OpportunityTitle: Development and expansion of economic assistance programs that fully utilize cooperatives and credit unions
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:    1. Be either a U.S. cooperative or an organization with substantial membership and/or financial links to recognized U.S. cooperatives and/or their associations.    2. Demonstrate a track record of not less than five years in the planning, management, monitoring and evaluation of overseas cooperative development programs.    Note:  Applications from U.S. and non-U.S. cooperatives will be considered if they include evidence of a binding agreement with an eligible CDO.
Description: The Office of Innovation Development Alliances, Local Sustainability Division (IDEA/LS) and its predecessors have funded Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Cooperative Development Organizations and cooperatives for four decades. This support has contributed to promoting and strengthening the policies, systems, techniques and skills that enable these organizations to serve their constituents and, by so doing, to contribute to development priorities. As these priorities have evolved over the years, and as the capacities of partner institutions have developed, there has been an evolution in the partnership and the focus of IDEA/LS support. This is reflected in the periodic policies and programs that guide allocation of resources. The Office of Innovation and Development Alliances&#146; strategic direction, and USAID priorities are the operative documents for this solicitation.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: sukhan@usaid.gov
GrantorContactText: Suhaib Khan &lt;br/&gt;Contracting Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-567-5059