USAID/BiH je objavio poziv za projekte za lokalne resursne organizacije. Na osnovu konferencije koja je organizirana 27. marta u nastavku se također nalaze i pitanja i odgovori.

Više detalja na www.grants.gov, ključna rijec 72016819APS00001.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking concept papers from local non-governmental organizations (NGOs),partnerships and consortia (see Section C Eligibility Information for additional details about eligibility) to implement USAID Localworks (Snaga lokalnog) initiative. Please note, at this time we are not accepting full applications. Only concept papers will be reviewed.Applicants who are successful in the concept paper stage will be invited to join a co-creation process. Following the co-creation process, selected applicants (individual organizations and/or consortia developed during co-creation) will be requested to submit a full application, based on instructions provided in greater detail by the Agreement Officer. Instructions on how to prepare a concept paper are provided within this APS. USAID reserves the right not to conduct the co-creation process.

Subject to availability of funds, USAID intends to grant up to $6.5million in total for all awards under this APS. Individual awards will range in total value from $250,000 to $500,000, with a period of performance ranging between three to five years. Awards, if any, will be made in accordance with evaluation procedures provided in Section E Application Review Information.Concept papers under this APS must be received by either of the two closing dates/times indicated at the top of this cover letter.

To be eligible for award, the 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. It is the responsibility of the applicant to regularly check the website to ensure they have the latest information pertaining to this notice of funding opportunity and to ensure that the NOFO has been received from the internet in its entirety. 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.Applicants are not required to be registered on grants.gov in order to download this APS.

USAID may not award to an applicant unless the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) requirements detailed in Section D.6.f.  The registration process may take many weeks to complete. Therefore, Applicants are encouraged to begin registration early in the process.

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 by the deadline will be furnished to all potential applicants through an amendment to this notice posted to www.grants.gov.

Issuance of this notice of funding opportunity 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 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.

Full Announcement – 72016819APS00001: 72016819APS00001

Revised Full Announcement – 72016819APS000001-Amendment 01: 72016819APS000001-Amendment 01

Other Supporting Documents – 72016819APS00001 Q&As: 72016819APS00001 Questions and Answers

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