Ghana Central Ministry Support (CMS) Program

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Ghana Central Ministry Support (CMS) Program: The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development's Mission to Ghana (USAID/Ghana) is seeking applications from organizations for a cooperative agreement to fund a program entitled "Ghana Central Ministry Support (CMS) Program." This is a full and open competition, under which any type of responsible organization, US Non-Governmental or Non-US Non-governmental, for profit or not-for-profit organization is eligible to apply. The purpose of the program is to support the establishment and implementation of an operational framework for the transfer of decision-making authority over management, finance and operational issues from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to regional and district authorities as well as autonomous regulatory bodies. The framework shall provide a clear and legally recognized institutional boundary over which each organization exercises authority and are accountable for specific functions and performance results.

Federal Grant Title:	Ghana Central Ministry Support (CMS) Program
Federal Agency Name:	Ghana USAID Accra
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	USAID-GHANA-641-10-03-RFA
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	98.001
CFDA Descriptions:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Current Application Deadline:	Feb 11, 2010
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 11, 2010
Posted Date:	Dec 22, 2009
Creation Date:	Dec 22, 2009
Archive Date:	Apr 30, 2010
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$3,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$3,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	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"
Grant Announcement Contact: Frederique Rakotoarivelo A&A Specialist Phone 23321741756

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