The Department of State’s Office of Ecology and Natural Resource Conservation (OES) is offering a grant for the ‘Virunga Mountain Gorilla Initiative on Tourism and Energy Poverty’. This grant is for strengthening the Greater Virunga Transboundary Core Secretariat’s (TCS) strategic and operational capacity. Its primary purpose is to support biodiversity conservation in the Central Albertine Rift, aiming for long-term socio-economic development. Key objectives include promoting economic development through tourism that actively involves local communities and fostering energy alternatives to reduce illegal charcoal production in Virunga National Park. The selected grantee will work with OES and regional partners to ensure the TCS becomes a powerful platform for cross-border collaboration, advancing its 10-Year Strategic Plan and existing conservation efforts. Total funding is $198,000.
Opportunity ID: 53151
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | S-OES-10-RFA-0009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Virunga Mountain Gorilla Initiative on Tourism and Energy Poverty: Strengthening the Greater Virunga Transboundary Core Secretariat |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | null |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.017 — Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2010 Submission of applications by 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) April 30, 2010. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2010 Submission of applications by 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) April 30, 2010. |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $198,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $198,000 |
| Award Floor: | $198,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The Department encourages foreign and domestic organizations and governments that have not previously received international programming funding from the U.S. Government to apply under this announcement. Applicants must have at least three years of demonstrated expertise in the following subject areas: regional cooperation; multi-stakeholder engagement; researching and/or monitoring illegal charcoal production or timber harvesting from Virunga National Park; engaging with high-level local and national government officials; and the development of transboundary partnerships to address the goals of this RFA. Applicants should already have personnel and offices in the region where the grant’s programs will be implemented. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Oceans – Int. Environmental – Scientific |
| Description: | The Office of Ecology and Natural Resource Conservation of the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science (OES) at the Department of State announces a Request for Applications for management of the project entitled, Virunga Mountain Gorilla Initiative on Tourism and Energy Poverty: Strengthening the Greater Virunga Transboundary Core Secretariat (TCS). The Initiative aims to strengthen the TCS strategic, managerial, communications, technical, and operations capacity to support conservation of Central Albertine Rift biodiversity for long-term socio-economic development through strategic transboundary collaborative management. Promoting economic development through tourism that includes and engages local communities, and development of energy alternatives to stem illegal charcoal production from Virunga National Park, are key objectives of this program. The Grantee and its partners (if any) will work collaboratively with OES, the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, the U.S. State Department regional environmental hub officers of Central and East Africa, and relevant African countries government offices, as appropriate, to ensure the TCS provides a powerful and visible platform for constructive engagement across borders that will help to implement the TCS’ 10-Year Transboundary Strategic Plan and build on long-standing conservation efforts of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership.Total U.S. Department of State funding for this grant is $198,000. The Grantee is expected to provide costsharing. Organizations with experience described in Sections 1 and 3a and Appendix A1.1 are encouraged to submit proposals.Contact Person: Antoinette CondoBureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science condoaj@state.govPhone: (202) 647-0657, Fax: (202) 736-7351 Please carefully read the entire solicitation package if you plan to submit an application; there are steps that you should take immediately in order to make your submissions by the deadline. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Urbina
Program Specialist Phone 202-647-4346 Email:UrbinaMA1@state.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Applicants are expected to provide costsharing. | Mar 24, 2010 | |
| Mar 24, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | S-OES-10-RFA-0009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Virunga Mountain Gorilla Initiative on Tourism and Energy Poverty: Strengthening the Greater Virunga Transboundary Core Secretariat |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | null |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.017 — Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2010 Submission of applications by 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) April 30, 2010. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2010 Submission of applications by 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) April 30, 2010. |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $198,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $198,000 |
| Award Floor: | $198,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The Department encourages foreign and domestic organizations and governments that have not previously received international programming funding from the U.S. Government to apply under this announcement. Applicants must have at least three years of demonstrated expertise in the following subject areas: regional cooperation; multi-stakeholder engagement; researching and/or monitoring illegal charcoal production or timber harvesting from Virunga National Park; engaging with high-level local and national government officials; and the development of transboundary partnerships to address the goals of this RFA. Applicants should already have personnel and offices in the region where the grant’s programs will be implemented. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Oceans – Int. Environmental – Scientific |
