The ASCENT Call for Proposals uses the ASCENT Platform powered by Odyssey exclusively for all tender-related activities. Submissions outside of the platform will not be accepted. 

In addition to this participation guide, please review the complete Odyssey user guides and FAQs to troubleshoot any issues, or reach out to the Odyssey support team via the support chat box in the bottom right corner of the application.

Submit the Call for Proposals

1. Review program information

• Select the Finance > Programs tab from the left navigation bar
  
• Navigate into the ASCENT RESULTS BASED FINANCING (RBF) from the programs list

• Click the Resources section

• View and download the program documents

• Select the documents or folders you would like to download

• Click the Download button
  

• Read all program documents thoroughly before submitting your program application to ensure that you understand all the requirements of the program.
  

2. Make the required updates to your EOI

3. Submit the Call for Proposals Application

• Select the Application tab
  

• Select the Call for Proposals tab below Application

• Complete the call for proposal applicaiton in the Form section

• Click the Save button periodically to ensure your work is not lost

• Required questions have red asterisks (*). You will not be able to submit your application until all required fields have been completed. Make sure your responses stay within the word limits or you will not be able to submit.

• Click Attachments at the top of the tab

• Click Upload Files and select any additional files you would like to upload

• Select the destination for your files and add tags if you wish

• Learn more about file management

• Submit your proposal
  

• Ensure all required fields are completed and all required documents have been uploaded

• If you are applying for mini-grids, you must follow the Step 3. Create a Mini-grid Application before submitting

• Click the Submit button

• You will not see the Submit button until you have completed all the required questions. Once submitted you may no longer make edits to your application.

• Check your Submission Status

• Navigate to the list in the Programs section; your submission status is listed in the Status column.

• If your application has been successfully submitted, the status will say "Submitted"

• If your application is successful, the status of the application will change from “In Review” to “Selected” in your Programs list.
  

4. Create Mini-grid Application

• Click on Finance > Programs
  

• Select the ASCENT RESULTS BASED FINANCING (RBF) program 

• Navigate to the Assets tab

• Select the Add Project button and Create a Mini-Grid Project
  

• You will need to complete a full mini-grid project for each mini-grid program you are submitting for ASCENT funding

• Complete the site location information

Complete the project data modules

Detailed instructions for how to use each module can be followed in the pre-development user guides.

Information

Load

In the load module, you will provide information on the number and type of customers as well as the projected load profile. Learn more about creating a load assessment.

Generation Design

Distribution Design

The distribution system costs will be pulled into the Financials section and used to calculate project financial performance metrics. Learn more about tracking distribution design costs.

Costs 

The Costs module is a place to track and categorize project capital and operating expenditures.
These will be pulled into the Financials module and used to calculate project financial performance metrics. Learn more about tracking costs.

Revenue

The Revenues module calculates your revenues based on your defined tariff structure and forecasted load profile. Learn more  entering your tariff structure. 

Financial

5. Submit your Application

Once you have completed the required data modules in the mini-grid application, you can submit your application through the Project Submission module.

Ensure all project data modules and required document uploads in the are completed before submission.

• To submit your project:
  
  

• Navigate to the Project Submission module.

• Click the Submit Project to Program button.

Check Your Application Status
Below is a description of the project application statuses set by the program managers. You can use this information to track the status of your application:

• Under Review
  Your application is currently being reviewed by the program managers.

• Incomplete
  Your site-specific application is incomplete and requires additional information. Your project has been reopened for editing.

• Selected
  Your application has been reviewed and accepted. The grant agreement is currently under review.

• Grant Agreement Signature
  The grant agreement for your project has been signed.

• Declined
  Your application has not been approved for the program.