The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is charges with development of Public Investment Plans (PIPs), which set out planned investment decisions that the Government of Uganda plans to realise over the medium term. The PIPs provide an overview of all investment profiles for Central Government Votes with development funding (either Domestic development and or External Financing). 

The National Planning Authority (NPA) is also charged with Project identification which is an initial stage of the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) Project cycle. Project identification includes; new projects identified by Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and Local Governments (LGs); extension of already ongoing projects; revival of failed projects; among others. In particular, NPA produces the National Development Plan (NDP) Projects Investment Plan (PIP) as an annex to each NDP in line with the comprehensive National Development Framework.