Project Management Services for Architectural and Engineering Design of the New National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan

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	Federal Grant Title:	Project Management Services for Architectural and Engineering Design of the New National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan
	CFDA Number:	19.501
	CFDA Description:	Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Arts
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	SCAPPD-11-CA-130-SCA-060511
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 03, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 03, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 05, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 05, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 05, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Entities Eligibility is limited the following types of entities: - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, including U.S. and international universities and NGOs/PVOs; for the latter, preferably headquartered in Afghanistan. - U.S. and international commercial firms (Please note that profit cannot be generated from this project.) The Department encourages organizations that have not previously received international program funding from the U.S. Government to apply under this announcement.
Grant Description: As part of the U. S. Government's policy to support Afghanistan's people and government as they establish a more secure, moderate, just, and lasting civil society and to demonstrate American commitment and support for Afghan culture and heritage, the U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section is soliciting proposals from highly-qualified, multi-disciplinary Afghan, U.S., or international non-profit/non-governmental organizations, or consortia of organizations, to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Embassy for the project management and contract management for the architectural and engineering design services and the construction management of the new National Museum building and site in Kabul, Afghanistan. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is one of three projects U.S. Embassy Kabul, in partnership with the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture (MOIC), is engaged in to establish a fully functional and modern national museum complex that will stand as an enduring symbol of Afghanistan's rich cultural heritage and national identity in the 21st century.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Ellen Delage Program Specialist, SCA/PPD Phone 202-647-9503

DelageEM@state.gov [DelageEM@state.gov]
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