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amglobal | IGPA

ICANN Grant Program Advisory is an initiative facilitated through AMGlobal Consulting to help ICANN Grant Program applicants build successful – and impactful – grant proposals. Our team includes ICANN veterans with deep policy and NGO experience, and a network of global experts to help you successfully complete the ICANN Grant Application process and the ongoing compliance process.
Let our cross-functional experience in ICANN and across the developing world be the difference maker in your application.  IGPA is led by:

Led By:

Andrew Mack

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A former World Bank official and finance professional with work experience in more than 80 countries, Andrew Mack is an internationally recognized expert on Public-Private Partnerships, tech policy and economic development.  Mack has worked in the ICANN community since 2006, and is a veteran of ICANN’s Joint Applicant Support working group, and has worked with .NGO, .Africa, .green and other TLDs, and is past Chair of ICANN’s Business Constituency.  He speaks and works in French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Jim Prendergast

For over 15 years, Jim Prendergast has assisted clients in navigating the ICANN and larger Internet Governance Ecosystem in markets around the world, helping unlock opportunities for leaders in numerous countries.  During the latest expansion of the new gTLD Program, he consulted on over 120 successful applications for Top Level Domains and continues advising current operators on strategy and compliance.

Services we Offer:

  • Brainstorming/facilitation with applicant teams to help them define narratives that show impact
     

  • Help for applicant organizations in showing they fulfill eligibility criteria and other requirements
     

  • For non-US applicants, help with Equivalency Determination to show they are NGO-equivalent

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  • Work with applicants to ensure their proposed activities meet program eligibility criteria
     

  • Assistance with application drafting and editing to ensure maximum scoring based on key criteria:

    • Innovation and Relevance

    • Effectiveness

    • Implementation and Feasibility

    • Project Team Competency and Expertise

    • Community Value and Impact

    • Budget review

    • Assistance with clarifying questions from ICANN post Panel Assessment
       

  • Interim report compliance as well as prep for any periodic reviews and evaluation

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