USAID/Colombia Partners for Transparency Activity

The summary for the USAID/Colombia Partners for Transparency Activity 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 Colombia USAID Bogota, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

USAID/Colombia Partners for Transparency Activity: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 72051420RFA00006Deadline for questions: February 25, 2020Closing Date to receive Concept Papers: March 23, 2020 @ 10:00 am.The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia (USAID/Colombia) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement Partners for Transparency (the Activity). Eligibility for this award is not restricted, as noted in Section C of the Request for Applications included in this NOFO.The purpose of the USAID/Colombia Partners for Transparency Activity is to support locally-driven solutions to increase transparency and accountability, and effectively reduce corruption in Colombia. This Activity helps strengthen citizen-responsive governance and increase citizen trust. The Activity accomplishes this purpose by leveraging targeted stakeholders' expertise, engagement and unique positions of influence to achieve the following objectives:Advance national-level government transparency and accountability initiatives;Promote local-level civic participation;Strengthen oversight and control institutions' efforts to fight corruption;Promote a culture of transparency and accountability; andPromote local partner capacity and sustainability.Recognizing that corruption is a multifaceted phenomenon, this Activity engages both public-sector counterparts and a broad range of local partners to include Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) such as media, business associations, trade unions, chambers of commerce, think tanks, universities and advocacy groups. The Activity increases local capacity and sustainability to reduce corruption and support transparency.[END OF SYNOPSIS]