The Department of Anti-Corruption announces a three-year $1.05 million grant program aimed at strengthening civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina to advocate for anti-corruption reforms necessary for European integration. This grant, called the Anti-Corruption Civic Organizations’ Unified Network (ACCOUNT), will be awarded to a local Bosnian NGO to act as a coordinator among local organizations, fostering collaboration and building capacity to tackle corruption issues. The selected NGO will lead efforts to create informal networks and thematic consortiums to increase the impact of anti-corruption work in the region. Applications are accepted until December 12, 2011.
Opportunity ID: 129295
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | RFA-168-12-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Anti-Corruption Civic Organizations’ Unified Network (ACCOUNT) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation:: | Anti-Corruption Civil Society Networking |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Oct 27, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 12, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 12, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: | Jan 11, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 1,050,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,050,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Local Bosnian Non-Governmental Organizations Only – see RFA for further details on eligibility |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Hungary USAID-Budapest |
| Description:: | The purpose of this three-year $1.05 million program entitled the “Anti-Corruption Civic Organizations’ Unified Network” (ACCOUNT) is to strengthen and streamline the voice of civil society in order to put pressure on the BiH government to enforce and sustain anti-corruption reforms required for the BiH European integration process. The Cooperative Agreement for ACCOUNT will be awarded to a competitively selected local Bosnian non-governmental organization (NGO) who is expected to serve as a coordinator and/or a secretariat among local NGOs already involved and committed to anti-corruption work in BiH and promote the development of larger informal NGO networks or a consortium assembled around specific thematic issues. ACCOUNT will provide technical assistance and capacity building support for networking of local NGOs. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00084192 |
| Opening Date: | Oct 27, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Dec 12, 2011 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Agnes Tusjak |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00084192 | Oct 27, 2011 | Dec 12, 2011 | View | Agnes Tusjak | Organization Applicants |