Sustaining Partnerships to enhance Rural Enterprise and Agribusiness Development (SPREAD) project in Rwanda

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	Federal Grant Title:	Sustaining Partnerships to enhance Rural Enterprise and Agribusiness Development (SPREAD) project in Rwanda
	CFDA Number:	98.001
	CFDA Description:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
	Federal Agency Name:	Rwanda USAID Kigali
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Economic Growth
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USAID-RWANDA-DRAFT-RFA-696-A-06-008
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 05, 2006
	Creation Date:	Apr 05, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 20, 2006 Closing Time: 16:00 Hours Rwanda Time
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 20, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

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: While any type of organization is eligible for the award of the Cooperative Agreement (CA), it is USAID policy that no fee/profit is payable under the CA nor under any sub-agreements made there under (however, fee/profit is payable by the prime CA Recipient [hereinafter the "Recipient"] to a sub-contractor or if the Recipient is procuring goods or services in furtherance of the program being supported by the CA). The CA will be administered in accordance with 22 CFR 226, Series 300 of USAID's Automated Directives System (ADS-300), relevant U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, and the terms and conditions of the draft Program Description. 22 CFR 226 and the ADS may be found on the worldwide web at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/22cfr226_02.html and http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/
Grant Description: USAID/Rwanda announces its intention to invite comments and suggestions on a draft Program Description for the implementation of the program entitled "Sustaining Partnerships to enhance Rural Enterprise and Agribusiness Development" (SPREAD) project. SPREAD will have approximately a base funding of $1,000,000 per year to be implemented over five (5) years through a result-oriented cooperative agreement. The SPREAD project will expand economic opportunities in the Rwandan agricultural and rural development sector by enhancing value-added production, processing, and increasing market-driven private sector growth development.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Draft PD for comments.doc
SPREAD
Grant Announcement Contact: Aster Kebede
Grantor
Phone 250570940-Ext.269 askebede@usaid.gov Mrs. Aster Kebede
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