This grant, offered by USAID Bangladesh, is a five-year Cooperative Agreement focused on supporting democratic political party reform in Bangladesh. Its primary purpose is to help significant democratic parties become more inclusive, informed, and responsive to citizen interests and aspirations. Applicants should propose innovative and feasible strategies to enhance parties’ capacity to access and utilize information, effectively attract and empower women and youth, and implement crucial democratic reforms. Proposed strategies must include detailed action plans designed to achieve long-term results in political party reform. This will be achieved through grassroots, rank-and-file activities that foster and enhance local-level participation and empowerment, ensuring sustainable democratic improvements.
Opportunity ID: 53178
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USAID-BANGLADESH-388-10-003-RFA |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Democratic Participation and Reform in Bangladesh (DPR) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Democracy and Governance |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 25, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 11, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $10,800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $9,500,000 |
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 Democratic Participation and Reform (DPR) to support political party reform in Bangladesh. The agreement will support significant democratic parties in Bangladesh to be more inclusive, informed, and responsive to citizen interests and aspirations. Applicants are invited to present innovative and feasible strategies for promoting political partiesÂ’ capacity to access and utilize information, attract and empower women and youth, and implement democratic reforms. Strategies must include detailed action plans to achieve long-term results in political party reform through rank-and-file activities that enhance local-level participation and empowerment. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
M. Sirajam Munir
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist Phone 8855500 Email:smunir@usaid.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 53178 Full Announcement-1 -> dpr rfa final.pdf
Folder 53178 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> rfa-amendment no 1 and qusestion and answer.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | M. Sirajam Munir Acquisition & Assistance Specialist Phone 8855500 Email: smunir@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00017516 | Mar 25, 2010 | May 12, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53178 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
53178 SF424D-1.1.pdf
53178 SF424C-1.0.pdf
53178 SF424B-1.1.pdf
53178 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
53178 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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