USAID Support for Credible Electoral Processes in Uganda

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-617-14-000012 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 98.001Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: USAID-UGAClosing Date: Aug 25, 2014Award Ceiling: $2,750,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 15, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Uganda, is seeking public comments on the concept paper of the activity entitled ?USAID Support for Credible Electoral Processes in Uganda.? Responses to this request for comments are not binding on the U.S. Government and do not obligate USAID to issue a solicitation, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of comments. Brief Background: In approximately 15 months, Uganda is set to have its third multi-party elections since 1986. The 2005 Referendum transitioned Uganda to a multiparty system, guaranteeing Ugandans the freedom to form and associate within political parties. Yet, expectations that Uganda would progressively advance to a more representative democracy, able to meet the needs of its citizens and transition to a ?modern and prosperous democracy,? as stat...
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