OpportunityTitle: Job Creations for At Risk Neighborhoods
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are U.S. or overseas-based non-governmental and non-profit organizations (NGOs), Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Educational Institutions.  Grants will be awarded directly to the organization.   Provide documentation of legal status with the grant proposal.  After determining grant recipients, selected organizations may be subject to an audit of financial accounting systems and procedures before receiving U.S. government funds.    This program does not require any financial cost sharing or matching; however, in-kind contributions are highly encouraged.  Applicants may form a consortium with private or public sector involvement or contributions.  The program does strongly encourage partnership with at least one public sector institution or private company which may participate in-kind or with financial support.
Description: Variable. The U.S. Embassy in Belize anticipates that most awards would be between 12-24 months. All award money must spent by the end of the grant period.U.S. Embassy Belize expects to fund 5 to 7 proposals for a total program value not to exceed $1,500,000 in U.S. Government funding, contingent upon the availability of funds. Although U.S. Embassy Belmopan is unlikely to fund proposals for less than $100,000 or for more than $500,000 in U.S. Government funding (total funding for projects can and should exceed the U.S. Government funding through cost-sharing), the Embassy may make exceptions for especially compelling proposals.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: US Embassy,  Belize Grant mailbox
GrantorContactText: Cheryl Dupree or Denise Fuller &lt;br/&gt;Grants Officer Representatives, U.S. Embassy,Email: belmopangrants@state.gov (Preferred method of communication) &lt;br/&gt;Phone: +501 822-4011 x4306 &lt;br/&gt;Any questions concerning this RFA should be submitted in writing to belmopangrants@state.gov. The deadline for submission of questions for this RFA is April 18, 2014, 11:59 PM Belize Time. Responses to questions will be made available to all potential applicants through an amendment to this RFA and posted on grants.gov.  A bidders event will be held thereafter on a date to be determined. Responses to all questions at the bidders event will be posted on grants.gov. Participants interested in participating in the bidders event should write to the aforementioned email address.  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: All applications must be submitted on or before Sunday, May 11, 2014 by 11:59 p.m. local time in Belize.  Applications submitted after 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2014 will be ineligible for consideration.  Appendices, attachments, exhibit, etc. for applications already submitted will not be accepted after the deadline.  Begin the application process early, as this will allow time to address any technical difficulties that may arise in advance of the deadline.  There will be no exceptions to this application deadline.