Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program - USAID

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	Federal Grant Title:	Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program - USAID
	CFDA Number:	98.003
	CFDA Description:	Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR)
	Federal Agency Name:	Agency for International Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	TRN-10-080-OFR-RFA
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2010
	Creation Date:	Apr 27, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 07, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 07, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jul 07, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	50
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$5,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This grant competition is open to U.S. PVOs who are registered with USAID at the time of application submission.
Grant Description: The Ocean Freight Reimbursement (OFR) Program is USAID's oldest ongoing Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) support program. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Section123 (b), authorized the creation of the program and, as amended, allows USAID to reimburse eligible transportation charges for shipments of privately donated goods and U.S. excess property for USAID-registered U.S. PVOs. The OFR Program provides small, competitive grants to approximately 50 U.S. PVOs each year. Funds are used to reimburse registered PVO's ocean transport costs to transport donated commodities, such as medical supplies, agricultural equipment, educational supplies, and building equipment to developing countries. While USAID reimburses the direct cost of ocean freight, participating PVOs are responsible for all associated indirect costs and ancillary costs, such as commodity acquisition, warehousing, insurance, local transportation and distribution. Additional background information on the OFR Program can be found at www.usaid.gov USAID Keyword: OFR.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/cross-cutting_programs/private_voluntary_cooperation/ofr.html
Grant Announcement Contact: John Abood Agreement Officer Phone 202-712-1779

OFR@USAID.GOV [jabood@usaid.gov]
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