Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP)
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	Colombia USAID Bogota
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-514-11-000001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 07, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 07, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 18, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 18, 2011
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$61,400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$61,400,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$56,400,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

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: The purpose of this five-year $61 million program is to improve the socio-economic status of Afro-Colombians and indigenous persons in target areas of Colombia. Afro-Colombians constitute approximately 10.62 percent of Colombia's population of 45 million, and the Colombian government legally recognizes 82 indigenous communities who constitute 3.4 percent of the population. Both populations are among the most marginalized groups in the country and suffer from exploitation, inequality, poverty, discrimination, racism, exclusion, displacement, violence, massacres, a lack of security, humanitarian crises, feelings of invisibility, and break down in social structures and identity. While the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia has been working with ethnic minorities for over a decade through its various sectoral programs, this is the first time that a stand alone program is being developed for the sole purpose of improving the lives of Afro-Colombian and indigenous persons.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Nubia Farfan A & A Specialist Phone 011571-383-4138

USAID e-mail address [nfarfan@usaid.gov]