Deadline: 9 March 2015
The Pact is accepting applications from qualified civil society organizations working in the cross-borders of Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Somalia to support the implementation of PEACE III.
Pact intends to award between US$160,000 to $240,000 in total funding per award for two 2 years. Pact anticipates awarding 2 to 3 grant awards. The anticipated program period is two years. Anticipated start date is May 2, 2015.
The PEACE III program is a new five year Cooperative Agreement awarded to Pact and Mercy Corps by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa Mission. The aim is to strengthen local cross-border conflict management.
Eligibility Criteria
Potential applicants must:
- Be incorporated or legally registered with the appropriate country authorities.
- Must have a strong presence in the geographical areas for which they are requesting to implement the activities.
- Must demonstrate that they are recognized and accepted by the community in which they operate.
- A minimum of three years demonstrated experience with cross-border peace-building programming with projects of a similar size.
- Demonstrate a wide acceptance by the peace structures in the targeted cluster(s) e.g. local government, District Peace Committees, communities etc.
- Past experience in building capacity and mentoring local government, CBOs, community leaders, organized groups among others.
How to Apply
Applicants are requested to submit the application form through email. The subject of the email should be “Application for Prime Funding”.
For more information, visit PEACE III.
