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• Absolute difference in the cost of training per participant: cost per primary participant less cost per secondary participant.

Relative difference in training = (Cost per primary audience member / Cost per secondary audience member — 1) × 100 %.

• Economic benefit of replication = absolute difference in cost of training per participant × number of secondary audience participants.

This is an “open source” model, allowing for customization and refinement to meet the specific challenges and objectives.

• Number of confirmed replications of the project models in other organizations.

• Subject to data availability, the assessment should also include third-party replications of the model created under the grant project. This includes monetization of personnel retention, changes in earnings, profits, and economic benefit from translating the training to tertiary audience, based on the figures published or obtained during consultations. The total third-party effects are considered part of the economic benefit of the original project.

4. Financial Sustainability of the Project (Sustainability of Project Results)

This criterion evaluates a project’s ability to continue its operations and maintain the results even after the financial support from the Fund is cut off.

In order to assess financial sustainability of a project, the dynamics of service provision at the end of project financing need to be analyzed. The following indicators need to be considered for this purpose:

1. Number of services provided.

2. Revenue from services provided.

Periods subject to evaluation:

• The project implementation period.

• A comparable period before the project commencement.

• A similar period following the project’s completion.

• To assess financial strength, we can calculate the sustainability ratio using the following formula:

• Sustainability ratio = amount of revenue from services provided after the end of the project / amount of revenue from services provided during the project.

Any ratio above 0.8 is considered sustainable. It implies that the project maintains a level of service revenue post-completion close to that achieved during its active phase.

5. Increasing the Share of Own Contributions in Subsequent Projects

This aspect reflects the extent to which an organization’s own funding increases in future projects, thereby demonstrating the project’s contribution to creating a socio-economic foundation that reduces future dependence on external financial support.

Primary function of this model is to provide an opportunity to consider the changes being made from various perspectives.

Dynamics of the organization’s own funding in each subsequent project are assessed using the following formula:

• Own contribution share growth = contribution share of new project / contribution share of previous project — 1) × 100 %

In case of a singular project, establishing an organization’s own development fund is advisable. All forms of contribution need to be factored in (premises, equipment, other in-kind resources) in cash equivalent.

6. Increase/Decrease in Statistics on the Problem Being Addressed at the Territory Level

This criterion reflects the extent to which the project aims to bring about changes that are reflected in the existing municipal statistics of Norilsk and Dudinka.