The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Angola is offering this Request for Information (RFI) for an Agriculture-Led Economic Growth and Food Security Program. This RFI is for the purpose of enhancing a future Request for Applications (RFA). USAID invites comments on its Statement of Objectives, seeking input on intermediate results, indicators, and suggestions for maximizing agriculture-led growth and food security in Angola. Feedback on ideal program locations is also requested. This is not an application, but a chance to help shape the program’s design, with an estimated total funding of $20 million.
Opportunity ID: 65353
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 674-11-18RFI |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Request for Information Agriculture-Led Economic Growth & Food Security Program in Angola |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 19, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 18, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 18, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 20, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $20,000,000 |
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: | South Africa USAID-Pretoria |
| Description: | Announcement: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS. The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Angola, invites comments, suggestions and questions on its Statement of Objectives (attached) for a program for Agriculture-Led Economic Growth and Food Security Program. The intent of this Request for Information (RFI) is to enhance the quality of an anticipated Request for Applications (RFA) for this program. Interested parties are expected to comment on the appropriateness of the intermediate result and sub-intermediate results, as well as the illustrative indicators provided and your organizations own custom indicators. Interested parties may also provide suggestions for what can be achieved in the Angolan context in respect to the overall goal of enhancing agriculture-led economic growth and food security and on locations (provinces, municipalities, etc.) where results can be maximized. Responses should be no longer than five pages. During a period of four weeks after the posting of this Statement of Objectives, questions and comments can be submitted to USAID/Angola at the below-listed email. USAID is under no obligation to respond to questions, but will endeavor to post responses to any questions it considers helpful to potential future applicants should a formal RFA be issued. Estimated Total Program Funding is $20 Million. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Fatima dos Santos
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist Phone 27 12 452 2167 Email:fdossantos@usaid.gov |
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