This USAID/Pakistan grant is for advancing women’s human rights and empowerment in Pakistan through its Gender Equity Program. The program aims to expand women’s access to justice, increase their knowledge and exercise of rights, combat gender-based violence, and strengthen local organizations advocating for gender equity. The selected recipient will manage the program, administering sub-grants to civil society actors. Responsibilities include vetting sub-grantees, ensuring financial controls, monitoring implementation, and providing capacity building or technical assistance. This initiative seeks to facilitate scale-up and sustainability of supported projects. Primarily, Pakistani organizations are invited to apply as prime applicants, with US-based and international organizations eligible as sub-applicants. Up to $40 million is available over five years.
Opportunity ID: 52858
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USAID-PAKISTAN-391-10-022 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Gender Equity Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 17, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 17, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – It is anticipated that the Request for Applications (RFA) will be issued in early April 2010. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $8,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pakistani non-profit or for-profit organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Pakistan USAID-Islamabad |
| Description: | The USAID/Pakistan is preparing to launch a new, five year, Gender Equity Program (GEP) that aims to advance womens human rights and empowerment through the following four objectives: (1) Enhancing gender equity by expanding womens access to justice and womens human rights; (2) Increasing womens empowerment by expanding knowledge of their rights and opportunities to exercise their rights in the workplace, community, and home; (3) Combating gender-based violence; and, (4) Strengthening the capacity of Pakistani organizations that advocate for gender equity, womens empowerment and the elimination of gender-based violence.USAID will provide support to one or more Pakistani organizations that will function in a project management role for the GEP, to provide grants to a variety of civil society actors working in the area of gender equity and human rights. Applications will be accepted from Pakistani organizations as prime applicants. U.S. based and international organizations are eligible to participate as sub-applicants with Pakistani prime applicants.The Recipient under this program will fulfill a range of program-related and administrative functions. The Recipient will be responsible for: 1) receiving and logging proposals; 2) vetting potential sub-grant recipients; 3) ensuring that proper administrative and financial controls are in place to administer funds and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations; 4) coordinating a review and approval process with USAIDs representative of this program; and, 5) monitoring and reporting upon grant implementation.Moreover, when needed, the Recipient will be tasked with providing capacity building training, service delivery, technical assistance, infrastructure support, systems development, research, multi-media productions and other creative forms of assistance to GEP awardees. The Recipient will be expected to implement strategies for facilitating scale-up and sustainability of initiatives supported under GEP. Such strategies can include the building on and strengthening existing local networks and institutions that benefit the populations served or building on and strengthening projects originally funded under GEP. The estimated level of funding for this project is $40 million to over five years. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Nadeem Yusuf
A&A Specialist Phone 92-51-2081271 Email:nyusuf@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| The purpose of this amendment to the RFA is to provide answers to questions received from potential applicants. These question & answers are available under “Full Announcement” tab. | Apr 17, 2010 | |
| The purpose of this amendment is to release the full Request for Applications (RFA). THE COMPLETE RFA PACKAGE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM “FULL ANNOUNCEMENT” TAB. The program description, applications submission instructions and evaluation criteria are provided in this document. | Apr 17, 2010 | |
| Apr 06, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USAID-PAKISTAN-391-10-022 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Gender Equity Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 17, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 17, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – It is anticipated that the Request for Applications (RFA) will be issued in early April 2010. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $8,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pakistani non-profit or for-profit organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Pakistan USAID-Islamabad |
| Description: | The USAID/Pakistan is preparing to launch a new, five year, Gender Equity Program (GEP) that aims to advance womens human rights and empowerment through the following four objectives: (1) Enhancing gender equity by expanding womens access to justice and womens human rights; (2) Increasing womens empowerment by expanding knowledge of their rights and opportunities to exercise their rights in the workplace, community, and home; (3) Combating gender-based violence; and, (4) Strengthening the capacity of Pakistani organizations that advocate for gender equity, womens empowerment and the elimination of gender-based violence.USAID will provide support to one or more Pakistani organizations that will function in a project management role for the GEP, to provide grants to a variety of civil society actors working in the area of gender equity and human rights. Applications will be accepted from Pakistani organizations as prime applicants. U.S. based and international organizations are eligible to participate as sub-applicants with Pakistani prime applicants.The Recipient under this program will fulfill a range of program-related and administrative functions. The Recipient will be responsible for: 1) receiving and logging proposals; 2) vetting potential sub-grant recipients; 3) ensuring that proper administrative and financial controls are in place to administer funds and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations; 4) coordinating a review and approval process with USAIDs representative of this program; and, 5) monitoring and reporting upon grant implementation.Moreover, when needed, the Recipient will be tasked with providing capacity building training, service delivery, technical assistance, infrastructure support, systems development, research, multi-media productions and other creative forms of assistance to GEP awardees. The Recipient will be expected to implement strategies for facilitating scale-up and sustainability of initiatives supported under GEP. Such strategies can include the building on and strengthening existing local networks and institutions that benefit the populations served or building on and strengthening projects originally funded under GEP. The estimated level of funding for this project is $40 million to over five years. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Nadeem Yusuf
