This grant is for the purpose of establishing a five-year Cooperative Agreement to enhance resilience and promote economic growth in Kenya’s arid lands. Funded by USAID East Africa, the Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) project will partner with the Government of Kenya and other agencies. Employing a community-driven development approach, the initiative aims to build social, economic, and environmental resilience. Key focus areas include diversifying livelihood opportunities, improving community management of natural resources, enhancing market access, implementing disaster risk reduction measures, and improving nutritional outcomes. This comprehensive program seeks to foster sustainable development and empower communities.
Opportunity ID: 168393
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-623-12-000008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | Resilience and Economic Growth |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 30, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 23, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000,000 |
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: | Kenya USAID-Nairobi |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa is seeking applications to fund one or more organizations through a Cooperative Agreement for a five year program entitled Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) project in Kenya as described in Section I of this RFA.This award will be a five-year Cooperative Agreement that will partner with the GoK, WFP, and other agencies to employ a community-driven development approach to build social, economic, and environmental resilience. Focus areas are diversification of livelihood opportunities, community management of natural resources, improving market access, disaster risk reduction and improving nutritional outcomes |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jayne Olando
Aquistion and Assistance Specialist Phone 254208622000 Email:jolando@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2012 | ||
|
Amendment 2:
RFA closing date June 20, 2012 and Response to questions (2) |
May 23, 2012 | |
|
Amendment 1
Response to questions and Revised RFA |
May 23, 2012 | |
| Amendment 1
Response to questions and revised RFA |
May 21, 2012 | |
| The amendment 1:
1. Answers to questions on the RFA |
May 21, 2012 | |
| May 21, 2012 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-623-12-000008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | Resilience and Economic Growth |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 30, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 23, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000,000 |
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: | Kenya USAID-Nairobi |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa is seeking applications to fund one or more organizations through a Cooperative Agreement for a five year program entitled Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) project in Kenya as described in Section I of this RFA.This award will be a five-year Cooperative Agreement that will partner with the GoK, WFP, and other agencies to employ a community-driven development approach to build social, economic, and environmental resilience. Focus areas are diversification of livelihood opportunities, community management of natural resources, improving market access, disaster risk reduction and improving nutritional outcomes |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jayne Olando
Aquistion and Assistance Specialist Phone 254208622000 Email:jolando@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-623-12-000008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| 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: | Resilience and Economic Growth |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date: | May 23, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000,000 |
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: | Kenya USAID-Nairobi |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa is seeking applications to fund one or more organizations through a Cooperative Agreement for a five year program entitled Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) project in Kenya as described in Section I of this RFA.
This award will be a five-year Cooperative Agreement that will partner with the GoK, WFP, and other agencies to employ a community-driven development approach to build social, economic, and environmental resilience. Focus areas are diversification of livelihood opportunities, community management of natural resources, improving market access, disaster risk reduction and improving nutritional outcomes |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jayne Olando
Aquistion and Assistance Specialist Phone 254208622000 Email:jolando@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-623-12-000008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| 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: | Resilience and Economic Growth |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | May 23, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000,000 |
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: | Kenya USAID-Nairobi |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa is seeking applications to fund one or more organizations through a Cooperative Agreement for a five year program entitled Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) project in Kenya as described in Section I of this RFA.
This award will be a five-year Cooperative Agreement that will partner with the GoK, WFP, and other agencies to employ a community-driven development approach to build social, economic, and environmental resilience. Focus areas are diversification of livelihood opportunities, community management of natural resources, improving market access, disaster risk reduction and improving nutritional outcomes |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jayne Olando
Aquistion and Assistance Specialist Phone 254208622000 Email:jolando@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-623-12-000008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| 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: | Resilience and Economic Growth |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | May 21, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000,000 |
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: | Kenya USAID-Nairobi |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa is seeking applications to fund one or more organizations through a Cooperative Agreement for a five year program entitled Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) project in Kenya as described in Section I of this RFA.
This award will be a five-year Cooperative Agreement that will partner with the GoK, WFP, and other agencies to employ a community-driven development approach to build social, economic, and environmental resilience. Focus areas are diversification of livelihood opportunities, community management of natural resources, improving market access, disaster risk reduction and improving nutritional outcomes |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jayne Olando
Aquistion and Assistance Specialist Phone 254208622000 Email:jolando@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-623-12-000008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| 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: | Resilience and Economic Growth |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 21, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000,000 |
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: | Kenya USAID-Nairobi |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa is seeking applications to fund one or more organizations through a Cooperative Agreement for a five year program entitled Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) project in Kenya as described in Section I of this RFA.
This award will be a five-year Cooperative Agreement that will partner with the GoK, WFP, and other agencies to employ a community-driven development approach to build social, economic, and environmental resilience. Focus areas are diversification of livelihood opportunities, community management of natural resources, improving market access, disaster risk reduction and improving nutritional outcomes |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jayne Olando
Aquistion and Assistance Specialist Phone 254208622000 Email:jolando@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-623-12-000008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| 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: | Resilience and Economic Growth |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 21, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 06, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 06, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000,000 |
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: | Kenya USAID-Nairobi |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa is seeking applications to fund one or more organizations through a Cooperative Agreement for a five year program entitled Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) project in Kenya as described in Section I of this RFA.
This award will be a five-year Cooperative Agreement that will partner with the GoK, WFP, and other agencies to employ a community-driven development approach to build social, economic, and environmental resilience. Focus areas are diversification of livelihood opportunities, community management of natural resources, improving market access, disaster risk reduction and improving nutritional outcomes |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jayne Olando
Aquistion and Assistance Specialist Phone 254208622000 Email:jolando@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 168393 Full Announcement-1 -> rfa-623-12-000008.pdf
Folder 168393 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> regal-ir responses 5.21.2012.pdf
Folder 168393 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> revised – rfa-623-12-000008.pdf
Folder 168393 Other Supporting Documents-Response to Questions 1 -> response to questions on regal-ir (2).pdf
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