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Innovations in Gender Equality (IGE) to Promote Household Food Security

Agency for International Development

 
Synopsis
       


The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 10/12/2011 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.

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Description of Modification

This APS was originally issued on September 16, 2011. The Round 1 closing date was October 31, 2011. While amending the modification date for Round 2, the date of October 31, 2012 was inadvertently changed to the wrong year. The Round 2 closing date was set for April 20, 2012. There will not be a Round 3 closing date on October 31, 2012 or any other date. Sorry for any inconvenience or confusion.

Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: APS-OAA-11-000003
Opportunity Category: Other
Posted Date: Oct 12, 2011
Creation Date: May 18, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 31, 2012    NOTE: This APS is being reposted to extend the second round of concept paper submission from April 6, 2012 to April 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm (1600 hrs.) local time Washington, DC. In addition the closing date of October 31, 2011 is being updated to show a closing date of October 31, 2012. If you already submitted a concept paper, you may re-submit until April 20, 2012.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 31, 2012    NOTE: This APS is being reposted to extend the second round of concept paper submission from April 6, 2012 to April 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm (1600 hrs.) local time Washington, DC. In addition the closing date of October 31, 2011 is being updated to show a closing date of October 31, 2012. If you already submitted a concept paper, you may re-submit until April 20, 2012.
Archive Date: Nov 30, 2012
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 9
Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
Award Floor: $50,000
CFDA Number(s): 98.001  --  USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Eligible Applicants

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

NOTE: This APS is being reposted to extend the second round of concept paper submission from April 6, 2012 to April 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm (1600 hrs.) local time Washington, DC. In addition the closing date of October 31, 2011 is being updated to show a closing date of October 31, 2012. If you already submitted a concept paper, you may re-submit until April 20, 2012.

Agency Name

Agency for International Development

Description

The goal of this APS is to pilot and collect evidence of impact from innovative and bold interventions that increase women’s leadership in the agriculture sector, improve women’s access to and utilization of technology to increase agricultural productivity, ,increase labor saving technologies, strengthen gender equality in land, credit and other policies, and enhance nutritional outcomes for women and children.

Link to Additional Information

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

G. Serapis Irby
Contract/Agreement Specialist
Phone 202-567-5047 girby@usaid.gov

Synopsis Modification History

The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown in a light grey background.

File Name Date
Modification #5 Mar 24, 2012
Modification #4 Mar 23, 2012
Modification #3 Mar 23, 2012
Modification #2 Mar 23, 2012
Modification #1 Jan 11, 2012
Original Synopsis Oct 12, 2011