Strengthening Electoral Governance in Bangladesh (SEG)

Post Date

March 7th 2010

Application Due Date

April 21st 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

USAID-BANGLADESH-388-10-001-RFA

CFDA Number(s)

98.001

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Democracy and Governance

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $9000000 - $10000000

Grant Description

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh is issuing this Request for Application (RFA) for a five-year Cooperative Agreement titled Strengthening Electoral Governance (SEG) to help consolidate and enhance electoral democracy in Bangladesh. The purpose of this program is to foster political competition and legitimacy in Bangladesh by enhancing the autonomy and integrity of the country’s electoral governance. The SEG program focuses on building sustainable institutional capacity of the Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC) especially in the areas of staffing, training and oversight. Civil society organizations are also recognized in this program as key players in electoral governance given their role as advocates for reform and monitors of the electoral process. The SEG program also intents to provide targeted legal, technical and operational advice to promote and protect the integrity of electoral governance in Bangladesh.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Agency for International Development

• Office:

  Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka

• Agency Contact:

  M. Sirajam Munir
  Acquisition & Assistance Specialist
  Phone 8855500

• Agency Mailing Address:

  smunir@usaid.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  smunir@usaid.gov