Sri Lanka Civil Society Program

The summary for the Sri Lanka Civil Society 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 Sri Lanka USAID Colombo, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Sri Lanka Civil Society Program: USAID requests that civil society sector professionals and institutions provide information and recommendations for a more effective project design.The request for information shall address the following:● Do the components identified respond to the development needs of Sri Lanka's civil society sector?● In addition to what has already been identified, what other types of assistance are needed to strengthen and support civil society in Sri Lanka's current social-political context?● What high-level results can be achieved through this program? ● Suggestions to improve proposed goals and objectives. ● What key issues and policies should civil society focus on to advance transparency, accountability and good governance and why? What mechanisms should be used to address these issues and policies? ● What consortiums would be effective in addressing transparency, accountability, and good governance?● What do you envision as opportunities for financial viability and sustainability of CSOs?Please limit your responses to a maximum of three pages.Responses regarding this Request for Information (RFI) are to be submitted in writing to: Mr. Harsha Kaluarachchi, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at [email protected] with copies to the attention of Mr. Robert Parnell, Contracting Officer at [email protected], by March 23, 2016 at 1700 (Colombo time)