Opportunity ID: 328089

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DRC-FTIF-FY20-02
Funding Opportunity Title: Improving Fiscal Transparency of Mining Royalties in the DRC
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Improving Fiscal Transparency
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 19.662 — Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Jul 14, 2020
Last Updated Date: Aug 06, 2020
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 21, 2020
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 21, 2020
Archive Date: Sep 20, 2020
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $508,241
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to U.S. Non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations, and DRC-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations.Applicants must have previous experience managing or implementing programs in the DRC.

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Description:

The Embassy of the United States in Kinshasa announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to improve fiscal transparency of mining royalties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project would create strategic guidance on managing new mining royalty revenue streams, and establish partnerships with local non-profit/non-governmental organizations (often referred to in the DRC as civil society organizations) and government reform partners in order to promote sustained economic development in mining communities and the nation. The Period of Performance for this grant will be 18 months. Funding authority rests in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.  

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Jigar Bhatt
Email:BhattJ@state.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Revising Funding Amount and extending period of performance. Aug 06, 2020
Jul 14, 2020

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DRC-FTIF-FY20-02
Funding Opportunity Title: Improving Fiscal Transparency of Mining Royalties in the DRC
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Improving Fiscal Transparency
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 19.662 — Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Jul 14, 2020
Last Updated Date: Aug 06, 2020
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 21, 2020
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 21, 2020
Archive Date: Sep 20, 2020
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $508,241
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to U.S. Non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations, and DRC-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations.Applicants must have previous experience managing or implementing programs in the DRC.

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Description:

The Embassy of the United States in Kinshasa announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to improve fiscal transparency of mining royalties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project would create strategic guidance on managing new mining royalty revenue streams, and establish partnerships with local non-profit/non-governmental organizations (often referred to in the DRC as civil society organizations) and government reform partners in order to promote sustained economic development in mining communities and the nation. The Period of Performance for this grant will be 18 months. Funding authority rests in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.  

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Jigar Bhatt
Email:BhattJ@state.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DRC-FTIF-FY20-02
Funding Opportunity Title: Improving Fiscal Transparency of Mining Royalties in the DRC
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Improving Fiscal Transparency
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 19.662 — Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jul 14, 2020
Last Updated Date: Jul 14, 2020
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 21, 2020
Archive Date: Sep 20, 2020
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $294,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to U.S. Non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations, and DRC-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations.

Applicants must have previous experience managing or implementing programs in the DRC.

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Description:

The Embassy of the United States in Kinshasa announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to improve fiscal transparency of mining royalties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project would create strategic guidance on managing new mining royalty revenue streams, and establish partnerships with local non-profit/non-governmental organizations (often referred to in the DRC as civil society organizations) and government reform partners in order to promote sustained economic development in mining communities and the nation. The Period of Performance for this grant will be 18 months. Funding authority rests in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.  

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Jigar Bhatt
Email:BhattJ@state.gov

Folder 328089 Full Announcement-Fiscal Transparency in the DRC -> Performance Monitoring Plan Template.pdf

Folder 328089 Full Announcement-Fiscal Transparency in the DRC -> NOFO FTIF_Kinshasa_2020 ver final_7.14.pdf

Folder 328089 Full Announcement-Fiscal Transparency in the DRC -> Risk Analysis.pdf

Folder 328089 Full Announcement-Fiscal Transparency in the DRC -> SAMPLE New Award BUDGET TEMPLATE.pdf

Folder 328089 Full Announcement-Questions and Answers -> Question and Answer Document DRC-FTIF-FY20-02.pdf

Folder 328089 Full Announcement-Revised NOFO -> NOFO FTIF_Kinshasa_2020 ver final rev 08.06.2020.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Jigar Bhatt
Email: BhattJ@state.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
19.662 DRC-FTIF-FY20-02 Improving Fiscal Transparency of Mining Royalties in the DRC PKG00262571 Jul 14, 2020 Aug 21, 2020 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

328089 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf

328089 SF424A-1.0.pdf

328089 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

328089 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

328089 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

328089 SF424B-1.1.pdf

328089 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

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