QII: Advancing Green, Resilient, Inclusive Development

Country: Global

Approval FY: FY24

Amount: $200,000

Technical Assistance Type: Analytical Work Grant

This grant supports the World Bank's Transport Global Practice in creating a Gender and Transport Toolkit — a practical resource that helps transport specialists and government clients design projects and policies that address the specific barriers women face in accessing and working in the transport sector. By responding to two core principles of Quality Infrastructure Investment — maximizing the positive impact of infrastructure and integrating social considerations — the toolkit directly advances gender equality in transport, contributing to the World Bank's broader mission of ending poverty and promoting sustainable growth.

Country: Global

Approval FY: FY23

Amount: $200,000

Technical Assistance Type: Analytical Work Grant

This QII grant aims to standardize and simplify how climate and economic risks are assessed for road transport networks, making these assessments more affordable and workable even in countries where data is limited. To achieve this, QII will develop a practical set of tools and guides, test them in up to five countries, and share the results with governments, development banks, and other partners to help inform better road investment decisions worldwide.

Country: ​​Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)​

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $250,000

Technical Assistance Type: Standard Grant

This QII grant supports the World Bank's broader transport program in the Democratic Republic of Congo by expanding its scope to address urban mobility in Kinshasa, the country's largest and most congested city, with a focus on climate-resilient and sustainable transport solutions. The Quality Infrastructure Investment trust fund plays a central role by financing gap analyses, stakeholder mapping, and the development of an integrated action plan that bridges national transport planning with Kinshasa-specific needs, laying the groundwork for future infrastructure investments and stronger governance in the urban transport sector.

Country: ​​ ​​Cambodia​ 

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $250,000

Technical Assistance Type: Standard Grant

This QII grant  will enhance the design and preparation of a World Bank-funded road connectivity project in Cambodia by embedding advanced climate adaptation measures, green engineering solutions, and innovative road design into a key regional highway linking Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Beyond standard project preparation, QII brings specialized expertise, Japanese knowledge and technology, and coordination with other development partners to strengthen the resilience of supply chains, modernize trade facilitation, and set a replicable model for quality infrastructure across the region.

Country: ​​ ​​ Bangladesh

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $250,000

Technical Assistance Type: Standard Grant

This QII grant will fund a pre-feasibility study to assess whether solar and wind energy can be generated along major national highway corridors in Bangladesh, using roadside government land that is currently unused. If viable, this initiative could provide clean electricity for road lighting and transport facilities, improve road safety, reduce energy costs, and support Bangladesh's broader goals of green economic development.

Country:​​ Brazil

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $180,000

Technical Assistance Type: Standard Grant

This grant supports Brazil's efforts to build safer, more resilient transport infrastructure by providing decision-makers with the data and tools they need to justify and prioritize climate-related investments. QII plays a central role by introducing innovative risk assessment models, economic analysis frameworks, and data-driven tools that help government authorities plan proactively, reduce infrastructure vulnerabilities, and ensure that resilience measures are embedded in both current and future transport investments across the country.

Country: Tunisia

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $200,000

Technical Assistance Type: Standard Grant

This project supports Tunisia's economic development by improving road transport and financial access for small businesses along a key regional corridor, with the broader goal of reducing inequality between regions. The QII grant provides technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of Tunisia's urban planning agency to optimize last-mile logistics, the final step in delivering goods to their destination, through innovative data methods, ensuring that major infrastructure investments translate into real economic gains for businesses and communities.

Country: India

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $250,000

Technical Assistance Type: Standard Grant

This project aims to improve the movement of passengers and goods across the Hooghly River and develop a planning framework to enhance connectivity across the Kolkata metropolitan area. The QII grant centers on translating international best practices into practical tools suited to India's context, introducing innovative data techniques, such as satellite imaging and artificial intelligence, to identify infrastructure gaps at low cost, and strengthening the institutions responsible for coordinating logistics and urban planning.

Country: Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $250,000

Technical Assistance Type: Standard Grant

This QII grant supports Croatia's ferry sector by funding the development of a strategic action plan to accelerate the shift to low-carbon maritime transport, introducing innovative technologies and sustainable practices to reduce emissions. It is also financing a study exploring new governance models for railway infrastructure management in Southeast Europe, with the aim of informing policy dialogue on how to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of the region's rail networks.

Country: Comoros

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $200,000

Technical Assistance Type: Standard Grant

This QII grant supports the Comoros government to build the institutional and regulatory capacity needed to ensure that new inter-island passenger boat services operate safely, affordably, and reliably for the over 100,000 people who depend on them each year. This includes developing operational guidelines, strengthening government oversight of private operators, and creating a transparent information platform, complementing physical infrastructure being built under a separate World Bank project to improve maritime connectivity and reduce the accidents and supply shortages that disproportionately affect the country's poorest communities.

Country: Global

Approval FY: FY25

Amount: $200,000

Technical Assistance Type: Analytical Work Grant

This QII grant is supporting the development of a practical guide to help port authorities and terminal operators in developing countries improve how their container ports function, addressing a key gap between an existing annual port performance ranking and costly, one-off individual port assessments. By identifying common mistakes, lessons learned, and step-by-step improvement approaches drawn from the world's best-performing ports, this guide will give developing countries an accessible, off-the-shelf resource to begin improving port efficiency, reducing trade costs and strengthening supply chain resilience, without immediately requiring expensive and time-consuming individual diagnostics.

Country: Bangladesh

Approval FY: FY26

Amount: $70,000

Technical Assistance Type: Just-in-Time

Country: Uzbekistan

Approval FY: FY26

Amount: $70,000

Technical Assistance Type: Just-in-Time

Country: Global

Approval FY: FY26

Amount: $350,000

Technical Assistance Type: Analytical Work Grant