A&A Specialist Phone 92-51-2081271 Email:nyusuf@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USAID-PAKISTAN-391-10-022 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Gender Equity Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 17, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $8,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pakistani non-profit or for-profit organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Pakistan USAID-Islamabad |
| Description: | The USAID/Pakistan is preparing to launch a new, five year, Gender Equity Program (GEP) that aims to advance womens human rights and empowerment through the following four objectives: (1) Enhancing gender equity by expanding womens access to justice and womens human rights; (2) Increasing womens empowerment by expanding knowledge of their rights and opportunities to exercise their rights in the workplace, community, and home; (3) Combating gender-based violence; and, (4) Strengthening the capacity of Pakistani organizations that advocate for gender equity, womens empowerment and the elimination of gender-based violence.USAID will provide support to one or more Pakistani organizations that will function in a project management role for the GEP, to provide grants to a variety of civil society actors working in the area of gender equity and human rights. Applications will be accepted from Pakistani organizations as prime applicants. U.S. based and international organizations are eligible to participate as sub-applicants with Pakistani prime applicants.The Recipient under this program will fulfill a range of program-related and administrative functions. The Recipient will be responsible for: 1) receiving and logging proposals; 2) vetting potential sub-grant recipients; 3) ensuring that proper administrative and financial controls are in place to administer funds and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations; 4) coordinating a review and approval process with USAIDs representative of this program; and, 5) monitoring and reporting upon grant implementation.Moreover, when needed, the Recipient will be tasked with providing capacity building training, service delivery, technical assistance, infrastructure support, systems development, research, multi-media productions and other creative forms of assistance to GEP awardees. The Recipient will be expected to implement strategies for facilitating scale-up and sustainability of initiatives supported under GEP. Such strategies can include the building on and strengthening existing local networks and institutions that benefit the populations served or building on and strengthening projects originally funded under GEP. The estimated level of funding for this project is $40 million to over five years. Up to four cooperative agreements could be issued. It is anticipated that the RFA will be issued in early April. Please do not send any queries before this time. USAID/Pakistan reserves the right not to issue a full solicitation for this requirement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Nadeem Yusuf
A&A Specialist Phone 92-51-2081271 Email:nyusuf@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USAID-PAKISTAN-391-10-022 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Gender Equity Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 06, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – It is anticipated that the Request for Applications (RFA) will be issued in early April 2010. |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Pakistani non-profit or for-profit organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Pakistan USAID-Islamabad |
| Description: | The USAID/Pakistan is preparing to launch a new, five year, Gender Equity Program (GEP) that aims to advance womens human rights and empowerment through the following four objectives: (1) Enhancing gender equity by expanding womens access to justice and womens human rights; (2) Increasing womens empowerment by expanding knowledge of their rights and opportunities to exercise their rights in the workplace, community, and home; (3) Combating gender-based violence; and, (4) Strengthening the capacity of Pakistani organizations that advocate for gender equity, womens empowerment and the elimination of gender-based violence.
USAID will provide support to one or more Pakistani organizations that will function in a project management role for the GEP, to provide grants to a variety of civil society actors working in the area of gender equity and human rights. Applications will be accepted from Pakistani organizations as prime applicants. U.S. based and international organizations are eligible to participate as sub-applicants with Pakistani prime applicants. The Recipient under this program will fulfill a range of program-related and administrative functions. The Recipient will be responsible for: 1) receiving and logging proposals; 2) vetting potential sub-grant recipients; 3) ensuring that proper administrative and financial controls are in place to administer funds and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations; 4) coordinating a review and approval process with USAIDs representative of this program; and, 5) monitoring and reporting upon grant implementation. Moreover, when needed, the Recipient will be tasked with providing capacity building training, service delivery, technical assistance, infrastructure support, systems development, research, multi-media productions and other creative forms of assistance to GEP awardees. The Recipient will be expected to implement strategies for facilitating scale-up and sustainability of initiatives supported under GEP. Such strategies can include the building on and strengthening existing local networks and institutions that benefit the populations served or building on and strengthening projects originally funded under GEP. The estimated level of funding for this project is $40 million to over five years. Up to four cooperative agreements could be issued. It is anticipated that the RFA will be issued in early April. Please do not send any queries before this time. USAID/Pakistan reserves the right not to issue a full solicitation for this requirement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Nadeem Yusuf
A&A Specialist Phone 92-51-2081271 Email:nyusuf@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 52858 Full Announcement-1 -> gep rfa usaid-pakistan-391-10-022.pdf
Folder 52858 Other Supporting Documents-GEP Questions & Answers 1 -> gep questions & answers.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Nadeem Yusuf A&A Specialist Phone 92-51-2081271 Email: nyusuf@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | USAID-PAKISTAN-391-10-022 | Gender Equity Program | PKG00017763 | Apr 26, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
52858 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
52858 SF424D-1.1.pdf
52858 SF424C-1.0.pdf
52858 SF424B-1.1.pdf
52858 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
52858 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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