Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Productive Agriculture (AVIPA) Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Productive Agriculture (AVIPA) Program
	CFDA Number:	98.001
	CFDA Description:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
	Federal Agency Name:	Agency for International Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OFDA-FY-08-007-APS-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 26, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jun 26, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 26, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 26, 2008
	Archive Date:	Jan 25, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$37,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: Under this APS, USAID/DCHA/OFDA intends to support a program that provides accessible and affordable agricultural inputs to drought-affected subsistence farmers to promote the production of wheat and other staple food crops during the fall/winter 2008 snow-fed and the spring 2009 rain-fed crop seasons. It is envisaged that the program will provide a short-term recovery stimulus to agricultural producers in Afghanistan for the upcoming Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 cereals production seasons to encourage farmers to plant and produce basic food crops. Due to the poor 2007/2008 cereals harvest, many subsistence farmers are suffering hardships and difficulties in meeting immediate household food and income needs and procuring sufficient inputs to plant for the 2008/2009 season. This situation is compounded by the current high cost of food in Afghanistan. Thus, USAID/DCHA/OFDA is soliciting applications from qualified applicants to manage a voucher distribution and redemption program in selected areas of Afghanistan. A total of approximately $37 million, of which up to $30 million will be made available by USAID and up to $7 million by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) through the award(s) resulting from this APS, to redeem between 160,000 and 213,000 vouchers for this program, depending on voucher values established.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Pamela Scott Grants Specialist Phone 202-661-9371

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