How to Apply
Who Can Apply
The Cities Investment Facility invites both public/government entities and private project developers to submit their urban development projects to join the CIF pipeline.
In order to be considered, the submitted projects must:
| Have undergone preliminary scoping, conceptualization, and ideation (i.e., pre-feasibility) such that the basic technical concept, business model (under a user-pays, government-pays, or hybrid model), approximate budget and schedule, and SDG alignment can be described and are complementary. |
| Be clearly connected with an existing urban master plan or similar development plan strategy for the municipality. |
| Align with UN-Habitat’s existing geographical footprint. |
| Align with one or more of the following sectors: Affordable Housing, Energy, Transport and Mobility, Waste Management, and Water and Sanitation. |
| Align with at least one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. |
Additionally, priority will be given to projects that:
| Are larger in size/have larger construction budgets. Packages of aggregated smaller projects (by both geography and sector) may be considered. |
| Present evidence of government support for the project, ideally at the national and/or regional levels. At a minimum, this means public endorsement of the project, but can also include financial and regulatory support. If the project promoter is a public entity, this means support from other (generally higher) levels of government. |
| Showcase more advanced levels of project preparation into the feasibility or development stages. ( For example, this can mean having progressed with feasibility study, project development planning, relevant statutory approvals and permits, land/site control, environmental and social impact assessments, financial/regulatory government support negotiations, financial modelling, and/or design engineering, among other development activities. |
| Can be integrated with the Global Urban Monitoring Framework and SDG Cities Flagship. |
