OpportunityTitle: CONFLICT MITIGATION AND RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES WITH POSSIBLE MULTIPLE AWARDS
CategoryExplanation: Annual Program Statement on Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation Programs and Activities.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: US and non-US non-profit or for-profit non-govermental organizations (NGOs), International Organizations (IOs), and other qualified non-US Government organizations (including faith-based organizations and community based organizations.)   See Section IV in APS for more details.
Description: The purpose of this Amendment #05 to APS #M/OAA/DCHA/DOFDA-08-319 is as follows: The following changes will appear in APS section V.C.2: The due date for Applicants for West Bank/Gaza and Israel remains as scheduled for July 14, 2008. Otherwise, Round 3 for all other countries and regional platforms, formerly due August 12, 2008, is hereby cancelled and deleted. No further rescheduling of Round 3 is contemplated at present. This change will appear in APS sections VIII: Effective July 11, 2008, for APS CTO contact information, Helen Glaze, is hereby replaced with Mr. David Hunsicker at 202-712-4966 or dhunsicker@usaid.gov . All other APS requirements, instructions, terms and conditions remain unchanged. The purpose of this Amendment #04 to APS #M/OAA/DCHA/OFDA-08-319 is as follows:Applicants for West Bank/Gaza and Israel can request up to $1,200,000 for programs lasting a maximum of 36 months. This change will appear in APS sections III.B, III.D. and V.B.2.(f).The purposes of this Amendment #03 to APS #M/OAA/DCHA/OFDA-08-319 are as follows:1. Reference Section V. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION. Under paragraph C.2 Deadlines, change the due date and time for transmission as follows: Second Round - Thursday, May 8, 2008 at midnight, Mission time for all Applications except for Israel and the West Bank. Rounds two and three, for Israel and the West Bank and Gaza will be combined, and Applications should be submitted to the USAID Mission in Tel Aviv no later than 5:00 pm, Tel Aviv time on Monday, July 14, 2008. 2. Add these two paragraphs below the List of Eligible Countries on page 1 of the APS, as well as in Attachment 1:While APS activities are limited to the countries/areas as discussed in Attachment 1, meetings only in a country not on the List of Eligible Countries under this APS, are permissible if the neutrality of the meeting location or the security of participants is an issue. Costs relating to these meetings such as travel and per diem, conference room rental, non-alcoholic beverages at the meetings, may be proposed in the Cost Application subject to overriding USAID policy, U.S. legislative and host/third country restrictions. The estimate for awards to be made for Israel, West Bank and Gaza, is $9,000,000. The estimate for awards for all other countries/geographic areas is $26,000,000.3. Reference Section V. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION. A. Add the following after the first paragraph under C.1. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Although Applications need not be submitted thru Grants.gov, Applicant registration is required therein. This registration facilitates obtaining a DUNS number, and provides essential links to Central Contractor Registration (CCR.gov) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA.gov), as well as assuring receipt of notices of APS/solicitation Amendments. While electronic registration is encouraged by the due date for Application transmission, it is acceptable prior to the execution of any award, with the following exception. Attachment 4 ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS, A or B, must be enclosed with the Cost Application electronic file, if online registration through ORCA.gov is delayed to prior to award. Page 8 of the Organization Registration Guide contains a direct link to the D&amp;B Federal Government site. Both Dunn &amp; Bradstreet numbers and CCR.gov can be addressed prior to award. Selected Screen prints from Grants.gov, regarding acquiring a DUNS Number and registering with the USG Central Contractor Registry (CCR.gov) are provided under Attachment 5. B. Attachment 5, SELECTED REGISTRATION SCREEN PRINTS, is hereby incorporated.C. Under Attachment 4, for both the a. US and b. Non US NGO documents, to #3. DATA NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER: Delete the telephone number in paragraph (b) and delete paragraph (c) in its entirety.D. Add at the end of section B.2.(b).: The SF424 and 424A are required. However, any blocks that appear to be referencing issues that are not applicable to your situation, leave blank or indicate N/A. After receipt of Applications, the Mission staff may choose to contact you to clarify your SF424.E. Add to B.2.(g)., the following: Online compliance via ORCA.gov is preferred.4. Section VI. B.2.(E). PAST PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS, add the following language: In addition, USAID reserves the right to contact any other organization not included in the list of contacts provided by the Applicant for past performance of which USAID is aware that have had business with the organization in similar projects to confirm/review past performance. 