USAID Department offers the Community Strengthening Project to support Government of Guatemala, civil society, and community actors in addressing violence through prevention approaches. The project aims to decrease violent crime rates in targeted areas by institutionalizing violence prevention projects, strengthening stakeholders, implementing prevention plans, and promoting evidence-based policy making. Applications are open until July 22, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 255900
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-520-14-000006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Strengthening Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| 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: | (1) Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI)
(2) Education |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 23, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $35,000,000 |
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: | Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City |
| Description: | The overall goal of the Community Strengthening Project is to support efforts by Government ofGuatemala (GOG), civil society and community actors to address the causes and consequencesof violence through holistic prevention approaches. The intent is to contribute to GOG and USG objectives of decreasing violent crime rates in targeted areas.This Community Strengthening Project will be USAID/Guatemalas violence prevention projectand has four complementary and mutually reinforcing objectives. These are to:1. Support community commissions to institutionalize proven, integrated violenceprevention projects in targeted areas;2. Strengthen and mobilize municipal and national stakeholders and resources to developand implement municipal-level prevention plans;3. Support secondary prevention projects in close coordination with municipal authorities;and4. Promote and integrate evidence-based policy making among prevention actors. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Natalie J. Thunberg
Email:guatemalaproposals@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 extends the closing date and time for application submission to 7/22/2014 at 4pm local time. It also makes changes to the RFA and includes the list of questions and answers. | Jun 27, 2014 | |
| Jun 27, 2014 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-520-14-000006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Strengthening Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| 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: | (1) Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI)
(2) Education |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 23, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $35,000,000 |
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: | Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City |
| Description: | The overall goal of the Community Strengthening Project is to support efforts by Government ofGuatemala (GOG), civil society and community actors to address the causes and consequencesof violence through holistic prevention approaches. The intent is to contribute to GOG and USG objectives of decreasing violent crime rates in targeted areas.This Community Strengthening Project will be USAID/Guatemalas violence prevention projectand has four complementary and mutually reinforcing objectives. These are to:1. Support community commissions to institutionalize proven, integrated violenceprevention projects in targeted areas;2. Strengthen and mobilize municipal and national stakeholders and resources to developand implement municipal-level prevention plans;3. Support secondary prevention projects in close coordination with municipal authorities;and4. Promote and integrate evidence-based policy making among prevention actors. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Natalie J. Thunberg
Email:guatemalaproposals@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-520-14-000006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Strengthening Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| 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: | (1) Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI)
(2) Education |
| 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: | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $35,000,000 |
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: | Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City |
| Description: | The overall goal of the Community Strengthening Project is to support efforts by Government of Guatemala (GOG), civil society and community actors to address the causes and consequences of violence through holistic prevention approaches. The intent is to contribute to GOG and USG objectives of decreasing violent crime rates in targeted areas. This Community Strengthening Project will be USAID/Guatemalas violence prevention project 1. Support community commissions to institutionalize proven, integrated violence 2. Strengthen and mobilize municipal and national stakeholders and resources to develop 3. Support secondary prevention projects in close coordination with municipal authorities; 4. Promote and integrate evidence-based policy making among prevention actors. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Natalie J. Thunberg
Email:guatemalaproposals@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 255900 Full Announcement-1 -> Annex 1 – Gender Analysis.pdf
Folder 255900 Full Announcement-1 -> Annex 2 – CARSI Mid-Term Impact Evaluation.pdf
Folder 255900 Full Announcement-1 -> Annex 3 – Recent USAID Violence Prevention Programs.pdf
Folder 255900 Full Announcement-1 -> RFA No. 520-14-000006 – Community Strengthening Project.pdf
Folder 255900 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 1 1 -> RFA 520-14-000006 – Amendment 1.pdf
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