USAID Bangladesh is offering the five-year Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) Cooperative Agreement. This grant aims to provide technical advisory and assistance services for sound natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in priority regions. It targets community-based organizations and Government of Bangladesh ministries, fostering improved social, ecological, economic resilience, and enhanced adaptation to climate change impacts. Building on prior co-management initiatives, CREL focuses on strengthening natural resource governance, building stakeholder capacity, implementing climate-resilient management strategies, and developing sustainable, climate-resilient livelihoods. This initiative is for the purpose of ensuring successful management of critical ecosystems and improving community well-being amid climate risks.
Opportunity ID: 160833
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-388-12-000007 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2012 Applications shall be due at 1400 hours Bangladesh Local Time on May 30, 2012. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2012 Applications shall be due at 1400 hours Bangladesh Local Time on May 30, 2012. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $36,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $32,500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh is issuing this Request for Applications (RFA) for a five-year Cooperative Agreement titled Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) to provide technical advisory and assistance services to a range of stakeholders, including existing community-based, co-management organizations as well as relevant Government of Bangladesh (GOB) ministries and technical agencies for sound natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in focus regions that results in improved social, ecological, and economic resilience. In many ways, CREL will be a continuation of three USAID co-management activities: Integrated Protected Area Co-Management (IPAC) project, the Nishorgo Support Project (NSP), and the Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH) project, but with key differences and a focus on building resiliency to climate risks for enhanced adaptation to climate change impacts for improved livelihoods and successful management of critical ecosystems in priority regions of the country. The four components required for implementation of CREL are as follows:
(1) Improved Governance of Natural Resources and Biodiversity; |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
M. Sirajam Munir
Sr. Acquisition & Assistance Specialist Phone 8855500 Email:smunir@usaid.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 160833 Full Announcement-1 -> crel rfa.pdf
Folder 160833 Full Announcement-1 -> annex c.pdf
Folder 160833 Full Announcement-1 -> annex a.pdf
Folder 160833 Full Announcement-1 -> annex b.pdf
Folder 160833 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> rfa-388-12-000007_amendment 1.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | M. Sirajam Munir Sr. Acquisition & Assistance Specialist Phone 8855500 Email: smunir@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00113190 | Apr 02, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
160833 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
160833 SF424D-1.1.pdf
160833 SF424C-1.0.pdf
160833 SF424B-1.1.pdf
160833 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
160833 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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