USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is launching a special call for concept papers to fund public-private alliances under its Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement. This grant is specifically designed to reduce the risk of natural disasters in Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. Authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the program supports vital prevention, mitigation, and preparedness activities aimed at lessening the impact of recurrent natural hazards and foreign humanitarian disasters in these regions. Organizations are invited to submit innovative proposals for partnerships that address these critical challenges. This initiative expands upon an existing announcement, providing a targeted opportunity for collaborative efforts in disaster risk reduction.
Opportunity ID: 226114
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | APS-OFDA-13-000008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | CALL FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE ALLIANCE PROPOSALS IN BURMA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Disaster Prevention and Relief |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 08, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2013 Applicants are required to submit concept papers by 5:00 PM Washington, DC time on May 8, 2013. The concept papers must be submitted to Elizabeth Stickman at estickman@usaid.gov with a copy to gda@usaid.gov and OFDA_APS_FY13_008@ofda.gov. Please annotate all correspondence with regard to this Addendum with the following subject line of the correspondence/e-mail: GDA-APS-OAA-13-000003. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2013 Applicants are required to submit concept papers by 5:00 PM Washington, DC time on May 8, 2013. The concept papers must be submitted to Elizabeth Stickman at estickman@usaid.gov with a copy to gda@usaid.gov and OFDA_APS_FY13_008@ofda.gov. Please annotate all correspondence with regard to this Addendum with the following subject line of the correspondence/e-mail: GDA-APS-OAA-13-000003. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $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: | For more information on eligibility of applicants, please refer to the full announcement of APS-OAA-13-000003 available at http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/get-grant-or-contract/opportunities-funding/global-development-alliance-annual-program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | This Addendum relates to an existing announcement. All interested organizations should carefully review both this Addendum AND the full announcement (APS No: APS-OAA-13-000003), which can be found here: http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/get-grant-or-contract/opportunities-funding/global-development-alliance-annual-program. Important information contained in the full announcement is not repeated in this addendum.This Call for Proposals is authorized in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Section 491 of the FAA authorizes U.S. Government (USG) assistance for natural and human-caused disasters abroad, as well as prevention, mitigation, and preparedness activities designed to reduce the impact of recurrent natural hazards and foreign humanitarian disasters. Through this Addendum to the FY 2013 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement (APS) No. APS-OAA-13-000003 (GDA APS), USAIDÂ’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is making a special call for the submission of concept papers to help reduce the risk of natural disasters in Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
OFDA_APS
Email:OFDA_APS_FY13_008@ofda.gov |
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Folder 226114 Full Announcement-2 -> addendum aps-oaa-13-000003-ofda final.pdf
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