This USAID Bangladesh grant is for strengthening electoral governance and democracy in Bangladesh over a five-year period. Its primary purpose is to foster political competition and legitimacy by enhancing the autonomy and integrity of the country’s electoral system. The program aims to build sustainable institutional capacity within the Bangladesh Election Commission, focusing on staffing, training, and oversight. It also recognizes civil society organizations as crucial players for advocating reform and monitoring the electoral process. Additionally, the grant will provide targeted legal, technical, and operational advice to ensure the integrity of electoral governance in Bangladesh.
Opportunity ID: 52556
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USAID-BANGLADESH-388-10-001-RFA |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strengthening Electoral Governance in Bangladesh (SEG) |
| 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: | Democracy and Governance |
| 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: | Mar 07, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 21, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 21, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 21, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $9,000,000 |
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: | Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh is issuing this Request for Application (RFA) for a five-year Cooperative Agreement titled Strengthening Electoral Governance (SEG) to help consolidate and enhance electoral democracy in Bangladesh. The purpose of this program is to foster political competition and legitimacy in Bangladesh by enhancing the autonomy and integrity of the countrys electoral governance.
The SEG program focuses on building sustainable institutional capacity of the Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC) especially in the areas of staffing, training and oversight. Civil society organizations are also recognized in this program as key players in electoral governance given their role as advocates for reform and monitors of the electoral process. The SEG program also intents to provide targeted legal, technical and operational advice to promote and protect the integrity of electoral governance in Bangladesh. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
M. Sirajam Munir
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist Phone 8855500 Email:smunir@usaid.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 52556 Full Announcement-1 -> seg rfa_final.pdf
Folder 52556 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> rfa-amendment no 1 and qusestion and answer.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | M. Sirajam Munir 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 | PKG00016983 | Mar 07, 2010 | Apr 21, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
52556 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
52556 SF424D-1.1.pdf
52556 SF424C-1.0.pdf
52556 SF424B-1.1.pdf
52556 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
52556 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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