue100 (Education only)45%56%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Secondary Schools - % of LGs with enough teachers to meet minimum staffing levels.ValueN/A66%47%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Education: Average score in the primary school performance assessment improves in the sample LGs.ValueN/AYes (SPA average score 76%)Yes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • LG Development Financing - Nominal Budget Allocations for Health and Education (UGX billion)Value28579523
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Health Facilities - % of LGs with enough health workers to meet minimum staffing levels.ValueN/A50%37%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Health: % of sub-counties with population >15,000 with a functional health center III or IVValueN/A9897%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Critical Sector Departments & LLG staff - % of LGs all critical staff in place.ValueN/A61%55%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Health: Average score in the RBF facility assessment improvesValueN/AYes (RBF conducted in 66.9%)Yes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • Micro-scale Irrigation: Average score in the irrigation sub county performance assessmentValueN/AYESYES
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of core central functions carried in support of service delivery (in Water and Environment)ValueN/ANot achieved4 out of 4
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of core central functions carried in support of service delivery (Micro-scale Irrigation)ValueN/Anot achieved4 out of 4
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of core central functions carried in support of service delivery (Crosscutting)ValueN/Anot achieved4 out of 4
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Water and Sanitation: Average score in the water and sanitation sub county performance assessmentValueN/AYesYES
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Micro-scale irrigation: Number of farmers with and hectares of newly or improved irrigated landValueN/A14024000 farmers
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • IR Indicator 1.1: Average size conditional non-wage recurrent grants for education (primary & secondary only) and health servicesper capita.Value6621, exc. refugees14,02012543
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 2.1: Central Government Essential Guidance Issued and DisseminatedValueNoYesYes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 3.1: Improvement in LG performance in the management of human resources as measured in the annual performance assessmentValueN/AYesYes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 4.1 – Education: Number of new secondary schools constructed, equipped and staffed to minimum levelsValue0.00105.00232.00
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 1.2: Average size of conditional development grants per capita for health and educationValue907, exc. refugees12,89912013
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 2.2: Central Government Performance Assessments and Performance Improvement Support ImplementedValueNoYesYes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 3.2: Improvement in LG performance in the inspection, monitoring and assessment of service delivery as measured in theannual performance assessmentValueN/AYesYes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 4.2 – Education: Number of primary schools upgraded to meet basic infrastructure standards (cumulative)Value0.00874.001000.00
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 1.3: Average conditional non-wage recurrent grants for health and education per beneficiary for the 20 least funded LGs as % national per capita value.Value47%, exc. refugees59%57%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 2.3 Routine Coordination, Oversight, Monitoring and Technical Support of service delivery and safeguards requirements by central government ImplementedValueNoYesYes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 3.3: Improvement in LG performance in the oversight of construction and the implementation of environmental and socialrequirementsValueNoYesYes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 4.3 – Education: Number of LGs where the school performance assessment and improvement framework has been implementedValue0.00176.00100.00
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 1.4: Average conditional development grants for health and education per beneficiary for the 20 least funded LGs as %national per capita value. (formula-based only)Value74% exc. refugees48%46%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 29, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 2.4: Cumulative number of actions to improve service delivery implemented from the service delivery improvement matrixValue0.0058.0060.00
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 3.4: Increase in the average number of minimum conditions met by LGs.ValueNoYesYes
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 4.5 – Health: Number of HCIIs upgraded to HCIII which are completed, equipped and staffed up to at least minimum staffing levels.Value124.00300.00380.00
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 1.5 - Average % of budgeted non-wage recurrent transfers (as per allocation formula) in the health and education released to Local Governments.Value100%70%100%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 2.5: Cumulative % of agreed actions to strengthen social and environmental management implementedValue0%71%100%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 4.6 - Health: Number of existing HCIIIs or HCIVs rehabilitated, expanded and/or equipped to meet basic standards.Value081500
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 1.6 Enhanced, equitable formula for conditional development grants in health and education implemented as per plan.Value100%56%56%
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 4.4 - Education: Number of learners enrolled in schools transitioned to the LG system in refugee hosting districtsValue0.0090287.000.00
    DateJune 30, 2017February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 4.7 - Health: Number of health workers transitioned to the government system in refugee hosting districtsValue95.0017.0098.00
    DateJune 30, 2019February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 4.8 - Health: Number of health workers transitioned to the government system in refugee hosting districts.Value0.00229.00280.00
    DateJune 30, 2019February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment
  • IR Indicator 2.6: Cumulative % of agreed actions to strengthen service delivery in refugee hosting LGs implementedValue0.0070.0080.00
    DateJune 30, 2019February 29, 2024June 30, 2024
    Comment