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PROJECTS

UPPAF implements various projects that are funded by university resources and external partners like the national government agencies, local government institutions, and international development funding agencies. Project ideas are multi-sourced – from the concepts that are proposed by faculty, UP-NCPAG centers of excellence, and graduate students, that are eventually raised to the President and the Board for consideration and from “calls for proposals by external funders” that are sent to the foundation and responded to by interested parties within the UP-NCPAG system.

Through the years, UPPAF has implemented projects for and in cooperation with major international and national development institutions such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), GTZ now GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH), Ford Foundation, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid), Philippines Australia Human Resource and Organizational Development Facility (PAHRODF), The Asia Foundation (TAF), Millennium Development Goal Achievement Fund (MDGAF), Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA), among others.

 

It provides various professional services to key agencies of the Philippine government, such as the Congress of the Philippines, various departments of the national government, local government units, commissions like the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Human Rights Commission (CHR) and Commission on Audit (COA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), Governance Commission for Government Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG), Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), Tariff Commission (TC), and Philippine Commission for Women (PCW) among others. UPPAF maintains linkages at the national and international levels. Its links include: Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA); Network of Asia-Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG); Association of Schools of Public Administration in the Philippines (ASPAP); Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA); Asian Group of Public Administration (AGPA); Gawad Kalinga Foundation; Galing Pook Foundation; and Local Government Leagues.

Through the years, UPPAF has received and impleme
nted grants/sub-grants from USAID Projects. Among its recent projects are:

  • Assessing the Performance of the Aquino Administration under the USAID Facilitating Public Investment (FPI) Project of DAI Global, LLC (2016-2017);

  • Open Government Research Colloquium under the USAID Facilitating Public Investment (FPI) Project of DAI Global, LLC (2016-2017);

  • Support to Capacity Building of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission and Key Agencies on Project Management under the USAID Philippines Rule of Law Effectiveness Project of Management Systems International (MSI) (2007);

  • Compliance Training in Anti-Money Laundering under the USAID AMLA Project implemented by MSI (2005-2006); and

  • 1-10th Congressional Internship Program for Young Muslim Leaders under the USAID Growth with Equity (GEM 1-3) of Louis Berger Group, Inc. (2000-2010).

On-Going Projects

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RESPOND Project
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The Regulatory Reform Support Program for National Development (RESPOND) seeks to improve regulatory quality in the Philippines that will lead to enhanced competitiveness, and ultimately, contributes to higher levels of investment and trade, inclusive growth and self-reliance.

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USAID YouthLed Project

Revitalizing Civic Education and Civic Engagement in the Philippines towards Strengthening Youth Leadership and Democratic Participation: Assessment and Strengthening of Curriculum, Teacher Competency, and School Climate in Civic Education.

 

UPPAF is a sub-grantee of The Asia Foundation. 

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USAID Urban Connect Project

Promoting inclusive and resilient economic growth across nine secondary cities and surrounding localities in the Philippines by enhancing local economic development and improving public service delivery. The nine (9) partner cities of USAID under its Cities Development Initiative, advances the development of cities outside Metro Manila as engines of growth that are inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and resilient.

Recent Accomplishments

  • Design and Conduct a Training Program on Principles of Effective Prison Management

  • Financial Flow and Gap Analysis of Disaster Risk Financing

  • Quezon City Council Book Publication

  • Region XII DA Agro-Industrial Hubs

  • DTI Logistics Efficiency Index (LEI) Survey

  • NRCP Local Government Code Revision

  • Vice Mayor's League of the Philippines Academy of Presiding Officer (VMLP APO) Webinar

  • Online Training (with both synchronous and asynchronous sessions) for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of La Union

  • Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness Enhancement for the LRA Project

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