OpportunityTitle: Centers of Excellence
CategoryExplanation: The overall goal of the Centers Of Excellence project is to substantially improve the capacity of Egypt&#8217;s higher  education institutions  to drive public and private sector innovation, modernization  and competitiveness,  strengthen  government  policy to stimulate  economic  growth, and contribute  solutions  to Egypt&#8217;s development  challenges  in the key sectors of agriculture, water and energy.   Specifically,  the COE project is designed  to meet these objectives by strengthening  university  capacity to deliver  relevant,  high quality  applied  research; engaging  government  stakeholders  in dialogue  to advance evidence- based policy making;  and training  highly  skilled  graduates to meet the evolving needs of industry,  government  and their communities, and to Egypt&#8217;s development challenges.
Description: The Purpose of this amendment # 2 is to: 1. Include all questions received and USAID responses as attached; 2. Amend the NFO to include all corrections and clarifications noted in the Q&amp;As; 3. Provide notes from a meeting held for Egyptian Universities at the request of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; and 4. Attach the Initial Environment Examination (IEE) Please see complete Amendment in the instruction section.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: oet@usaid.gov
GrantorContactText: Nevine Hindy &lt;br/&gt;Acquisition Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone +202-2522-6907