Pastoralist Areas Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Pastoralist Areas Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program
	CFDA Number:	98.001
	CFDA Description:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
	Federal Agency Name:	Ethiopia USAID Addis Ababa
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Earmark
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-663-11-000007
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 07, 2011
	Creation Date:	Mar 28, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 11, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 11, 2011
	Archive Date:	May 11, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	7,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	7,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	7,000,000
	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: USAID/Ethiopia seeks to support the improvement of access to clean and sustainable water sources for target communities in the Afar, Oromia, and Somali Regions of Ethiopia. In order to improve access to water in these regions, it is recommended that additional boreholes be drilled in strategic locations, and existing non-functional boreholes be repaired where feasible and the original causes of inoperability can be determined and corrected. The objectives of this Pastoralist Area Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Project are: 1) to increase access to water for target communities; 2) to improve hygiene awareness and access to sanitation among beneficiaries; and 3) to improve rangeland land management practices. The key intervention areas and activities are: 1) drilling 22 new boreholes and installing water supply systems for human/animal use (13 in Somali, 6 in Afar and 3 in Oromia); 2) rehabilitation of 19 existing boreholes for human/animal use (10 in Somali, 6 in Afar and 3 in Oromia); 3) promotion of community water management including proper well management and maintenance as well as capacity building for managing the environs surrounding the water source i.e. natural resource and land use management training, do no harm training to mainstream conflict approach in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the facilities; 4)improving hygiene awareness and sanitation among beneficiaries through training of Woreda (District) Health Agents, Health Extension Workers and volunteer hygiene promoters; and 5)community and household latrine and sanitation facility construction.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Assefa Abebe Acquisition and Assistance Management Specialist Phone 011-130-6323

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