The financing agreement for the “Programme of Reproductive Health in Turkey” (RHP) was signed in December 2001 and started in January 2003. Within the context of the programme’s grant component, based on two calls for proposals, 88 projects were awarded a total value of €19.9 million. External assessors assisted the European Commission Delegation (ECD) in monitoring the awarded grant projects. The project group provided 1 of 2 Key Experts when working for the EU Delegation of Turkey. The project duration was more than 10 months and also supported the backstopping where needed.