This grant program, part of the Feed the Future initiative, seeks to address hunger and poverty by supporting agricultural research and development. The U.S. Agency for International Development is inviting applications from qualified organizations to implement projects aimed at increasing the availability and implementation of improved agricultural production technologies, as well as strengthening agricultural technologies and nutrition information extension systems. The ultimate goal is to help countries develop sustainable agriculture sectors to combat food insecurity and undernutrition. Closing date for applications is December 1, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 263331
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Support to Agriculture Research and Development Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 27, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 13, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 01, 2014 The close date for this opportunity is December 1, 2014 at 12:00pm EST (Washington DC local time). |
| Archive Date: | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Feed the Future is the United States Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. It supports country driven approaches to address the root causes of hunger and poverty and forge long term solutions to chronic food insecurity and under nutrition. Drawing upon resources and expertise of agencies across the U.S. Government, this Presidential Initiative is helping countries transform their own agriculture sectors to grow enough food sustainably to feed their people. To support this effort the U.S. Agency for International Development is requesting applications from qualified organizations to implement the Support to Agricultural Research and Development Program, as described fully in Section I below. At the end of this agreement, USAID expects the implementer to achieve the following results: (1) The availability and implementation of improved agricultural production technologies and systems is increased; (2) Agricultural technologies and nutrition information extension systems are strengthened. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Roderick Watson
Contract Specialist Email:rwatson@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| The purpose of this modification is to extend the submission date for applications from November 17, 2014 at 12:00pm EST (Washington DC local time) to December 1, 2014 at 12:00pm EST (Washington DC local time) . All references to the submission date of November 17, 2014 shall be removed in its entirety from the solicitation and replaced with December 1, 2014. The USG will respond to applicants questions NLT Thursday November 20, 2014 thus providing additional time for clarification to responses as needed. All other terms and provisions remain unchanged. | Nov 13, 2014 | |
| The submission date for applications is hereby extended to Nov. 17, 2014. All references to the submission date of November 10, 2014 shall be removed in its entirety from the solicitation and replaced with Nov 17, 2014. | Nov 13, 2014 | |
| Amendment No. 1 to this RFA has been attached. The purpose of this Amendment One (1) to the Funding Opportunity Number AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170 is to update the approximate amount, performance period, submission instructions and application review information. Please read carefully for any specific instructions. | Nov 06, 2014 | |
| Oct 06, 2014 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Support to Agriculture Research and Development Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 27, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 13, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 01, 2014 The close date for this opportunity is December 1, 2014 at 12:00pm EST (Washington DC local time). |
| Archive Date: | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Feed the Future is the United States Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. It supports country driven approaches to address the root causes of hunger and poverty and forge long term solutions to chronic food insecurity and under nutrition. Drawing upon resources and expertise of agencies across the U.S. Government, this Presidential Initiative is helping countries transform their own agriculture sectors to grow enough food sustainably to feed their people. To support this effort the U.S. Agency for International Development is requesting applications from qualified organizations to implement the Support to Agricultural Research and Development Program, as described fully in Section I below. At the end of this agreement, USAID expects the implementer to achieve the following results: (1) The availability and implementation of improved agricultural production technologies and systems is increased; (2) Agricultural technologies and nutrition information extension systems are strengthened. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Roderick Watson
Contract Specialist Email:rwatson@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Support to Agriculture Research and Development Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 13, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Feed the Future is the United States Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. It supports country‐driven approaches to address the root causes of hunger and poverty and forge long‐term solutions to chronic food insecurity and under‐nutrition. Drawing upon resources and expertise of agencies across the U.S. Government, this Presidential Initiative is helping countries transform their own agriculture sectors to grow enough food sustainably to feed their people. To support this effort the U.S. Agency for International Development is requesting applications from qualified organizations to implement the Support to Agricultural Research and Development Program, as described fully inSection I below. At the end of this agreement, USAID expects the implementer to achieve the following results:1) The availability and implementation of improved agricultural production technologies and systems is increased 4) Agricultural technologies and nutrition information extension systems are strengthened |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Roderick Watson
Contract Specialist Phone 202 712 0442 Email:rwatson@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Support to Agriculture Research and Development Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 06, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Feed the Future is the United States Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. It supports country‐driven approaches to address the root causes of hunger and poverty and forge long‐term solutions to chronic food insecurity and under‐nutrition. Drawing upon resources and expertise of agencies across the U.S. Government, this Presidential Initiative is helping countries transform their own agriculture sectors to grow enough food sustainably to feed their people. To support this effort the U.S. Agency for International Development is requesting applications from qualified organizations to implement the Support to Agricultural Research and Development Program, as described fully inSection I below. At the end of this agreement, USAID expects the implementer to achieve the following results:1) The availability and implementation of improved agricultural production technologies and systems is increased 4) Agricultural technologies and nutrition information extension systems are strengthened |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Roderick Watson
Contract Specialist Phone 202 712 0442 Email:rwatson@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Support to Agriculture Research and Development Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 06, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $13,700,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Feed the Future is the United States Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. It supports country‐driven approaches to address the root causes of hunger and poverty and forge long‐term solutions to chronic food insecurity and under‐nutrition. Drawing upon resources and expertise of agencies across the U.S. Government, this Presidential Initiative is helping countries transform their own agriculture sectors to grow enough food sustainably to feed their people.
To support this effort the U.S. Agency for International Development is requesting applications from qualified organizations to implement the Support to Agricultural Research and Development Program, as described fully inSection I below. At the end of this agreement, USAID expects the implementer to achieve the following results: 1) The availability and implementation of improved agricultural production technologies and systems is increased 4) Agricultural technologies and nutrition information extension systems are strengthened |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Roderick Watson
Contract Specialist Phone 202 712 0442 Email:rwatson@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 263331 Full Announcement-1 -> AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170 FtF_West_Haiti_RFA_.pdf
Folder 263331 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> RFA – SOL-OAA-14-000170 – SARDP – Amendment Letter 02.pdf
Folder 263331 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> RFA – SOL-OAA-14-000170 – SARDP – Amendment Letter 02-2068135323508057587.pdf
Folder 263331 Revised Full Announcement-2 -> Amendment_AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170.pdf
Folder 263331 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 02 1 -> RFA – SOL-OAA-14-000170 – SARDP – Amendment Letter 02.pdf
Folder 263331 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 02 1 -> RFA – SOL-OAA-14-000170 – SARDP – Amendment Letter 02-3053904681375164173.pdf
Folder 263331 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 05 to SolicitationResponse to Clarification Questions 1 -> RFA – SOL-OAA-14-000170 – SARDP – AMENDMENT 05 – RESPONSES.pdf
Folder 263331 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment One (1) – AID-SOL-OAA-14-000170 1 -> Amendment One (1) – AID-SOL-OAA-14-000170.pdf
Folder 263331 Other Supporting Documents-Modification to Extend Closing Date —11172014 1 -> RFA – SOL-OAA-14-000170 – SARDP – Amendment Letter 03.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Roderick Watson Contract Specialist Email: rwatson@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AID-OAA-SOL-14-000170 | Support to Agriculture Research and Development Programs | PKG00204504 | Aug 27, 2014 | Dec 01, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
263331 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
263331 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
263331 SF424B-1.1.pdf
263331 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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