Political Party Development Program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Pakistan intends to fund a new five-year Political Party Development Program (PPDP). It is anticipated that, subject to the availability of funds, up to $21 million may be made available to fund this activity over the life of the project. The award recipient will be responsible for enhancing the ability of political parties in Pakistan to contribute to democratic policy-making and governance processes at the national and local levels in a more open, research-driven and representative manner and thereby generate greater public trust and confidence in their ability to govern and effect positive policy change. USAID intends to make an award for an initial two year period. Towards the end of the second year, an external evaluation will be conducted to assess performance and impact, determine whether the program should be continued and, if so, inform the direction of follow-on activities during the remaining three years. This program will be implemented through a competitively awarded cooperative agreement with a qualified international or Pakistani partner. A consortium approach would be favorably considered. USAID encourages qualified Pakistani organizations with demonstrable technical and financial ability, and having experience in managing these types of programs for international donor agencies to consider submitting their applications for this program. Request for Applications (RFA) can be found at www.grants.gov under Opportunity Number: RFA-391-11-006.

....just a drop in the annual $500B bucket for all the grants listed over at Grants.gov...

$100,000 for this??

Official U.S. Presentation at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition, (2012), Venice, Italy

The Department of State’s Cultural Programs Division (ECA/PE/C/CU) in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce an open competition for grants from U.S. based non profit organizations including museums, galleries, visual and design arts centers and schools of design and architecture to organize the official U.S. presentation at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition to be held in Venice, Italy, August through November, 2012. NOTE: Although precise opening/closing dates for this highly prestigious exhibition have yet to be announced, past exhibitions have usually been held from August through the end of November. A three-day Preview/Inauguration of the Venice Architecture Biennale will be conducted prior to the official opening of the exhibition.The international architecture exhibition is the premier showcase for revolutionary ideas in contemporary architecture and planning through national representations. Proposals should represent the most excellent and innovative work in American architecture and landscape architecture. Pending availability of funds, the Department of State will make up to $100,000 available for all aspects of the exhibition including development, preparation, travel of curators and key participants, production, installation, and the return or onward shipping of the exhibition at the Biennale’s end. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice will provide the staffing, maintenance, and operations of the U.S. Pavilion during installation, and for the approximate three month period of the exhibition.

Fifty Million Dollars!!

U.S. Embassy Kabul PAS Annual Program Statement

The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available through the embassy’s Public Diplomacy Grants program. Funding is available for projects that increase the scope, capacity, and participation of civil society in building up the media and communications sectors in Afghanistan, that serve to support and develop Afghan voices and new leaders capable of contradicting extremism, that support civil society and boost institutional capacity, and that strengthen people-to-people ties to deepen the partnership between communities within Afghanistan and between Afghanistan and the United States.

Five point five Million.....get some!!

Food and Nutrition

The purpose of this grant is for State agencies to expand and enhance their training programs that incorporate and implement the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA Foods in meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). States must apply Team Nutrition’s three behavior-focused strategies in their proposals:* Provide training and technical assistance to child nutrition foodservice professionals to enable them to prepare and serve nutritious meals that appeal to children.* Provide fun and interactive nutrition education for children, teachers, parents and other caregivers.* Build school and community support for creating healthy school environments that are conducive to healthy eating and physical activity.For a Non-Competitive TN-HUSSC Grant, State agencies can receive guaranteed grant funding up to a maximum of $50,000 for committing to increase applications for the HUSSC. State agencies must commit to getting the specified number of schools to submit applications for a HUSSC award before the end of the grant period. Grant funding amounts will be based on the following: Number of schools guaranteed to apply for award Guaranteed funding amount 50+ schools $50,00040+ schools $40,00030+ schools $30,00020+ schools $20,000These funds may be used to assist the State agency in providing training and technical assistance to school staff in meeting the HUSSC criteria. In order to qualify for the guaranteed funding, State agencies must describe how their plan will assist schools in one or more of the following areas:• Planning menus for increased whole grains, dark green/orange vegetables, fresh fruits, low-fat or fat-free milk and milk products, dry beans/peas. This could include creating and standardizing recipes and menus that incorporate these items;• Creating, modifying, or adopting recipes that support such menus; • Assisting with the development or implementation of nutrition education curriculum, regular physical activity programs and/or wellness policies. This could include increasing acceptance of a variety of types and forms of whole grains, fresh fruits, dark green/orange vegetables, and dry beans/peas through nutrition education sessions and activities, such as taste tests, with the student population;• Bringing schools into compliance with the competitive foods criteria of the Challenge. This could include providing technical assistance to schools on model vendor contracts that provide competitive food and beverage options that meet HealthierUS School Challenge criteria; and• Funding staff to assist with compilation of application components or other related activities. State agencies may choose to apply for these guaranteed non-competitive funds only, or apply for the guaranteed funds in addition to their competitive grant proposal for one or more of the first three objectives above. States choosing the latter option must submit two application packages, not to exceed a total of $350,000.

Does Matthew Lesko know about this?

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Community Livelihood Project (CLP)

$125,000,000

Egypt/Yemen

This integrated, flexible, multi-sectoral initiative will serve as the flagship project for the Mission’s implementation of the 2010-2012 USAID/Yemen Strategy. This integrated, multi-sectoral program will be technically complementary to another new USAID/Yemen project, the Responsive Governance Project (RGP). This project is not a traditional development initiative, but it will rely heavily on tried and proven as well as innovative tools from transition and development environments. This project is intended to mitigate the drivers of instability in some of Yemen’s most difficult areas through the facilitation and implementation of quality government service delivery, job creation, responsive local governance, and active civic participation. Rapidly responding to community-based initiatives to demonstrate USAID’s and the Government of Yemen’s commitment to underserved communities will be a hallmark of this project. Youth under 25 years old, representing 75% of Yemen’s population, will be a particularly important demographic group throughout implementation. Activities will quickly and effectively mitigate critical threats to stability in Yemen by building trust and relationships between communities with historically difficult relations with Yemeni authorities and the citizens in targeted areas. The implementer will partner with and make extensive use of local, Yemeni organizations during the implementation of the project.

Women's Peace Campaign Project
Kenya USAID-Nairobi


$1.7 Million

To implement activities in support of the Women's Peace Campaign Project to provide support for Gender Based Violence(GBV)awareness and prevention activities.

$61,400,000 - What a bargain!!

Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program

The purpose of this five-year $61 million program is to improve the socio-economic status of Afro-Colombians and indigenous persons in target areas of Colombia. Afro-Colombians constitute approximately 10.62 percent of Colombia’s population of 45 million, and the Colombian government legally recognizes 82 indigenous communities who constitute 3.4 percent of the population. Both populations are among the most marginalized groups in the country and suffer from exploitation, inequality, poverty, discrimination, racism, exclusion, displacement, violence, massacres, a lack of security, humanitarian crises, feelings of invisibility, and break down in social structures and identity. While the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia has been working with ethnic minorities for over a decade through its various sectoral programs, this is the first time that a stand alone program is being developed for the sole purpose of improving the lives of Afro-Colombian and indigenous persons.

Develop and implement workshops and conferences for the Refuge Friends Group

Hey, this one is only $893,000

This is a request to extend the expiration date of cooperative agreement 98210-6-J013 (Friends Refuge Academy) from September 30, 2011 to September 30, 2013. The request is due to staffing vacancies at US Fish and Wildlife Service which prevent full execution of the agreement by the end of the current fiscal year. This extension would allow the continuance of funding to develop and implement workshops and conferences for refuge Friends groups

"Free Money", right?

You mean it isn't?

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)