The RFU for the project, Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) provides overall coordination, facilitation and administration to the project. During the ACE selection process, IUCEA, with the assistance of the World Bank team, put the Independent Evaluation Committee (IEC) panel together and organized and managed the evaluation process. As the secretariat to the RSC, IUCEA is also responsible for organizing and coordinating all RSC meetings. IUCEA will manage and oversee Technical Assistance firms and will facilitate timely independent verification of the Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLI) results achieved and presented by each ACE for timely disbursement.