USAID is offering seed grants for implementing innovative technology solutions from the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention. The challenge focused on identifying enablers of atrocities, forecasting events, documenting evidence, enabling secure communication, and verifying information in hard-to-access areas. Cash prizes were awarded to winners of four out of five challenges. The Seed Grants Program aims to support the implementation of these tech applications for broader atrocity prevention or response efforts. Closing date for applications is on March 17, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 250855
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-OAA-14-000061 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Seed Grants for Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 04, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 06, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 09, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Science and Technology (OST) and the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance invites applications for funding from qualified U.S. and non-U.S., nonprofit or for-profit non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international organizations (PIO or IO). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Over the past year, USAID and Humanity United have jointly administered the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention, a prize contest that sought innovative ideas for applying technology to five specific issues related to atrocity prevention. Discrete problems focused on by the Tech Challenge included: how to identify and spotlight intentional or unintentional third party enablers of atrocities; how to better model or forecast the likelihood of atrocity events; how to safely document and transmit evidence of atrocities; how to enable secure communication among and between at-risk communities; and how to better obtain and verify information in hard-to-access areas. The Tech Challenge utilized three different solver platforms (OpenIDEO, InnoCentive and TopCoder) to conduct each of the separate component challenges. Four of the five component challenges were ideation challenges, meaning they solicited ideas rather than prototypes, while one of the challenges sought and tested algorithms. External judges selected the winners for all of the contests. Cash prizes were disbursed to the winners of four of the five challenges via the platforms, usually for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, while the fifth challenges platform advised against monetary awards for winners.The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching a Seed Grants Program to provide support for implementation of innovative technology applications for broader atrocity prevention or response efforts. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Ebony Fultz
Agreement Specialist Phone 202-567-5034 Email:efultz@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| The purpose of this modification is to extend the closing date for submission of applications. The closing date for submission of applications is Monday, March 17, 2014 at 12:00 noon ET. | Mar 06, 2014 | |
| The purpose of this modification is to post Questions and Answers. | Mar 06, 2014 | |
| Feb 20, 2014 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-OAA-14-000061 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Seed Grants for Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 04, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 06, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 09, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Science and Technology (OST) and the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance invites applications for funding from qualified U.S. and non-U.S., nonprofit or for-profit non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international organizations (PIO or IO). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Over the past year, USAID and Humanity United have jointly administered the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention, a prize contest that sought innovative ideas for applying technology to five specific issues related to atrocity prevention. Discrete problems focused on by the Tech Challenge included: how to identify and spotlight intentional or unintentional third party enablers of atrocities; how to better model or forecast the likelihood of atrocity events; how to safely document and transmit evidence of atrocities; how to enable secure communication among and between at-risk communities; and how to better obtain and verify information in hard-to-access areas. The Tech Challenge utilized three different solver platforms (OpenIDEO, InnoCentive and TopCoder) to conduct each of the separate component challenges. Four of the five component challenges were ideation challenges, meaning they solicited ideas rather than prototypes, while one of the challenges sought and tested algorithms. External judges selected the winners for all of the contests. Cash prizes were disbursed to the winners of four of the five challenges via the platforms, usually for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, while the fifth challenges platform advised against monetary awards for winners.The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching a Seed Grants Program to provide support for implementation of innovative technology applications for broader atrocity prevention or response efforts. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Ebony Fultz
Agreement Specialist Phone 202-567-5034 Email:efultz@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-OAA-14-000061 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Seed Grants for Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 06, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 09, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Science and Technology (OST) and the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance invites applications for funding from qualified U.S. and non-U.S., nonprofit or for-profit non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international organizations (PIO or IO). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Over the past year, USAID and Humanity United have jointly administered the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention, a prize contest that sought innovative ideas for applying technology to five specific issues related to atrocity prevention. Discrete problems focused on by the Tech Challenge included: how to identify and spotlight intentional or unintentional third party enablers of atrocities; how to better model or forecast the likelihood of atrocity events; how to safely document and transmit evidence of atrocities; how to enable secure communication among and between at-risk communities; and how to better obtain and verify information in hard-to-access areas. The Tech Challenge utilized three different solver platforms (OpenIDEO, InnoCentive and TopCoder) to conduct each of the separate component challenges. Four of the five component challenges were ideation challenges, meaning they solicited ideas rather than prototypes, while one of the challenges sought and tested algorithms. External judges selected the winners for all of the contests. Cash prizes were disbursed to the winners of four of the five challenges via the platforms, usually for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, while the fifth challenges platform advised against monetary awards for winners.The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching a Seed Grants Program to provide support for implementation of innovative technology applications for broader atrocity prevention or response efforts. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Ebony Fultz
Agreement Specialist Phone 202-567-5034 Email:efultz@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-OAA-14-000061 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Seed Grants for Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 20, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 09, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government (USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Science and Technology (OST) and the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance invites applications for funding from qualified U.S. and non-U.S., nonprofit or for-profit non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international organizations (PIO or IO). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Over the past year, USAID and Humanity United have jointly administered the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention, a prize contest that sought innovative ideas for applying technology to five specific issues related to atrocity prevention. Discrete problems focused on by the Tech Challenge included: how to identify and spotlight intentional or unintentional third party enablers of atrocities; how to better model or forecast the likelihood of atrocity events; how to safely document and transmit evidence of atrocities; how to enable secure communication among and between at-risk communities; and how to better obtain and verify information in hard-to-access areas. The Tech Challenge utilized three different solver platforms (OpenIDEO, InnoCentive and TopCoder) to conduct each of the separate component challenges. Four of the five component challenges were ideation challenges, meaning they solicited ideas rather than prototypes, while one of the challenges sought and tested algorithms. External judges selected the winners for all of the contests. Cash prizes were disbursed to the winners of four of the five challenges via the platforms, usually for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, while the fifth challenges platform advised against monetary awards for winners.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching a Seed Grants Program to provide support for implementation of innovative technology applications for broader atrocity prevention or response efforts. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Ebony Fultz
Agreement Specialist Phone 202-567-5034 Email:efultz@usaid.gov |
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Folder 250855 Full Announcement-1 -> rfa-oaa-14-000061 – seed grants for tech challenge for atrocity prevention winners.pdf
Folder 250855 Full Announcement-1 -> certifications-assurances-other statements of the recipient -ads303mav.pdf
Folder 250855 Other Supporting Documents-Questions and Answers 1 -> questions and answers for rfa-oaa-14-000061 tech challenge.pdf
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