El Salvador Local Economic Resilience Project

About this project

The objective of Local Economic Resilience Project for El Salvador is to improve institutional performance of municipalities and increase access for citizens to services and resilient infrastructure. The project has 5 components. (1) Investments in services and in resilient municipal infrastructure to support Local Economic Development component will finance resilient municipal infrastructure, including the preparation of technical designs, as needed, in municipalities that meet certain minimum conditions and incremental goals. (2) Competitive fund for high-impact investments on regional economic development component will support the government's territorial development strategy by financing strategic investments for local economic development. (3) Institutional strengthening and capacity building component will finance institutional strengthening activities at two levels: (i) support to municipal governments to help them achieve the minimum conditions and goals, as well as technical support to Mancomunides; and (ii) support to government agencies at the national level, including: (a) technical assistance to Minister of Finance for the implementation of SAFIM and the adaptation of a revised regulatory framework for managing municipal investments, (b) technical assistance/support to selected government entities for the creation of a national registry of municipal investments through the development of an interoperable platform accessible to various national and local agencie…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

El Salvador

Sectors

Urban developmentMulti-hazard response preparedness

Places

Zaragoza, Distrito de Zacatecoluca, Yucuaiquin, Yoloaiquin, Yayantique, Yamabal, Victoria, Verapaz, Usulutan, Uluazapa and 15 more

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Fondo de Inversion Social para el Desarrollo Local de El Salvador - Ministerio de Desarrollo Local

Accountable

Ministry of Finance

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P169125.

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