P.L. 480 Title Institution Support Assistance Program

The summary for the P.L. 480 Title Institution Support Assistance Program 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.

P.L. 480 Title Institution Support Assistance Program: Delivery Instructions for Applications (Option 1) By U.S. Mail or overnight mail service Attention: Angela Fortune, Negotiator U.S. Agency For International Development M/OP/DCHA/AFP Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Mail Room B-206 Washington, DC 20523-7100 (Option 2) Hand delivery (including commercial courier) Attention: Angela Fortune, Negotiator U.S. Agency For International Development M/OP/DCHA/AFP Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW RRB 7.09-124 Washington, DC 20523-7100 Hand deliveries will be accepted on the closing date, June 6, 2003 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, local time. All proposals in response to this RFP shall be due at the above address not later than 2:00 PM, EST on June 6, 2003. If you are hand carrying the proposal, enter by the 14th Street Entrance. Please use the door between U. S. Customs and USAID. Once you pass security, and are in USAID's lobby, please contact Angela Fortune at (202) 712-5188. It is important to note that no carts or dollies are permitted around or inside the Ronald Reagan Building. If the application will be delivered in a box it needs to be able to fit through the package screening machines. (Option 3) Deliveries to loading docks All Applicants delivering proposals contained in boxes through carriers other than by hand delivery or by UPS, FedEX, and the US Post Office will be required to complete a Freight Delivery Request Form, and return via facsimile to the Negotiator for submission 96 hours in advance of delivery. The facsimile number is 202-216-3132. The CO or his/her designee will forward the form to Bureau of Management, Office of Administrative Services, Consolidation, Property and Services Division, (M/AS/CPD), Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center (ITC) Loading Dock Manager. The telephone number for M/AS/CPD is (202) 789-4388. Once a RRB loading dock representative accepts the delivery, this will be considered the actual time of USAID s acceptance. USAID delivery hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Deliveries to be made before 9:00 a.m. and after 3:00 p.m. must receive prior approval from M/AS/CPD. Advance notice of 96 hours must be given for all deliveries to the RRB. The Freight Delivery Request Form must be filled out by the freight company, then signed by the customer, and forwarded to the M/AS/CPD. Applicant may obtain the Request Form at the following web-site: http://iapp1.usaid.gov/notices/LoadAttachmentFileName.cfm?Attachment=1246. GSA does not accept unscheduled deliveries. Deliveries through the ground-level doors, on either the 13th street, the 13 = street, or the 14th street, are strictly prohibited and will be turned away. All vendors must report to the Southeast Federal Center, 3rd & M Street SE, Washington, DC, for security scanning prior to reporting to the RRB. When the scanning is complete, the vendor has 30 minutes to report to the RRB. The Loading Dock entrance is located at the 14th Street, South entrance to the RRB. The security guard will check for a valid state driver's license or commercial driver's license (CDL), vehicle registration card, and Bill of Lading/Manifest, and will inspect the vehicle for security purposes. Vendors making repeat daily deliveries (such as United Parcel Services (UPS), Federal Express (FedEx), and U.S. Postal Services) must submit an annual roster with the required information to M/AS/CPD for the primary and alternate driver. Any changes to this roster must be immediately reported to M/AS/CPD. Preferred truck size is 55 feet from bumper to bumper. If a larger truck is needed, the maximum trailer size is 45 feet, and the cab has to be parked in another bay. Arrangements must be made in advance with M/AS/CPD to ensure that a bay will be available to park the cab during off-loading. Vendors and/or clients must mark at least two sides of all deliveries, see information below. The following information must appear on the package/packing slip: AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/DCHA/AFP NAME: Angela Fortune ADDRESS: 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room Washington, DC 20523, Rm 7.09-124 PHONE NUMBER: (202) 712-5188 The driver is responsible for ensuring that all goods and materials are scanned through the loading dock X-ray machine. The driver must provide hand trucks, pallet jacks, or any other equipment needed to unload the delivery. After the goods have been inspected and approved by the GSA Dock Guards, the USAID Designated Receiving Agent will deliver them to the customer for USAID.