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Constituency Development Fund (CDF)
The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) seeks to improve the effectiveness of Members of Parliament as a designated funding mechanism for constituency projects.
The main thrust of the Fund being is to promote human and infrastructure development at the community and constituency levels through the establishment of sustainable development projects. This will be done by: catalyzing economic activities at the Constituency level; fostering local governance, including good environmental stewardship; improving service delivery and bring government and the public closer together; and increasing the effectiveness of the elected representative.
To date the fund has been used to rehabilite houses for indigents, fix roads, undertake agricultural projects, repair basic schools and community centres, provide back-to-school assistance, and on sports and healthy lifestyle projects.
These programmes, combined with the JSIF (Jamaica Social Investment Fund) and other social programmes represent a meaningful effort on the part of Government to strengthen the social safety net.
How To Submit A Project
Communities submit a project document to the CDF Unit, OPM. The projects must fall within the categories identified:
- Development, rehabilitation and maintenance of small scale community projects
- Economic enablement
- Welfare and emergency (5% of fund allocated for this purpose).
Contact the office in your region
Parish Project
Each year, a parish project, which is funded equally by all constituencies in that parish is to be jointly implemented.
Project Evaluation
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The CDF evaluates the project submitted prior to submission to the Parliamentary Committee for approval. Funds are disbursed to the relevant implementing agencies.