This grant from USAID/Philippines aims to establish a grant-making facility to support business start-ups, foster entrepreneurship, and enhance citizen advocacy for public accountability and transparency. The project will provide seed grants to promote innovation and integrity, managed by a dedicated facility on behalf of USAID/Philippines.
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:: | |
| 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 Number(s):: | 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:: | |
| 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: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 6 | 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 |
| Synopsis 5 | This RFA is cancelled effective immediately. | |
| Synopsis 4 | Amendment no. 2 to the RFA | |
| Synopsis 3 | 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. | |
| Synopsis 2 | 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: |
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| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1