FY 2014 Request for Applications for Title II Development Food Assistance Programs for Burundi, Madagascar and Malawi

Funding Opportunity Number: FFP-FY-14-RFA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 98.007Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USAIDClosing Date: Apr 03, 2014Award Ceiling: $74,999,999Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Jan 09, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This Request for Applications (RFA) for Burundi, Madagascar and Malawi provides information on funding opportunities for multi-year development (nonemergency) food assistance programs. Nonemergency programs are mandated in the Food for Peace Act. The programs are designed to improve food access and incomes through agriculture and other livelihoods initiatives; enhance natural resource and environment management; combat under nutrition; especially for children under two and pregnant and lactating women; and mitigate disaster impact through early warning and community preparedness activities. They are increasingly associated with USAIDÂ’s efforts to promote resilience among populations facing chronic poverty and recurrent crises, and the Office of Food for Peace (FFP) continues to play an important role in the development and implementation of USAIDÂ’s resilience policy.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding