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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USAID-BANGLADESH-388-09-003-RFA
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
May 18, 2009
Creation Date:
May 18, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 30, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 30, 2009
Archive Date:
Jul 30, 2009
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:
Organizational Capacity Building
Expected Number of Awards:
1
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$300,000
Award Floor:
$250,000
CFDA Number(s):
98.001
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USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka
Description
The United Sates Agency for International Development in Dhaka, Bangladesh seeks applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified organizations to implement a project entitled “Organizational Capacity Building to Advocate for the People with Disabilities in Bangladesh “. Through this award, USAID/Bangladesh seeks to provide organizational and programming support to local Disabled Peoples’ Organizations (DPOs) to build their capacity to advocate for the rights of the people with disabilities in Bangladesh. Through this project, DPOs will receive technical assistance to build and sustain their capacity to engage in rights-based advocacy for the protection of People With Disabilities (PWD) rights. This project will be a pilot initiative of USAID/Bangladesh. The specific objectives of the proposed project are to: 1. build the organizational and programming capacity of up to 20 DPOs to strengthen their local outreach and advocacy efforts; 2. facilitate DPOs mutual collaboration on national advocacy issues for the rights of the people with disabilities: and 3. facilitate collaboration of other USAID-funded projects such as those on local governance, political parties and media with the DPOs. The expected duration of the project is two years¸ depending on performance and availability of funding. The total two year cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $250,000 to $300,000
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M. Sirajam Munir
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Phone 8855500
M. Sirajam Munir
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