Deadline: 22-Mar-21
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Morocco (USAID/Morocco) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Religious and Ethnic Minorities Activity (REMA).
USAID intends to make an award to the responsible applicant whose application best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity based on the merit review criteria described in this NOFO subject to a risk assessment.
The goal of this activity is to promote religious tolerance and community efforts that preserve cultural heritage sites of religious and ethnic minorities in Morocco through two overarching objectives:
- Objective 1: Enhance Religious and Cultural Preservation, Learning, and Social Cohesion.
- Objective 2: Support Initiatives that Promote Tolerance, Interfaith Dialogue, and Multiculturalism.
USAID/Morocco is seeking to support focused, innovative, and realistic approaches that would lead to the achievement of those objectives.
Funding Information
- Subject to the availability of funding and at the discretion of the Agency, USAID/Morocco intends to provide $3,000,000 in total USAID funding and anticipates supporting one (1) Cooperative Agreement over the course of three (3) years pursuant to this notice of funding opportunity.
- The period of performance anticipated herein is three (3) years. The estimated start date will be upon the signature of the award, anticipated for on or about September 30, 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Applicant must have established financial management, monitoring and evaluation processes, internal control systems, and policies and procedures that comply with established U.S. Government standards, laws, and regulations. The successful Applicant(s) will be subject to a positive risk assessment by the Agreement Officer (AO).
- A positive risk assessment means that the applicant possesses or has the ability to obtain the necessary management competence to plan and carry out the assistance program to be funded and that the applicant will practice mutually agreed-upon methods of accountability for funds and other assets provided by USAID.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331655