Community-based Resilience Programming in the Arid Lands of Kenya

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Community-based Resilience Programming in the Arid Lands of Kenya: OFDA seeks to fund an international non-governmental organization to build capacity and technical knowledge in Kenyan NGOs through the oversight and implementation of DRR programs that build community-level resilience to future droughts. This solicitation has two main goals: • Partner with Kenyan NGOs to deliver resilience programming in one or more of the following counties: Turkana, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera and Marsabit, and; • Through that programming, build the capacity of national organizations to respond to future disasters in their communities and increase programmatic capacity.

Federal Grant Title:	Community-based Resilience Programming in the Arid Lands of Kenya
Federal Agency Name:	Agency for International Development
Grant Categories:	Disaster Prevention and Relief
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	APS-OFDA-14-000008
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	98.001
CFDA Descriptions:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Current Application Deadline:	Nov 30, 2014 APS Issuance Date: May 30, 2014_ De
Original Application Deadline:	Nov 30, 2014 APS Issuance Date: May 30, 2014_ De
Posted Date:	May 30, 2014
Creation Date:	May 30, 2014
Archive Date:	Jun 2, 2014
Total Program Funding:	$3,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$3,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	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"
Grant Announcement Contact: USAID/OFDA
OFDA APS

Agency for International Development 202-567-4664
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