The USAID Bangladesh is offering a five-year Cooperative Agreement named Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) to enhance natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, and livelihood resilience. Building upon previous co-management projects, CREL focuses on adapting to climate risks for improved social, ecological, and economic resilience. The grant supports governance improvement, stakeholder capacity building, climate-resilient planning, and sustainable livelihood diversification. Stakeholders include community-based organizations, government ministries, and technical agencies in Bangladesh. Applicants should propose strategies for successful ecosystem management and livelihood enhancement in priority regions, closing on May 30, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 160833
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | RFA-388-12-000007 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 30, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 30, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $36,500,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $32,500,000 |
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:: | Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka |
| Description:: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh is issuing this Request for Applications (RFA) for a five-year Cooperative Agreement titled Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) to provide technical advisory and assistance services to a range of stakeholders, including existing community-based, co-management organizations as well as relevant Government of Bangladesh (GOB) ministries and technical agencies for sound natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in focus regions that results in improved social, ecological, and economic resilience. In many ways, CREL will be a continuation of three USAID co-management activities: Integrated Protected Area Co-Management (IPAC) project, the Nishorgo Support Project (NSP), and the Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH) project, but with key differences and a focus on building resiliency to climate risks for enhanced adaptation to climate change impacts for improved livelihoods and successful management of critical ecosystems in priority regions of the country. The four components required for implementation of CREL are as follows:
(1) Improved Governance of Natural Resources and Biodiversity; |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00113190 |
| Opening Date: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | May 30, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | M. Sirajam Munir |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Attachments [V1.1] Assurances for Construction Programs (SF-424D) [V1.1] Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms | Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00113190 | Apr 02, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | View | M. Sirajam Munir | Organization Applicants |