Organizational Capacity Building to Advocate for the People with Disabilities in Bangladesh

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	Federal Grant Title:	Organizational Capacity Building to Advocate for the People with Disabilities in Bangladesh
	CFDA Number:	98.001
	CFDA Description:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
	Federal Agency Name:	Bangladesh USAID Dhaka
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Organizational Capacity Building
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USAID-BANGLADESH-388-09-003-RFA
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 18, 2009
	Creation Date:	May 18, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 30, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 30, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jul 30, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$250,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

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 Sates Agency for International Development in Dhaka, Bangladesh seeks applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified organizations to implement a project entitled "Organizational Capacity Building to Advocate for the People with Disabilities in Bangladesh ". Through this award, USAID/Bangladesh seeks to provide organizational and programming support to local Disabled Peoples' Organizations (DPOs) to build their capacity to advocate for the rights of the people with disabilities in Bangladesh. Through this project, DPOs will receive technical assistance to build and sustain their capacity to engage in rights-based advocacy for the protection of People With Disabilities (PWD) rights. This project will be a pilot initiative of USAID/Bangladesh. The specific objectives of the proposed project are to: 1. build the organizational and programming capacity of up to 20 DPOs to strengthen their local outreach and advocacy efforts; 2. facilitate DPOs mutual collaboration on national advocacy issues for the rights of the people with disabilities: and 3. facilitate collaboration of other USAID-funded projects such as those on local governance, political parties and media with the DPOs. The expected duration of the project is two years� depending on performance and availability of funding. The total two year cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $250,000 to $300,000
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: M. Sirajam Munir Acquisition & Assistance Specialist Phone 8855500

M. Sirajam Munir [smunir@usaid.gov]
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