Biodiversity Understanding in Infrastructure and Landscape Development (BUILD)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Biodiversity Understanding in Infrastructure and Landscape Development (BUILD)
	CFDA Number:	98.001
	CFDA Description:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
	Federal Agency Name:	Agency for International Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-OAA-11-000010
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 18, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 15, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 23, 2011 Closing Time: 11:00 A.M. EST
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 27, 2011 Closing Time: 11:00 A.M. EST
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	1,200,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	1,200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	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 goal of this USAID program is to maximize human and ecological outcomes by reducing the threat of infrastructure development to high-biodiversity ecosystems through effective policy, regulatory and planning approaches focused on engagement with government decision-makers, local stakeholders and civil society. USAID will support the development and testing of innovative and catalytic approaches in the policy, regulatory and planning realm to reduce the threat of infrastructure development to high-biodiversity ecosystems. BUILD will capture and disseminate best practices in order to scale-up what works. This investment will further Agency efforts to support integrated approaches to development by focusing on the nexus of conservation and infrastructure sectors.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Robert Johnson Contract Specialist Phone 2025675053

Office E-mail [rjohnson@usaid.gov]
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