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The program consisted of a series of small, one-year individual grants to municipal associations and think-tanks to develop their authority and capacity for democratic decentralized administration through empowering the local organizations to acquire new skills and influence the policy environment. USAID supported FLGR’s leadership in promoting dialogue and building public consensus on local government issues; training and technical consulting services for local governments, particularly in the area of improving customer services through the establishment of municipal service centers or “one-stop shops” increasing transparency, and citizen participation in local government; promoting innovative practices in local government administration; and information dissemination on a range of topics of interest to local governments. Later, a Municipal Revolving Fund was added for FLGR to provide small one-year loans to finance the development of project proposals for EU Pre-Accession funds, to establish or upgrade one-stop shops, or to finance local economic development activities with municipalities participating in the ICMA Citylinks program. USAID supported NAMRB’s fiscal decentralization advocacy work; training programs and information dissemination to improve local government capacity; and institutional strengthening of NAMRB itself. In addition to advocating on the substance of laws, NAMRB has played an important role in developing model municipal council ordinances as responsibilities are allocated to local governments as a result of these new laws, thus facilitating the smooth and successful implementation of the laws.