This grant, offered by OFDA, aims to catalyze new, non-public resources—including funding, ideas, and expertise—to address current weaknesses in end-to-end early warning systems (EWS) for hydrometeorological hazards in South Asia. OFDA will facilitate bringing partners together, coordinating their involvement, and clarifying roles and mutual benefits. The core purpose is to develop innovative solutions improving EWS content and dissemination, fostering enhanced community resilience. This initiative seeks to establish sustainable partnerships capable of continuing beyond the program’s duration without additional external donor resources, ensuring lasting regional disaster preparedness.
Opportunity ID: 222296
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | APS-OFDA-13-000003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Innovative Partnerships for Enhancing End to End Early Warning Systems for Hydrometeorological Hazards in South Asia |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Disaster Prevention and Relief |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 25, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 26, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $400,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Small businesses |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | The program is expected to bring significant new, non-public resources – whether money, ideas, technologies, experience or expertise – to address current weaknesses in early warning systems. OFDA intends to provide the catalytic resources needed to bring partners together, coordinate their involvement, and develop a better understanding of each partner’s role as well as how each partner might benefit or further its own objectives through the proposed partnership. The proposed partnership should be able to continue beyond the duration of this program seeking new and innovative solutions to improving the effectiveness of early warning content and dissemination; and further enhancing community resilience without additional external donor resources. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
OFDA_APS-FY13_003@ofda.gov
Email:OFDA_APS-FY13_003@ofda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 222296 Full Announcement-1 -> ews south asia.pdf
Folder 222296 Other Supporting Documents-Questions and Answers 1 -> aps-ofda-13-000003 mod 1- tec answers.pdf
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