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Newly Added Opportunities from the Department of State, U.S.
- Justice Sector Assistance to Caribbean Basin Security Initiative [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: INLEA-INLCN-13-005 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services CFDA Number: 19.703 Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-INL Closing Date: Jun 25, 2013 Award Ceiling: $4,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: May 23, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: INL is seeking applications from qualified organizations to implement an initiative that can quickly deploy a broad range of interventions (i.e. technical assistance, tailored trainings in one or more countries, seminars in one or more countries, among others) to address a myriad of justice sector needs. The implementer will work in close coordination with INL/WHP and INL sections in CBSI countries in order to identify, in a timely manner, opportunities and challenges that arise on the ground. INL/WHP encourages applicants to submit proposals that include strategies to target pre-identified justice-related assistance areas, as requested by INL sections in CBSI countries. However, the proposal should also explain how the applicant will be willing to both identify and respond to future needs for training or technical assistance throughout the region. - International Affairs Partnership Program [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: DOSGEO-13-GR-002-GEO-052413 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Education CFDA Number: 19.900 Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOS-GEO Closing Date: Jul 21, 2013 Award Ceiling: $495,050 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: May 24, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance award through this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the International Affairs Partnership Program with the School of Law and Politics (SLP) at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). The Public Affairs Section (PAS) invites U.S. academic institutions (U.S. University International Relations/Political Science/Foreign Policy programs) to submit proposals for a three-year partnership project to improve the standard of International Relations instruction and assist in the long-term institutional development of the School of Law and Politics (SLP). The means for achieving this goal may include: faculty development, curricula and materials development, program development (to include joint long-distance MA degree program), professor and student exchanges, and joint research. PAS will award approximately $495,000 for a three year long project.
Recently Modified Opportunities from the Department of State, U.S.
- ECPA Energy Efficiency Competition [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: WHAP-WHAAQPPC-13-003 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Energy CFDA Number: 19.750 Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOS-WHA Closing Date: Jun 19, 2013 Award Ceiling: $990,099 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 20, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The United States Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) announces a Request for Applications (RFA) to support the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) initiative with up to $990,099 in FY12 Economic Support Funds for one award, with a project period not to exceed 3 years. This funding is not available for assistance for Argentina, Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela. The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas has brought together countries from the Western Hemisphere to respond to energy and climate-related challenges. Of the sources of cleaner energy in the region, WHA has identified that improved energy efficiency may offer the greatest impact at the lowest cost. To support further progress in energy efficiency policy development in the region, this grant will support work to lower electricity consumption in municipal buildings through sound energy efficiency standards and policies. Applicants will conduct an energy efficiency policy analysis and baseline assessment of municipal building energy use in select municipalities and develop relevant recommendations for improved energy efficiency standards and codes for municipal buildings. With these recommendations, the applicant will create energy efficiency action plans to recommend to partner governments and stakeholders. Lastly, the applicant will monitor and evaluate project results to demonstrate project outcomes and provide a benchmark for future interventions.WHA reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted and will determine the resulting level of funding for the award pending availability of funds. The authority for this RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. See RFA for full details. For further information, please contact:Geoffrey JohnsonBureau of Western Hemisphere AffairsJohnsonGI@state.gov202-647-9911 - Advancing REDD+ Policy and Practice [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: OES-OCC-13-003 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 19.017 Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-OES Closing Date: May 28, 2013 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: May 24, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs? (OES), Office of Global Change at the Department of State announces the Request for Applications (RFA) for a cooperative agreement to be titled, ?Advancing REDD+ Policy and Practice?. The goal of this program is to influence and strengthen the capacity of practitioners and policy makers on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries through training and educational outreach by producing a number of analytic papers on key REDD+ topics in areas that are relevant both to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to the implementation of REDD+ such as verification, strategies for financing implementation, and future options for land-based mitigation. - Pathways Challenge Grants - Request for Applications [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: WHAP-WHAAQPPC-13-004 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Business and Commerce
Employment, Labor and Training
EnvironmentCFDA Number: 19.750 Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOS-WHA Closing Date: Jun 19, 2013 Award Ceiling: $3,861,386 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 20, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The United States Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) announces a Request for Applications (RFA) to support the Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas initiative with one award totaling exactly $3,861,386. WHA expects to award one grant with a start date of Sept 2013 and a project period not to exceed 3 years, using FY12 appropriated Economic Support Funds. WHA reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted and will determine the resulting level of funding for the award pending availability of funds.Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas has brought together 15 partner countries, including the U.S., that share a common vision on the need to identify and adopt effective policies and practices for promoting inclusive economic growth, allowing exchange of best practices and innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.pathways-caminos.org. In preparation for the next Pathways ministerial in Panama in Oct 2013, the Pathways countries have established a Challenge Framework to launch a series of public competitions to solicit the most innovative and scalable ideas for generating inclusive economic growth under each of the four pillars of Pathways to Prosperity. The objective of these competitions is to: identify one solvable challenge per pillar; source innovative solutions to those challenges with input from public, private and not for profit sectors; field test the best proposals; and develop strategies to scale up successful projects.Interested applicants are invited to submit proposals for an award of $3,861,386 from the U.S. Department of State. Of this amount, the selected applicant will be expected to sub-award and manage approximately $2,250,000 in four grants in one of 13 Pathways countries (excluding the U.S. and Canada). The selected subawards primary beneficiaries must be in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. This grant will provide a robust mechanism to test and scale innovations. Applicants will engage Pathways Challenge Competition finalists and/or winners in a participatory design process and will be asked to provide one or more Triple Bottom Line Return on Investment (ROI) studies. Applicants should identify effective scaling strategies for each demonstration project. The Pathways Clearinghouse mechanism, administered by the OAS, will be a primary mode of sharing lessons learned through the demonstration projects and disseminating proposed scaling strategies. See full RFA for more information. For further information, contact:Aaron SpencerStrategy and Resources UnitOffice of Policy, Planning, and CoordinationBureau of Western Hemisphere AffairsSpencerAE@state.gov202-647-8851
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