Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development Competition

The summary for the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development Competition grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Agency for International Development, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development Competition: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Government of Sweden invite eligible organizations to respond to Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development Competition. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is for a funding competition component of this Grand Challenge for Development, designed to address barriers to enable the production of more food with less water and/or make more water available for food production, processing, and distribution. The BAA describes the purpose of the program and the types of activities that it will fund; indicates the process for preparing and submitting proposals; and outlines criteria that will be used to evaluate the proposals. Through this competition, Securing Water for Food anticipates disbursing $15 million USD in award funding. Individual awards are expected to be between $100,000 USD and $3,000,000 USD depending on the type of funding requested. The period of performance for individual awards is up to three years; the actual period of performance for each award will be determined at the time of award. Awards made through this BAA may be in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and collaboration agreements, depending on the nature of the submitting organization and the proposal. This BAA and any future amendments can be downloaded from http://www.grants.gov and http://www.fbo.gov. Prospective Applicants that are unable to retrieve the BAA from the Internet can request an electronic copy by e-mail at [email protected]. Issuance of this BAA does not constitute an award commitment on the part of USAID, nor does it commit USAID or any of its funding Partners to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of proposals. Further, USAID reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received.

Federal Grant Title:	Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development Competition
Federal Agency Name:	Agency for International Development
Grant Categories:	Other
Type of Opportunity:	Other
Funding Opportunity Number:	SOL-OAA-14-000019
Type of Funding:	Other
CFDA Numbers:	98.001
CFDA Descriptions:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Current Application Deadline:	Jan 17, 2014
Original Application Deadline:	Jan 17, 2014
Posted Date:	Nov 18, 2013
Creation Date:	Nov 18, 2013
Archive Date:	Feb 1, 2014
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$3,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Category Explanation: This Notice can be viewed and downloaded from the Internet at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). Further, be aware that amendments to this Notice may be issued and will be posted on the same Internet site from which you downloaded this notice.
Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants from any category of organization or institution, U.S. or non-U.S., are welcome to respond to this solicitation. Specific categories of organizations and institutions that are welcome to respond include, but are not limited to, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, foundations, educational, industrial, and academic institutions, civic groups, and regional organizations.

Government entities and individuals are not eligible to apply for funding.

USAID welcomes proposals from organizations which have not previously done business with USAID. The successful Applicant(s) will be subject to a responsibility determination issued by a warranted CO/AO in USAID. Responsibility determinations review an Applicant’s financial management, monitoring and evaluation, internal control systems, and policies and procedures to ensure compliance with established USG standards, laws, and regulations.

The Award recipient must be a responsible entity. The CO/AO may determine a pre-award survey is required and if so, would establish a formal survey team to conduct an examination that will determine whether the prospective recipient has the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills – or ability to obtain them – in order to achieve the objectives of the program.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Securing Water for Food Fed Biz Opps Link
Grant Announcement Contact: Securing Water for Food
Securing Water for Food

Agency for International Development 202-567-4664
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