This grant by USAID, in partnership with Sweden and the Netherlands, focuses on innovations to produce more food with less water in developing countries. The Securing Water for Food grant is part of Grand Challenges for Development, aiming to address complex development challenges. The current call for proposals is the third under this initiative, seeking projects that optimize water use in food production. Applications are accepted until May 22, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 275036
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SOL-OAA-15-000049 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | SECURING WATER FOR FOOD (SWFF) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 09, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 21, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Appendix 1- Eligible Countries of Implementation Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d’Ivoire Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam Wallis and Futuna West Bank Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Through Grand Challenges for Development (GCD), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners are sourcing, selecting, and accelerating science, technology, and business model innovations that have the potential to achieve large-scale development impact. Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development (SWFF) is part of a portfolio of 6 GCDs, each tackling a critical and complex development challenge. SWFF’s objective is to enable the production of more food with less water and/or make more water available for food production, processing, and distribution in developing and emerging countries. It is jointly funded by USAID, the Government of Sweden, and the Foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (collectively, the “Founding Partners”). This is the third Call for Proposals (RFA) under Securing Water for Food. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Emmanuel Wilson
Agreement Officer http://securingwaterforfood.org/apply Email:emwilson@usaid.gov |
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Folder 275036 Full Announcement-1 -> rfa number sol-oaa-15-000049 swff.pdf
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