... Paper submitted for the G-24 Technical Group Meeting (Washington, D.C. September 27-28 2004) Part 6 Nihal Kappagoda, Research Associate, The North-South Institute Nancy C. Alexander, Director, ... the MDGs. It is more important to increase grant funding as quickly as possible to countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, to achieve the MDGs by 2015. If these funds are provided ... imposing upfront charges on grant recipients. Additional grant financing by donors is made up of two parts. The first is the upfront payment by donors of the foregone service and commitment charges...