As part of the Open Infrastructure Fund, grantees were each to run the projects over the period of time specified in the grant proposal. However, within project implementation, there are times where project timelines may need to be extended due to either internal or external factors. To ensure that we have adequate contingency plans, IOI has a provision that may allow a project to continue beyond the timeline initiated in the initial grant proposal. However, these extensions will be no-cost extensions and may only be applicable once to a grantee project.
The below are the steps that a grantee should follow in order to get a no-cost extension approved: