Counter Wildlife Trafficking NOFO

Coordination of Program Logistics and Content Development:

 

Working closely with U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, the Recipient of this grant shall develop a series of events to support CWT efforts in the Mekong region engaging civil society and other responsible stakeholders to be responsive to community concerns surrounding CWT efforts and by relaying the findings to improve transparency and accountability promoting good governance. The Recipient will coordinate the format and distribution of the project’s outcome with the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh.

 

Elements of the Program Proposal:

 

Organizations (see C. Eligibility Information) are invited to submit a proposal that includes the need for the project as well as detailed descriptions of how each of the following activities will be administered: 

 

1) Management of project logistics and administrative tasks.

2) Management of participant recruitment, application, and selection process.

3) Project outcomes and outputs

B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION

U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh anticipates having approximately $31,600 in Fiscal Year 2020 Economic Support Funds available to support one successful application submitted in response to this NOFO, subject to the availability of funding.

 

U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh may issue an award resulting from this NOFO to the applicant(s) whose application(s) conforming to this NOFO are the most responsive to the objectives set forth in this NOFO. The U.S. government may (a) reject any or all applications; (b) accept other than the lowest cost application; (c) accept more than one application; (d) accept alternate applications; and (e) waive informalities and minor irregularities in applications received.

 

The U.S. government may make award(s) on the basis of initial applications received, without discussions or negotiations. Therefore, each initial application should contain the applicant's best terms from a cost and technical standpoint. The U.S. government reserves the right (though it is not under obligation to do so), however, to enter into discussions with one or more applicants in order to obtain clarifications, additional detail, or to suggest refinements in the project description, budget, or other aspects of an application.

 

Applications should request no more than $31,000. Applicants should include an anticipated start date on or about October 01, 2021 and the period of performance should be 10 months.

 

Length of performance period: October 2021 to July 2022

Number of awards anticipated: 1 award (dependent on amount)

Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $25,000 to a maximum of $31,600

Total available funding: $31,600

Type of Funding: Fiscal Year 2020 Economic Support Funds

Anticipated project start date: October 01, 2021