Deadline-8 August 2013
Private and Voluntary Organizations are invited to submit applications for Development Grants Program (DGP) under United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The mission of this program is to increase the number and quality of LNGO and U.S. PVO implementing partners who can meet the needs of the communities they serve and contribute to the Agency’s goals and objectives.
Objectives–
- Broadened participation in USAID programs of LNGOs (especially wellnetworked, key local intermediary organizations) and U.S. PVOs with experience and expertise relevant to priority USAID and partner country development objectives
- Expanded numbers of LNGOs and U.S. PVOs with planning, management, and service delivery systems adequate to implement USAIDfunded activities, and adequate organizational capacity to sustain development activities beyond USAID and DGP support
- Measurable contributions by LNGOs and U.S. PVOs to the achievement of the development objectives for participating USAID Missions’ country programs, in particular as they pertain to Agency priorities and initiatives
- To encourage learning on effective approaches to capacity development and service delivery among civil society organizations, in order to inform and improve efforts at the grantee, Mission, Agency, and donor levels
Eligibility & Criteria-
- U.S. Private Voluntary Organization (U.S. PVO)
- Local Non-Governmental Organizations (LNGOs)
- U.S. PVOs and LNGOs
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.RFA-OAA-13-000020
