Development Grants Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Development Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	98.001
	CFDA Description:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
	Federal Agency Name:	Agency for International Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Mandatory
	Funding Opportunity Number:	M-OAA-GRO-EGAS-DGP-10-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 22, 2009
	Creation Date:	Feb 12, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 19, 2010 Per Ammendment#3 found under the Full Application tab, the DGP Opportunity has been extended to 2/19/2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 19, 2010 Per Amendment#3 found under the Full Application tab, the DGP Opportunity has been extended to 2/19/2010. Also, Click on the Full Application tab at the top of this page to find additional amendments to this RFA
	Archive Date:	Mar 14, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$40,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1
	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 United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Development Partners (ODP), Division of Private and Voluntary Cooperation (PVC), is seeking applications from prospective partners that are either Private and Voluntary Organizations based in the United States (U.S. PVOs) or indigenous, local NGOs (LNGOs) for the Development Grant Program (DGP). Section 674 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2008 authorizes the DGP.The Development Grants Program (DGP) will support successful applications for development activities in the following four sectors for FY 2009 funding: climate change adaptation, microenterprise, water and sanitation, and dairy. The recipient of a DGP grant will be responsible for ensuring achievement of the program objectives contributing to USAID's development efforts in specified countries. Applications should consider Agency priorities in Food Security, Global Climate Change, and Global Engagement with new partners. Please refer to the Funding Opportunity for a complete statement of goals, expected results, and criteria for selection of successful concept papers and full applications.Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide approximately $40 million in total USAID FY 2009 funding to be obligated in FY2010 and expended over a three-year period. USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted. Applications received after the deadline may be able to resubmit them for the FY 2010 DGP.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Roderick Watson Contract Specialist Phone 202 712 0442

Work [rwatson@usaid.gov]
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