Opportunity ID: 320333
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Emerging Donors Challenge Program (EDCP) Round 7 |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Energy, cyber security, agriculture, trade, business, good governance, mass media |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.700 — General Department of State Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 06, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 06, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 03, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 03, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations Public and private educational institutions, research institutions Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Ukraine |
| Description: |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Program Objectives:
The U.S. Department of State Office of the Assistance Coordinator for Europe and Eurasia (EUR/ACE) has launched the seventh round of the EDCP to continue building U.S. foreign assistance partnerships with 11 emerging donor governments in Central and Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Through the EDCP initiative, the United States builds partnerships with these new donor countries by co-financing joint foreign assistance activities aimed at sharing the EDGs’ transition and EU integration experiences with Ukraine.
EUR/ACE has identified the following priority objectives for EDCP funding:
Energy and Cyber Security: The U.S. Embassy Kyiv’s Office of Assistance Coordinator will consider proposals that improve energy and cyber security in Ukraine. On energy, proposals could support Ukraine’s efforts to improve the legislative and regulatory environment for the energy sector and comply with EU and Energy Community requirements. Proposals could also enhance energy diversification by improving the ability of Ukraine to plan, implement, and sustain energy projects, including clean technology and renewable energy initiatives, and by increasing opportunities for Western investment. Cyber activities could include proposals to assist Ukraine to develop critical cybersecurity capacities within the public and private sector, promote public awareness of cybersecurity and cyber hygiene, strengthen detection and response mechanisms, or develop curricula for cybersecurity training.
Access to Western Markets: The U.S. Embassy Kyiv’s Office of Assistance Coordinator will consider proposals that increase integration with Western markets, establish a fair and transparent business environment, and increase opportunities for U.S. investment and trade. Proposals could include facilitating the implementation of relevant EU and international standards, improving the ease of doing business, or enhancing the ability of private sector companies to compete in Western markets and increase exports.
Strengthening Resilience through Democratic Consolidation: The U.S. Embassy Kyiv’s Office of Assistance Coordinator will consider proposals that build greater democratic resilience in Ukraine. This could include proposals to strengthen independent media and civil society organizations, combat disinformation, improve media literacy, bolster democratic institutions, and increase government transparency and accountability, including through e-governance capabilities and other efforts needed to narrow the space for corruption to occur.
A typical assistance activity will likely be a joint project, implemented with one emerging donor partner in Ukraine, for which the U.S. cost share will be no more than 50 percent. No single U.S. contribution may exceed $100,000. Multiple EDG partners may contribute to the same activities, and implementing organizations may include government entities, research institutions, and/or nongovernmental organizations. Most EDCP activities will likely entail co-financing new projects. Embassy, however, may consider other means of collaboration, such as co-financing existing U.S. or EDG assistance activities or enhancing ongoing U.S. assistance activities by facilitating the participation of EDG officials or EDG-identified experts. Selected activities should include a significant amount of content from institutions, advisors or other sources of knowledge in the EDG countries in order to meet the EDCP objective of fostering the transfer of transition experience to the beneficiary country.
FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed in 18 months or less. If you have any questions about the grant application process, please contact: TysonJE@state.gov and HetunYI@state.gov |
| Link to Additional Information: | Please email hetunyi@state.gov or tysonJE@state.gov for full notice of funding opportunity |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Yadviha Hetun
Grantor Phone 0445215755 Email:hetunyi@state.gov |
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