The Department of Agriculture is offering the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) with a focus on accelerating the deployment of Clean Energy Solutions (CES) to enhance productivity in developing countries. This grant aims to support solutions that increase agricultural yields, reduce post-harvest losses, boost farmer incomes, and promote energy efficiency in farming operations. Applicants have the opportunity to contribute to low-carbon economic growth within the agriculture sector of developing nations. Closing date for submissions is February 12, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 269552
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | AID-SOL-OAA-00005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) – Second Global Innovation Call |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| 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: | Nov 13, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 14, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants from any category of organization or institution, US or non-US , are welcome to respond to this solicitation. Specific categories of organizations and institutions and entrepreneurs that are welcome to respond include, but are not limited to: educational, industrial, and not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, faith-based, foundations, academic institutions, civic groups, regional organizations, vendors, start-ups, and project developers.
Government entities and individuals are not eligible to apply for funding. For the purposes of this BAA, publicly-funded universities or universities with government affiliations are not considered government entities. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | The objective of Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) is to support new and sustainable approaches to accelerate the development and deployment of Clean Energy Solutions (CES)for increasing agriculture productivity and/or value in developing countries. Such solutions are those that integrate clean energy technologies and innovative business models to: (i) Enhance agricultural yields/productivity; (ii) Decrease post-harvest loss; (iii) Improve farmer and agribusiness income generating opportunities and revenues; and/or (iv) Increase energy efficiency and associated savings within the operations of farms and agribusinesses – while stimulating low carbon economic growth within the agriculture sector of developing countries. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Prospective Applicants that are unable to retrieve the BAA from the Internet can request an electronic copy by email.
Email:www.PoweringAg@usaid.gov. |
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Related Documents
Folder 269552 Full Announcement-1 -> BAA Powering Agriculture An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) – Second Global Innovation Call.pdf
Folder 269552 Full Announcement-2 -> Amendment #1 – PAEGC BAA (Final).pdf
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