New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: USAID/Colombia Partners for Transparency Activity

Funding Opportunity ID: 324628 Opportunity Number: 72051420RFA00006 Opportunity Title: USAID/Colombia Partners for Transparency Activity Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services Category Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 98.001 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: Agency Code: USAID-COL Agency Name: Agency for International Development Colombia USAID-Bogota Posted Date: Feb 19, 2020 Close Date: Mar 16, 2020 Last Updated Date: Feb 19, 2020 Award Ceiling: $19,000,000 Award Floor: $0 Estimated Total Program Funding: $19,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Description: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 72051420RFA00006Deadline for questions: February 25, 2020Closing Date to receive Concept Papers: March 16, 2020 @ 10:00 am.The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia (USAID/Colombia) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement Partners for Transparency (the Activity). Eligibility for this award is not restricted, as noted in Section C of the Request for Applications included in this NOFO.The purpose of the USAID/Colombia Partners for Transparency Activity is to support locally-driven solutions to increase transparency and accountability, and effectively reduce corruption in Colombia. This Activity helps strengthen citizen-responsive governance and increase citizen trust. The Activity accomplishes this purpose by leveraging targeted stakeholdes' expertise, engagement and unique positions of influence to achieve the following objectives:Advance national-level government transparency and accountability initiatives;Promote local-level civic participation;Strengthen oversight and control institutions' efforts to fight corruption;Promote a culture of transparency and accountability; andPromote local partner capacity and sustainability.Recognizing that corruption is a multifaceted phenomenon, this Activity engages both public-sector counterparts and a broad range of local partners to include Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) such as media, business associations, trade unions, chambers of commerce, think tanks, universities and advocacy groups. The Activity increases local capacity and sustainability to reduce corruption and support transparency.[END OF SYNOPSIS] Version: 2 Modification Comments: 02/19/2020 - Edited NOFO description

Published at: February 26, 2020 at 07:15AM
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