PRIF is an initiative jointly supported by:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
• European Commission (EC)
• European Investment Bank (EIB)
• New Zealand Government via the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZMFAT)
• World Bank Group (WBG)

PRIF aims to help improve infrastructure outcomes in the following economic infrastructure sectors:

• Energy
• Telecommunications
• Transport (land, sea, air)
• Waste Management
• Water and Sanitation

PRIF provides support to:

• Cook Islands
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Kiribati
• Republic of Marshall Islands
• Nauru
• Niue
• Palau
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

Partner countries are encouraged to engage with the PRIF partners by having:

• a single government agency responsible for the coordination of other agencies and for contact with PRIF development partners.
• a process to sort out infrastructure priorities and lead development partners
• a roadmap for future investment in economic infrastructure

PRIF has eight priority principles to support improved infrastructure services which are:

• long-term support to countries
• country-led support
• sector-based approaches
• institutional support
• supporting private sector development
• use of appropriate technology
• strengthened coordination
• performance incentives