5. Clarifications and explanations are provided to Attachment 4 to this APS provides Certifications, Assurances, for: A. US NGO and B. Non-US NGO: A. Reference PART I , item 5. CERTIFICATION OF RECIPIENT. TheApplication No. should be left blank. Under &#147;Name of recipient,&#148; indicate the person at your organization authorized to negotiate and sign award documents. . For the Certification of Recipient, generally either the head of the organization or the contact person with authority to negotiate, should provide their signature.B. Under PART II - KEY INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION NARCOTICS OFFENSES AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, the principal investigator or chief of party (COP) should complete and sign this. Prior to the time of any award, the cognizant technical officer (CTO) is responsible for identifying any other key individuals. If the principal investigator or COP, is not currently available, this can wait to prior to the time of award as well. C. PART III - PARTICIPANT CERTIFICATION NARCOTICS AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, refers specifically to individuals involved in any participant training process. If applicable to this Application, this can wait until the time of award or post-award.D. PART IV &#150; CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE . . . CONDOMS, PROSTITUTION, SEX TRAFFICKING, is limited in applicability only to those Applications involving HIV/AIDS. The Name of Applicant is the organization, the requested Typed Name and Title refers to the person at your organization authorized to negotiate and sign award documents. 6. Under section VIII. AGENCY CONTACTS, change the APS CTO from Cynthia Brady, to Helen Glaze (202-712-1543 or hglaze@usaid.gov) 7. In the list of Mission points of contact (POCs under Attachment 2) change the Russia POC and contact information to Alexander Borzov (ABorzov@usaid.gov). Change the contact for Israel/West Bank/Gaza to Cara Stern (CStern@usaid.gov). Change the Burundi contact from to Chantal Ninteretse, at ninteretsec@state.gov. 8. All other Application/proposal instructions, terms and conditions remain unchanged. Prospective applicants should continue to check www.Grants.gov for future Amendments, as additional guidance may be posted in the coming weeks. SYNOPSIS: ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT: CONFLICT MITIGATION AND RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES (with Possible Multiple Awards) APS Solicitation #M/OAA/DCHA/DOFDA-08-319The Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (DCHA/CMM) within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) invites applications from U.S. and non-U.S. non-profit or for-profit non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations (IOs) and other qualified non-U.S. Government (USG) organizations (including faith-based organizations and community based organizations) to carry out activities, under grants or cooperative agreements, that support conflict mitigation and reconciliation programs and activities that bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious or political backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and violence in the countries listed below. For further discussion of this list of eligible countries see Attachment 1 of this Annual Program Statement (APS). Africa: Angola, Burundi, Chad, Cote d&#146;Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana* (*restricted to Northern Ghana), Guinea, Kenya, Mali** (**restricted to Northern Mali: Regions of Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal), Mauritania, N&#237;ger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan*** (***restricted to: Blue Nile State, Southern Kordofan and Abyei), UgandaAsia and Near East: Bangladesh, East Timor, Morocco, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Israel/West Bank/Gaza, Europe and Eurasia: Bosnia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, TajikistanLatin America and the Caribbean: Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua. The estimate for all awards to be made under this APS is $35,000,000 with the first of three (3) submission due dates (via electronic transmission) by Monday, February 18, 2008 at Midnight, Mission time. Applicants are invited to submit applications to more than one country and multiple applications for the same country but each application must be sent to the applicable USAID Mission or Regional Platform and each application should be able to stand alone, separate from the other applications submitted. Applicants are also invited to submit applications for multi-country and cross-border activities under this APS. A program performance period of up to twenty-four (24) months is anticipated for each award, between $100,000 to $600,000 each.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: APS Cognizant Technical Officer
GrantorContactText: David Hunsicker &lt;br/&gt;Grantor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-712-4966