| Description: | The Office of Ecology and Natural Resource Conservation of the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science (OES) at the Department of State announces a Request for Applications for management of the project entitled, Virunga Mountain Gorilla Initiative on Tourism and Energy Poverty: Strengthening the Greater Virunga Transboundary Core Secretariat (TCS). The Initiative aims to strengthen the TCS strategic, managerial, communications, technical, and operations capacity to support conservation of Central Albertine Rift biodiversity for long-term socio-economic development through strategic transboundary collaborative management. Promoting economic development through tourism that includes and engages local communities, and development of energy alternatives to stem illegal charcoal production from Virunga National Park, are key objectives of this program. The Grantee and its partners (if any) will work collaboratively with OES, the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, the U.S. State Department regional environmental hub officers of Central and East Africa, and relevant African countries government offices, as appropriate, to ensure the TCS provides a powerful and visible platform for constructive engagement across borders that will help to implement the TCS’ 10-Year Transboundary Strategic Plan and build on long-standing conservation efforts of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership.Total U.S. Department of State funding for this grant is $198,000. The Grantee is expected to provide costsharing. Organizations with experience described in Sections 1 and 3a and Appendix A1.1 are encouraged to submit proposals.Contact Person: Antoinette CondoBureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science condoaj@state.govPhone: (202) 647-0657, Fax: (202) 736-7351 Please carefully read the entire solicitation package if you plan to submit an application; there are steps that you should take immediately in order to make your submissions by the deadline. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Urbina
Program Specialist Phone 202-647-4346 Email:UrbinaMA1@state.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | S-OES-10-RFA-0009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Virunga Mountain Gorilla Initiative on Tourism and Energy Poverty: Strengthening the Greater Virunga Transboundary Core Secretariat |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.017 — Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2010 Submission of applications by 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) April 30, 2010. |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $198,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $198,000 |
| Award Floor: | $198,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The Department encourages foreign and domestic organizations and governments that have not previously received international programming funding from the U.S. Government to apply under this announcement. Applicants must have at least three years of demonstrated expertise in the following subject areas: regional cooperation; multi-stakeholder engagement; researching and/or monitoring illegal charcoal production or timber harvesting from Virunga National Park; engaging with high-level local and national government officials; and the development of transboundary partnerships to address the goals of this RFA. Applicants should already have personnel and offices in the region where the grant’s programs will be implemented. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Oceans – Int. Environmental – Scientific |
| Description: | The Office of Ecology and Natural Resource Conservation of the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science (OES) at the Department of State announces a Request for Applications for management of the project entitled, Virunga Mountain Gorilla Initiative on Tourism and Energy Poverty: Strengthening the Greater Virunga Transboundary Core Secretariat (TCS). The Initiative aims to strengthen the TCS strategic, managerial, communications, technical, and operations capacity to support conservation of Central Albertine Rift biodiversity for long-term socio-economic development through strategic transboundary collaborative management. Promoting economic development through tourism that includes and engages local communities, and development of energy alternatives to stem illegal charcoal production from Virunga National Park, are key objectives of this program.
The Grantee and its partners (if any) will work collaboratively with OES, the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, the U.S. State Department regional environmental hub officers of Central and East Africa, and relevant African countries government offices, as appropriate, to ensure the TCS provides a powerful and visible platform for constructive engagement across borders that will help to implement the TCS’ 10-Year Transboundary Strategic Plan and build on long-standing conservation efforts of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership. Total U.S. Department of State funding for this grant is $198,000. The Grantee is expected to provide costsharing. Organizations with experience described in Sections 1 and 3a and Appendix A1.1 are encouraged to submit proposals. Contact Person: Antoinette Condo Please carefully read the entire solicitation package if you plan to submit an application; there are steps that you should take immediately in order to make your submissions by the deadline. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Urbina
Program Specialist Phone 202-647-4346 Email:UrbinaMA1@state.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 53151 Full Announcement-1 -> s-oes 10 rfa 0009.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Maria Urbina Program Specialist Phone 202-647-4346 Email: UrbinaMA1@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.017 | S-OES-10-RFA-0009 | Virunga Mountain Gorilla Initiative on Tourism and Energy Poverty: Strengthening the Greater Virunga | PKG00017488 | Mar 24, 2010 | Apr 30, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53151 SF424-2.0.pdf
53151 Budget-1.1.pdf
53151 Project-1.1.pdf
53151 SF424A-1.0.pdf
53151 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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