; (B) (i) have permanent staff to conduct compliance reviews and dispute resolutions; or (ii) maintain a roster of experts to serve such roles, to the extent needed; and (C) hold a public comment period lasting not fewer than 60 days regarding the initial design of the accountability mechanism. (c) Internal accountability The Foundation shall establish an ombudsman position at a senior level of executive staff as a confidential, neutral source of information and assistance to anyone affected by the activities of the Foundation. 7. Projects and grants (a) Project funding requirements (1) In general The Foundation shall— (A) provide grants to fund eligible projects described in paragraph (2) that support its mission to provide long-term funding for the effective management of protected and conserved areas and their contiguous buffer zones in eligible countries; and (B) recognize the importance of a landscape or seascape approach to conservation that includes buffer zones, wildlife dispersal and corridor areas, and other effective area-based conservation measures. (2) Eligible projects Eligible projects shall include projects that— (A) focus on supporting— (i) long-term management of protected or conserved areas and their contiguous buffer zones in countries described in subsection (b), including terrestrial, coastal, and marine protected or conserved areas, parks, community conservancies, Indigenous reserves, conservation easements, and biological reserves; and (ii) other effective area-based conservation measures; (B) are cost-matched at a ratio of 2 from other sources to 1 from the United States Government; (C) have host country and local population support, as evidenced by a long-term binding memorandum of understanding signed by the host government that respects free, prior, and informed consent of affected communities; (D) incorporate a set of key performance indicators