Deadline- Aug 31, 2013
Applicants are invited for Disaster Risk Management in the Urban Environment program by United States Government (USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). The purpose of this program is to support innovative and/or proven ways to reduce the risk of disasters to populations living in in hazard-prone, marginalized and vulnerable urban settlements, through applying the Neighborhood Approach.
OFDA urban DRR efforts are aimed at reducing risk in informal and marginalized neighborhoods by supporting sustainable participatory planning methodologies and the implementation of risk mitigation measures. These measures include-
- Improving unsafe living environments
- Clarifying ambiguous land tenure and rights to build/occupy shelter
- Improving access to neighborhood health, markets, water, and sanitation services
- Addressing limitations of space and high population density
- Addressing economic vulnerability
- Reducing vulnerability to floods, landslides, high winds, and seismic activity.
All Risk Management Policy and Practice sector activities must fall within the following sub sectors-
- Building Community Awareness/Mobilization
- Capacity Building and Training
- Integration/Enhancement within Education Systems and Research
- Policy and Planning
The program duration for all projects (excluding Haiti) is for up to 24 months from the date of award. The program duration for projects located in Haiti will be up to 18 months of the date of the award. OFDA anticipates that up to approximately US$7.5 million will be available to support the programs or activities.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- OFDA will not accept applications from individuals. All applicants must be legally recognized organizational entities under applicable law.
- Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. private non-profit organizations may apply for OFDA funding under this APS.
- Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. private for-profit organizations may apply for OFDA funding under this APS.
- Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. colleges and universities may apply for OFDA funding under this APS.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.APS-OFDA-13-000005
