Support for Local Governance, Elections and Civil Society – Timor Leste

Post Date

June 12th 2008

Application Due Date

July 11th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

USAID-RDMA-TIMORLESTE-486-08-024-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:

  $3000000 - $3000000

Grant Description

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications (proposals for funding) from U.S. or non-U.S. non-profit or for-profit nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), public international organizations (PIO or IO), and other non-USG organizations to implement a program to provide support for credible, peaceful and fair suco council and possibly also municipal and national elections and to enhance the capacity of newly-elected suco councils to strengthen citizen participation in village and municipal governance, including local decision-making, information-gathering and -dissemination, as well as conflict prevention and mitigation in Timor Leste. The authority for the RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Agency for International Development

• Office:

  Thailand USAID-Bangkok

• Agency Contact:

  Maria Rosario Arenas
  Grantor
  Phone 662-2637453

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Sr. Acquisition Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  marenas@usaid.gov