USAID/Peru is offering this grant to develop innovative public-private alliances aimed at reducing childhood malnutrition, particularly anemia, among children in Peru. This initiative directly supports the Government of Peru’s CRECER strategy. This grant is for the purpose of stimulating regional and local governments to enhance their nutrition program effectiveness. Priority will be given to innovative, private-sector driven interventions. These include nutrition education, micronutrient administration, improved water, sanitation, and household practices, enhanced food access, and increased access to quality healthcare, such as prenatal care and childhood illness prevention.
Opportunity ID: 48305
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | M-OAA-GRO-EGAS-09-232-HPERU |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Public-Private Alliances Related to Nutrition in Peru |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Food and Nutrition Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 02, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 30, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 30, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 30, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | USAID/Peru seeks to develop innovative alliances that decrease malnutrition (chronic and micronutrient malnutrition, particularly anemia) in children in support of the Government of Perus malnutrition (CRECER) strategy (see attached background information). The alliance will stimulate and encourage action by regional and local governments to increase effectiveness of their nutrition programs. USAID will give priority to innovative, private-sector driven interventions including, but not limited to, the following examples: nutrition education, Micronutrient administration, improved water and sanitation (i.e. handwashing, access to potable water, etc.), improved household practices (i.e. improved kitchens, etc.), food access (particularly high biological protein sources), and increased access to quality healthcare (including prenatal care, treatment and prevention of childhood illnesses such as diarrhea and respiratory infections, etc.). |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sarah Blanding
Email:sblanding@usaid.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 48305 Full Announcement-1 -> 2009 aps addendum _final_peru_6-30-09_d.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Sarah Blanding Email: sblanding@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.011 | PKG00012952 | Sep 30, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
48305 SF424-2.0.pdf
48305 SF424D-1.1.pdf
48305 SF424C-1.0.pdf
48305 SF424B-1.1.pdf
48305 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
48305 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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