OpportunityTitle: Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) ? Stage 4 - South Asia
Description: The United States Government(USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is seeking Concept Papers to support or stimulate the activities in South Asia described in this Annual Program Statement (APS).The scope and objectives of the Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) Stage 4 to be funded under the award resulting from this APS are to: 1)Continue to Offer High Quality Courses; 2)Strengthen &amp; Enhance Engagement with Training Institutions; 3)Leave Behind a Strong Alumni Association and a Web-based Means of Coordination among South Asian Countries; 4) Strengthen Regional Coordination within South Asia &amp; Beyond; 5) Leverage Existing Institutions and Networks while Seeking New Stakeholders to Extend and Institutionalize PEER in Targeted Countries; 6) Explore the Possibility of Offering Courses in Additional South Asian Countries; 7) Include a robust training component for Pakistan detailing each of the elementsoutlined in this APS; 8) Design/Adapt a Swift Water Rescue Course.Please refer to the Full Announcement of this APS (APS-OFDA-14-000006).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: OFDA_APS
GrantorContactText: OFDA_APS
CloseDateExplanation: Please note the following important due dates:    Deadline for Receipt of Questions: March 21, 2014; 1600 hrs[EST]    Closing date for submission of Concept Papers: April 18, 2014; 1600 hrs [EST]    Amendment #1 is hereby issued to provide response to questions received by March 21, 2014.