Deadline: 3 April 2014
United States Agency International Development (USAID) is accepting applications for ‘Development Food Assistance Programs’ for Burundi, Madagascar and Malawi 2014, the multi-year development (non-emergency) food assistance programs. The grant programs are designed to improve food access and incomes through agriculture and other livelihoods initiatives; enhance natural resource and environment management; combat under nutrition; especially for children under two and pregnant and lactating women; and mitigate disaster impact through early warning and community preparedness activities.
The grant programs are increasingly associated with USAID’s efforts to promote resilience among populations facing chronic poverty and recurrent crises, and the Office of Food for Peace (FFP) continues to play an important role in the development and implementation of USAID’s resilience policy. The range of activities may include, but is not limited to, sustainable agricultural production and marketing, natural resource management, non-agricultural income generation, integrated health and family planning programming, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, disaster risk reduction, vulnerable group feeding, and social safety nets. Gender, governance and environmental safeguards should be cross-cutting themes integrated throughout the range of selected activities.
Eligibility Criteria –
- To be eligible for assistance under this RFA for Burundi, Madagascar and Malawi, the application must include Title II food assistance resources, specifically commodities, for direct distribution.
- Applicant must be a private voluntary organization or cooperative that is, to the extent practicable, registered with the USAID Administrator, or an intergovernmental organization, such as the UN World Food Program. This includes U.S. and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations as defined in Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act and as described in the Private Voluntary Organization Conditions of Registration on the USAID website.
For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number FFP-FY-14-RFA.
