This department is offering grants for multi-year development food assistance programs in Bangladesh and Mali. The projects aim to improve food access and incomes, enhance natural resource management, combat undernutrition – especially for children and pregnant women, and mitigate disaster impact. These grants align with USAID’s resilience policy, focusing on populations in chronic poverty and recurrent crises. The Office of Food for Peace (FFP) is involved in the development and implementation of these programs. The closing date for applications is May 28, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 275657
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FFP-FY-15-RFA |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Request for Applications for Title II Development Food Assistance Projects for Bangladesh and Mali |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | null |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | The range of activities may include, but is not limited to, sustainable agriculture production and marketing, natural resource management, non-agricultural income generation, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, emergency preparedness and mitigation, vulnerable group feeding, and social safety nets. Gender, governance and environmental safeguards should be cross-cutting themes integrated throughout the range of selected activities. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.007 — Food for Peace Development Assistance Program (DAP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 03, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 28, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 28, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 27, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $74,999,999 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To be considered for an award, the applicant must be a private voluntary organization or cooperative that is, to the extent practicable, registered with the USAID Administrator, or an intergovernmental organization, such as the UN World Food Program. This includes U.S. and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations as defined in Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act and as described in the Private Voluntary Organization Conditions of Registration on the USAID website: hhtp://idea.usaid.gov/ls/pvo. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | This Request for Applications (RFA) for Bangladesh and Mali provides information on funding opportunities for multi-year development (nonemergency) food assistance programs. Nonemergency programs are mandated in the Food for Peace Act. The programs are designed to improve food access and incomes through agriculture and other livelihoods initiatives; enhance natural resource and environment management; combat under nutrition; especially for children under two and pregnant and lactating women; and mitigate disaster impact through early warning and community preparedness activities. They are increasingly associated with USAID’s efforts to promote resilience among populations facing chronic poverty and recurrent crises, and the Office of Food for Peace (FFP) continues to play an important role in the development and implementation of USAID’s resilience policy. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Juli Majernik
Grants Manager Email:jmajernik@usaid.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 275657 Full Announcement-3 -> mali country specific information.pdf
Folder 275657 Full Announcement-3 -> technical references for ffp development projects 4-23-15 (2).pdf
Folder 275657 Full Announcement-3 -> bangladesh country specific information (revised, april 9th).pdf
Folder 275657 Full Announcement-3 -> fiscal year 2015 request for applications (rfa) for title ii development food assistance programs in bangladesh and mali 5-21-2015.pdf
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