Dear Prospective Applicants:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications from qualified U. S. and non-U. S. organizations to provide rapid response support for time-bound, urgent or unforeseen needs or opportunities relating to justice, human rights, and
security worldwide, in USAID presence as well as non-presence countries.
The applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number is 9 8. 001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
Please refer to Section A (Program Description) for a complete statement of goals and anticipated results.Subject to the availability of funds, an award will be made to that responsible Applicant(s) whose application(s) best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity and the merit review criteria contained herein.For the purposes of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) the term "Grant" is synonymous with "Cooperative Agreement"; "Grantee" is synonymous with "Recipient"; and "Grant Officer" is synonymous with "Agreement Officer".
Eligible organizations interested in submitting an application are encouraged to read this funding opportunity thoroughly to understand the type of program sought, application submission requirements and merit review process.To be eligible for an award, an Applicant must provide all information as required in this NOFO and meet eligibility standards in Section C of this NOFO.
This funding opportunity is posted on www.grants.gov, and may be amended.
Potential Applicants should regularly check the website to ensure they have the latest information pertaining to this NOFO.
Applicants will need to have available or download Adobe to their computers in order to view and save the Adobe forms properly.
It is the responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the entire NOFO has been received from the internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion process.
If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the NOFO, please contact the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518- 4726 or via email at support@grants.gov for technical assistance.
Please send any questions to the point(s) of contact identified in section D.
The deadline for questions is shown above.
Responses to questions received prior to the deadline will be furnished to all potential Applicants through an amendment to this notice posted to www.grants.gov.
Issuance of this NOFO does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of comments/suggestions or an application.
Applications are submitted at the risk of the Applicant.
All preparation and submission costs are at the Applicant’s expense.
Thank you for your interest in USAID programs.