OpportunityTitle: Request for Applications for Title II Non-Emergency Food Aid Programs Targeting Pastoral Areas in Ethiopia
CategoryExplanation: The range of activities to complement food distribution components may include, but not be limited to, sustainable agricultural production and marketing, natural resource management, non-agricultural income generation, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, emergency preparedness and mitigation, vulnerable group feeding, and social safety nets.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: To be considered for an award, the applicant must be private voluntary organization or cooperative that is, to the extent practicable, registered with the USAID Administrator, or an intergovernmental organization, such as the World Food Program. This includes U.S. and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations as defined in Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act and as described in the Private Voluntary Organization Conditions of Registration on the USAID website: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/cross-cutting_programs/private_voluntary_cooperation/conditions.html
Description: In Ethiopia the United States Agency for International Development, through the Office of Food for Peace (FFP), plans to make funds available for non-emergency program activities. The purpose of the program is to assist in the implementation of the Government of Ethiopia&apos;s (GOE) Productive Safety Net Program (PNSP). In the Fiscal Year 2011 Request for Applications for Title II Non-Emergency Food Aid Targeting Pastoral Areas in Ethiopia and the standalone Country Specific Guidance, the focus is on Somali Region and the Borena zone of the Oromiya Region. The goals are to introduce the PSNP in some areas and to further the development of the PSNP in areas where it is already operating. The anticipated FFP funding for this program is approximately $30 million annually for five years and up to two awards. Further country specific information for this opportunity can be found at www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/ffp/ethiop.html.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: email
GrantorContactText: Katie McKenna &lt;br/&gt;PTD Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-962-0048