This grant opportunity aims to enhance resilience to climate change impacts in drought-prone areas of Ethiopia. USAID/Ethiopia seeks concept papers to support community-led strategies in East Hararghe, West Hararghe, and Bale Zones in Oromia Region. The focus is on improving economic growth with resiliency by addressing climate-related shocks on food and water security, nutrition, and household resilience. The initiative will explore innovative approaches to boost adaptive capacity and reduce future risks in the face of declining seasonal rainfall and increased drought frequency. Closing date for concept paper submission is December 19, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 236619
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | APS-663-13-000004 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change Impacts through Community-Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CM-DRR). |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Jul 08, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jan 18, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 12,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $12,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Only Applications from public and non profit organizations to be considered. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description:: | USAID/Ethiopia would like to make a special call for applicants to submit concept papers related to the Missions efforts to build community resilience to climate-related shocks and disasters while improving long-term climate change adaptive capacity in drought-prone areas of East Hararghe, West Hararghe, and Bale Zones in Oromia Region. The main goal of these efforts is to support USAIDs Development Objective 1: Increased Economic Growth with Resiliency in Rural Ethiopia, by strengthening community-led strategies for mitigating the harmful effects of climate change on food and water security, nutrition status, and household resilience. This call for concept papers will also support analysis of new approaches to increase adaptive capacity to reduce future risk in areas of declining seasonal rainfall and increasing drought frequency. |
| 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 3 | The purpose of this modification is to post answers to questions submitted on this APS. – attached. | Jul 08, 2013 |
| Synopsis 2 | This modification is to update the URL to the Announcement for direct access of the documents under the Synopsis. | |
| 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: | APS |
| Competition Title: | Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Grant Opportunities |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00179670 |
| Opening Date: | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | William Ndinya |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] HUD Facsimile Transmittal [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
HUD Detailed Budget Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] HUD Applicant-Recipient Disclosure Report [V1.1] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] Attachments [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Agency Contact Information: | Who Can Apply: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | APS | Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Grant Opportunities | PKG00179670 | Jun 20, 2013 | Dec 19, 2013 | View | William Ndinya | Organization Applicants |