The USAID/Philippines department is offering the Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project grant. This initiative aims to establish a crucial grant-making facility designed to support local development. This grant is for the purpose of providing vital seed grants to foster new business start-ups, thereby stimulating economic growth and creating opportunities. It also seeks to promote innovation significantly through entrepreneurial endeavors. Moreover, a key objective of this funding is to advance citizen advocacy, strengthening public accountability, transparency, and integrity. The established facility will be responsible for overseeing and managing the fund, ensuring its strategic deployment on behalf of USAID/Philippines for maximum impact.
Opportunity ID: 197273
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-492-12-000031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project |
| 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: | A grant-making facility to be implemented by a local non-governmental organization (NGO)which will provide sub-grants to local NGOs in the areas of Economic Growth (by promoting new businesses and entrepreneurship) and Governance (by advancing integrity and transparency). |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.004 — Non-Governmental Organization Strengthening (NGO) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 31, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 08, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – This RFA is cancelled effective immediately. |
| Archive Date: | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any locally registered Philippine organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Philippines USAID-Manila |
| Description: | The Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project looks to establish a grant-making facility that will provide seed grants to support business start-ups, promote innovation through entrepreneurship, and advance citizen advocacy for greater public accountability, transparency and integrity. This grant-making facility will oversee and manage the fund on behalf of USAID/Philippines. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Belinda De La Torre
Phone +63-2-5529924 Email:manilapaunlad@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| This RFA is cancelled effective immediately.
Interested organizations are advised to visit the USAID/Philippines website, http://philippines.usaid.gov/, for announcements on future developments. Thank you. |
Oct 08, 2012 | |
| This RFA is cancelled effective immediately. | Oct 08, 2012 | |
| Amendment no. 2 to the RFA | Oct 08, 2012 | |
| The RFA is amended to change the date for receipt of questions concerning the RFA to September 19, 2012; the date for the Pre-Application Conference to September 20, 2012 at 8:30am, and; the date for receipt of names of two representatives from interested organizations to the Pre-Application Conference to September 19, 2012 at 5:00pm. | Oct 01, 2012 | |
| The pre-application conference date has changed. It will now be held on September 20, 2012, 8:30am at USAID/Philippines, 8th Floor, PNB Financial Center, Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Voulevard, Pasay City.
Interested applicants who wish to attend the pre-application conference must send an email with the names of representatives and their position titles to manilapaunlad@usaid.gov with the subject line: |
Sep 11, 2012 | |
| Sep 07, 2012 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-492-12-000031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project |
| 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: | A grant-making facility to be implemented by a local non-governmental organization (NGO)which will provide sub-grants to local NGOs in the areas of Economic Growth (by promoting new businesses and entrepreneurship) and Governance (by advancing integrity and transparency). |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.004 — Non-Governmental Organization Strengthening (NGO) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 31, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 08, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – This RFA is cancelled effective immediately. |
| Archive Date: | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any locally registered Philippine organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Philippines USAID-Manila |
| Description: | The Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project looks to establish a grant-making facility that will provide seed grants to support business start-ups, promote innovation through entrepreneurship, and advance citizen advocacy for greater public accountability, transparency and integrity. This grant-making facility will oversee and manage the fund on behalf of USAID/Philippines. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Belinda De La Torre
Phone +63-2-5529924 Email:manilapaunlad@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-492-12-000031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project |
| 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: | A grant-making facility to be implemented by a local non-governmental organization (NGO)which will provide sub-grants to local NGOs in the areas of Economic Growth (by promoting new businesses and entrepreneurship) and Governance (by advancing integrity and transparency). |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.004 — Non-Governmental Organization Strengthening (NGO) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 08, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any locally registered Philippine organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Philippines USAID-Manila |
| Description: | The Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project looks to establish a grant-making facility that will provide seed grants to support business start-ups, promote innovation through entrepreneurship, and advance citizen advocacy for greater public accountability, transparency and integrity. This grant-making facility will oversee and manage the fund on behalf of USAID/Philippines. It will entail issuing solicitations to local organizations, reviewing and pre-screening applications, awarding grants, monitoring and evaluationg grant performance, closing out grants, and reporting to USAID. Qualifying sub-grantees of this seed funding will be chosen through local competitive processes. Individual sub-grants are expected to be at least P10,000,000 each. Sub-grants of smaller amounts may also be considered for innovative proposals that meet USAID objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Belinda De La Torre
Phone +63-2-5529924 Email:manilapaunlad@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-492-12-000031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project |
