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Signature - How To Apply

Signature - How To Apply

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Signature

During this stage, the proposing entity and IDB Lab start the procedures to draft and sign the cooperation agreement. Upon execution, the project proposal is acknowledged as formally ready for kick-off.

Communication for Project Approval
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Communication related to project approval

If the IDB Lab Donors Committee approves the proposal, IDB Lab will notify the proposing entity to start with the legal procedures to draft and execute the cooperation agreement. To prepare the draft cooperation agreement, IDB Lab, in coordination with the IDB Legal Team, will request supporting information from the proposing entity, such as the entity’s incorporation documents and the representative’s power of attorney.

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Incorporation or organizational documents of the proposing entity

Refers to the document that gives life to the company and in which all the general and basic aspects of the company are stipulated: corporate name, purpose, type of company, management and control of the company, duration, etc

Review of Cooperation Agreement
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Draft and review of the cooperation agreement

During this stage, the IDB Legal Team and the team of the proposing entity draft and review the cooperation agreement. Depending on the project business model, among other aspects, the main clauses regarding intellectual property and preconditions (conditions the proposing entity must meet for IDB Lab to disburse the financial resources) are reviewed. In some cases, the Project Team sends a standard head of terms with the main conditions as a dialogue guide with the proposing entity when drafting the definitive version of the cooperation agreement. The cooperation agreement must be prepared and executed within three months following the approval date, maximum.

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Draft cooperation agreement

The IDB Legal Team will develop the draft version of the cooperation agreement. It will comprise the clauses, conditions, duties, and rights of the IDB Lab and the entity implementing the project. After the IDB Legal Team prepares the draft version of the cooperation agreement, it will share such document with the proposing entity for validation. Finally, when both parties agree on the agreement clauses, the IDB Legal Team will prepare the definitive versions for electronic or physical execution.

Execution of Cooperation Agreement
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Execution of the cooperation agreement

After both parties have validated the cooperation agreement, the following step will be its execution by the representatives of the involved entities. The IDB Lab Agreement is usually executed by the representatives of the IDB Group located in the countries where the initiative will be developed and by the representative of the entity implementing the project, potentially the “Executing Agency”. Depending on the interest in disclosing the signing of the agreement, the entity and the representatives of the IDB Group may hold an execution ceremony with the participation of the respective communications teams. Once the Cooperation and/or Financing Agreement has been executed, the proposing entity becomes the “Executing Entity”, and the project execution stage begins.

Communication for Project Approval
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Communication related to project approval

If the IDB Lab Donors Committee approves the proposal, IDB Lab will notify the proposing entity to start with the legal procedures to draft and execute the cooperation agreement. To prepare the draft cooperation agreement, IDB Lab, in coordination with the IDB Legal Team, will request supporting information from the proposing entity, such as the entity’s incorporation documents and the representative’s power of attorney.

Email confirmation aspects to be developed
Incorporation or organizational documents of the proposing entity

Refers to the document that gives life to the company and in which all the general and basic aspects of the company are stipulated: corporate name, purpose, type of company, management and control of the company, duration, etc

Review of Cooperation Agreement
Man reviewing document
Draft and review of the cooperation agreement

During this stage, the IDB Legal Team and the team of the proposing entity draft and review the cooperation agreement. Depending on the project business model, among other aspects, the main clauses regarding intellectual property and preconditions (conditions the proposing entity must meet for IDB Lab to disburse the financial resources) are reviewed. In some cases, the Project Team sends a standard head of terms with the main conditions as a dialogue guide with the proposing entity when drafting the definitive version of the cooperation agreement. The cooperation agreement must be prepared and executed within three months following the approval date, maximum.

Man and woman going over document aspects to be developed
Draft cooperation agreement

The IDB Legal Team will develop the draft version of the cooperation agreement. It will comprise the clauses, conditions, duties, and rights of the IDB Lab and the entity implementing the project. After the IDB Legal Team prepares the draft version of the cooperation agreement, it will share such document with the proposing entity for validation. Finally, when both parties agree on the agreement clauses, the IDB Legal Team will prepare the definitive versions for electronic or physical execution.

Execution of Cooperation Agreement
Handshake between business woman and man
Execution of the cooperation agreement

After both parties have validated the cooperation agreement, the following step will be its execution by the representatives of the involved entities. The IDB Lab Agreement is usually executed by the representatives of the IDB Group located in the countries where the initiative will be developed and by the representative of the entity implementing the project, potentially the “Executing Agency”. Depending on the interest in disclosing the signing of the agreement, the entity and the representatives of the IDB Group may hold an execution ceremony with the participation of the respective communications teams. Once the Cooperation and/or Financing Agreement has been executed, the proposing entity becomes the “Executing Entity”, and the project execution stage begins.

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