DAC Instruments .
The instruments identify the modality used in the provision of aid. It allows classifying flows from the donor to the first recipient of funds (e.g. the recipient country, a multilateral organisation or a basket fund), which is not necessarily the final beneficiary.
A - Budget Support in the case of contributions in this category, the donor relinquishes sole control of its funds and shares responsibility with the recipient.
B - general contributions and pooled programmes and funds, in the case of contributions in this category, the donor relinquishes sole control of its funds by sharing responsibility with other stakeholders - other donors, NGOs, multilateral institutions, public-private partnerships.
C - Project type interventions
D - Experts and other types of technical assistance this category covers the provision, outside of projects, of technical expertise in the form of staff, training and research.
E - Scholarships and student expenses in donor countries
F - Debt relief groups all debt-related actions - write-offs, conversions, swaps, buy-backs, rescheduling, refinancing.
G - Administrative expenses