Synopsis: |
The Strategic Programme Fund (SPF) was formed in 2007 following the FCO's Strategy Refresh and replaced the Global Opportunities Fund (GOF) which oversaw targeted programme spending from 2003-2007. In this second year, projects funded by the FCO's Strategic Programme Fund have contributed to the delivery of the FCO's departmental strategic objectives (DSOs) during 2008-09. Following the FCO's strategy. Some legacy projects from the Global Opportunities Fund remained on Sustainable Development and Science and Innovation Collaboration. Three new programmes for 2008-09 were also introduced. These were the Returns and Reintegration Fund, a Counter Proliferation programme, while the Climate Change and Energy and Economic Reform programmes were subsumed into a Low Carbon, High Growth programme. |