| 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: | A grant-making facility to be implemented by a local non-governmental organization (NGO)which will provide sub-grants to local NGOs in the areas of Economic Growth (by promoting new businesses and entrepreneurship) and Governance (by advancing integrity and transparency). |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.004 — Non-Governmental Organization Strengthening (NGO) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 08, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any locally registered Philippine organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Philippines USAID-Manila |
| Description: | The Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project looks to establish a grant-making facility that will provide seed grants to support business start-ups, promote innovation through entrepreneurship, and advance citizen advocacy for greater public accountability, transparency and integrity. This grant-making facility will oversee and manage the fund on behalf of USAID/Philippines. It will entail issuing solicitations to local organizations, reviewing and pre-screening applications, awarding grants, monitoring and evaluationg grant performance, closing out grants, and reporting to USAID. Qualifying sub-grantees of this seed funding will be chosen through local competitive processes. Individual sub-grants are expected to be at least P10,000,000 each. Sub-grants of smaller amounts may also be considered for innovative proposals that meet USAID objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Belinda De La Torre
Phone +63-2-5529924 Email:manilapaunlad@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-492-12-000031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project |
| 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: | A grant-making facility to be implemented by a local non-governmental organization (NGO)which will provide sub-grants to local NGOs in the areas of Economic Growth (by promoting new businesses and entrepreneurship) and Governance (by advancing integrity and transparency). |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.004 — Non-Governmental Organization Strengthening (NGO) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 01, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any locally registered Philippine organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Philippines USAID-Manila |
| Description: | The Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project looks to establish a grant-making facility that will provide seed grants to support business start-ups, promote innovation through entrepreneurship, and advance citizen advocacy for greater public accountability, transparency and integrity. This grant-making facility will oversee and manage the fund on behalf of USAID/Philippines. It will entail issuing solicitations to local organizations, reviewing and pre-screening applications, awarding grants, monitoring and evaluationg grant performance, closing out grants, and reporting to USAID. Qualifying sub-grantees of this seed funding will be chosen through local competitive processes. Individual sub-grants are expected to be at least P10,000,000 each. Sub-grants of smaller amounts may also be considered for innovative proposals that meet USAID objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Belinda De La Torre
Phone +63-2-5529924 Email:manilapaunlad@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-492-12-000031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project |
| 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: | A grant-making facility to be implemented by a local non-governmental organization (NGO)which will provide sub-grants to local NGOs in the areas of Economic Growth (by promoting new businesses and entrepreneurship) and Governance (by advancing integrity and transparency). |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.004 — Non-Governmental Organization Strengthening (NGO) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any locally registered Philippine organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Philippines USAID-Manila |
| Description: | The Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project looks to establish a grant-making facility that will provide seed grants to support business start-ups, promote innovation through entrepreneurship, and advance citizen advocacy for greater public accountability, transparency and integrity. This grant-making facility will oversee and manage the fund on behalf of USAID/Philippines. It will entail issuing solicitations to local organizations, reviewing and pre-screening applications, awarding grants, monitoring and evaluationg grant performance, closing out grants, and reporting to USAID. Qualifying sub-grantees of this seed funding will be chosen through local competitive processes. Individual sub-grants are expected to be at least P10,000,000 each. Sub-grants of smaller amounts may also be considered for innovative proposals that meet USAID objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Belinda De La Torre
Phone +63-2-5529924 Email:manilapaunlad@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-492-12-000031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project |
| 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: | A grant-making facility to be implemented by a local non-governmental organization (NGO)which will provide sub-grants to local NGOs in the areas of Economic Growth (by promoting new businesses and entrepreneurship) and Governance (by advancing integrity and transparency). |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.004 — Non-Governmental Organization Strengthening (NGO) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 07, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any locally registered Philippine organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Philippines USAID-Manila |
| Description: | The Philippine-American Fund for Entrepreneurship and Local Assistance for Development (PAUNLAD) Project looks to establish a grant-making facility that will provide seed grants to support business start-ups, promote innovation through entrepreneurship, and advance citizen advocacy for greater public accountability, transparency and integrity. This grant-making facility will oversee and manage the fund on behalf of USAID/Philippines. It will entail issuing solicitations to local organizations, reviewing and pre-screening applications, awarding grants, monitoring and evaluationg grant performance, closing out grants, and reporting to USAID. Qualifying sub-grantees of this seed funding will be chosen through local competitive processes. Individual sub-grants are expected to be at least P10,000,000 each. Sub-grants of smaller amounts may also be considered for innovative proposals that meet USAID objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Maria Belinda De La Torre
Phone +63-2-5529924 Email:manilapaunlad@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 197273 Full Announcement-1 -> rfa-492-12-000031 paunlad project.pdf
Folder 197273 Full Announcement-2 -> rfa amendment #1.pdf
Folder 197273 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> rfa amendment #3.pdf
Folder 197273 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment #2 to the RFA 1 -> rfa amendment #2.pdf
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