Deadline: 14-Nov-20
Through this Annual Program Statement (APS), USAID/Mozambique intends to support greater socio-economic recovery and development in Cabo Delgado through organizations that maintain programs and a presence there.
The USAID will support greater socio-economic development in Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique through local leadership, innovative and creative ideas, and leveraged partner resources.
Objectives
Specifically, the APS will support:
- strengthening economic pathways, particularly for youth and women, with an emphasis on agricultural value chains and improving youth training and employment systems;
- promoting recovery from natural disasters, and
- strengthening information-sharing platforms.
Funding Information
- USAID intends to provide approximately $9 million ($5 million in cyclone recovery/agriculture and $4 million in education) in total funding, with a minimum from $250,000 to a maximum of $3,000,000 for individual awards not to exceed a five year period of performance.
Eligibility Criteria
- This APS is open to all Eligible organizations: public, private, for-profit, and nonprofit organizations, as well as institutions of higher education, public international organizations, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, foundations, professional associations, networks, and consortia/coalitions of the above.
- In the case of consortia and coalitions, one organization must be identified as the “prime partner”.
- USAID Mozambique is targeting both potential Resource Partners and Implementing Partners for this APS.
- Resource Partners are the US and non-US (with a focus on Cabo Delgado/Mozambique) private sector businesses, foundations, financial institutions, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and others who can identify and suggest ways to use their financial or other resources to collaborate with USAID/Mozambique. Resource Partners can also be public sector (e.g., GOB, public companies, other bilateral or multilateral donors).
- Implementing Partners are the US and non-US (with a focus on Cabo Delgado/Mozambique) nongovernmental, private sector entities (for-profit, non-profit) that can engage and work with Resource Partners. Implementing Partners may provide the 1:1 leveraging themselves, or they must secure private sector funding for the projects they are proposing to implement.
- Individuals are not eligible to be Implementing Partners, although they may be Resource Partners.
- USAID Mozambique encourages applications from organizations that have not previously received financial assistance from USAID.
- USAID strongly encourages concept papers from potential new partners to the US government who meet the above eligibility requirements.
- USAID Mozambique is also particularly interested to have an organization:
- with a local presence and program in Cabo Delgado;
- with basic accountability, financial management, and program implementation structures already in place, or supported by a planned partnership with an organization that has said structures in place;
- without any pending disciplinary or legal action from another funding or government agency;
- with its (or its key personnel) having demonstrated skills and experience in the programmatic area in which it is proposing to work;
- that has not previously received extensive direct support from USAID.
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