| Repatriation to home country of project employees, dependants, volunteers and students/interns | Eligible project expenses |
| Transportation costs to and from the airport or place of quarantine or temporary self-isolation for project employees, dependants, volunteers and students/interns | Eligible project expenses |
| Salary of recipient organization’s employees (headquarters staff and employees on long-term assignment) | GAC will cover as an eligible project expense up to the equivalent of 30 working days of salary, commencing on the day following the suspension of project activities. This measure applies beyond regular work performed toward direct project activities or project planning and realignment efforts to assess whether project activities can be maintained. This period will allow both the organization and GAC to discuss the future of the project and avoid rushing any decision, thereby ensuring that the best approach is adopted. |
| Salary of local employees | GAC will cover as an eligible project expense up to the equivalent of 30 working days of salary, commencing on the day following the suspension of project activities. This period will allow both the organization and GAC to discuss the future of the project and avoid rushing any decision, thereby ensuring that the best approach is adopted. |
| Accommodation costs and allowance for meals and incidentals in the city of repatriation | Eligible project expense. The provisions contained in Chapter 11 of the Technical Assistance Handbook should be applied for the organization’s employees/dependants, volunteers and students/interns on an exceptional basis (the exception being a COVID-19 specific measure). This provision is for the purposes of the initial repatriation of these individuals: it is not meant to be provided as an ongoing allocation/reimbursement. |
| Relocation costs for project employees, dependants, volunteers and students/interns | Actual and reasonable relocation costs contained in chapter 4 of the Technical Assistance Handbook will be reimbursed. |
| Flight and/or project-related event cancellation costs | Eligible project expense if the organization made a non-refundable purchase; otherwise, a credit can be issued and used for future travel/event. |
| Deadlines for narrative reports | GAC is extending the reporting deadlines by 2 months unless other direction has been provided by the GAC project management team. |
| Deadlines for financial reports | The same financial reporting provisions continue to apply (it follows the advance cycle). However, given the COVID-19 situation, a third advance can be issued regardless of the number of outstanding justified advances. |
