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|                      | **February 17, 2009**                         |
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| **Letter from the    | **AT A GLANCE**                               |
| Director**           |                                               |
|                      | > **Upcoming Events......... USAID's Office   |
| **Dear Newsletter    | > of Acquisition and Assistance Conference    |
| Recipients,**        | > Call, Results-Based Management Training,    |
|                      | > Nonprofit Congress**                        |
| **I am happy to      | >                                             |
| announce that the    | > **Articles of Interest.......... USAID      |
| CFBCI will be        | > Provides Malaria Assistance to Zimbabwe,    |
| hosting an open      | > Distribution of the FY 2009 Update of the   |
| conference call on   | > Guidance on the Definition and Use of the   |
| March 6, 2009 with   | > Global Health and Child Survival Account,   |
| me and staff from    | > Flower Sales Help Cultivate Peace in        |
| USAID's Office of    | > Colombia**                                  |
| Acquisition and      | >                                             |
| Assistance who will  | > **Grant Opportunities......... USAID and    |
| go over some basic   | > U.S. Department of State**                  |
| information related  |                                               |
| to grants and        | **If you would like to sign up to receive     |
| contracts with       | this newsletter from the USAID Center for     |
| USAID. The call will | Faith-Based and Community Initiatives please  |
| conclude with a      | [click                                        |
| question and answer  | here](http://www.usaid.gov                    |
| time. The details    | /cgi-bin/listserv.cgi?listname=FAITHBASED).** |
| for this call are    |                                               |
| included in the      |                                               |
| newsletter. I        |                                               |
| encourage you to     |                                               |
| join the call.**     |                                               |
|                      |                                               |
| **If you know of any |                                               |
| internationally      |                                               |
| focused events       |                                               |
| pertaining to the    |                                               |
| areas of             |                                               |
| development,         |                                               |
| sustainability,      |                                               |
| capacity building,   |                                               |
| or partnership,      |                                               |
| please send the      |                                               |
| information to       |                                               |
| <fbci@usaid.gov> and |                                               |
| we will include it   |                                               |
| in this weekly       |                                               |
| newsletter.**        |                                               |
|                      |                                               |
| > **Warmest          |                                               |
| > regards,**         |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| > **Mauricio**       |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| > ***Mauricio        |                                               |
| > Vera***            |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| > ***Acting          |                                               |
| > Director, Center   |                                               |
| > for Faith Based &  |                                               |
| > Community          |                                               |
| > Initiatives***     |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| > ***U.S. Agency for |                                               |
| > International      |                                               |
| > Development***     |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| > ***U.S. Department |                                               |
| > of State***        |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| > ***1300            |                                               |
| > Pennsylvania       |                                               |
| > Avenue NW          |                                               |
| > Washington, DC     |                                               |
| > 20523***           |                                               |
| >                    |                                               |
| > [**                |                                               |
| FBCI@usaid.gov**](ma |                                               |
| ilto:FBCI@usaid.gov) |                                               |
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| ilto:FBCI@usaid.gov) |                                               |
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|                      | **UPCOMING EVENTS**                           |
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| **USAID's Office of  | **The Center for Faith-Based and Community    |
| Acquisition and      | Initiatives cordially invites you to join us  |
| Assistance**         | for a conference call with Mauricio Vera, the |
|                      | Acting Director of the CFBCI, and             |
| **Conference Call**  | representatives of USAID's Office of          |
|                      | Acquisition and Assistance (OAA). OAA         |
| **Date: 03/06/2009** | staff will discuss their role in the Agency   |
|                      | and provide background and guidance on the    |
| **2 p.m. EST**       | competitive grants and contracts process at   |
|                      | USAID.**                                      |
| **International      |                                               |
| Participant Dial-in  | **There will be an opportunity for Q&A with   |
| #: (816) 650-7866**  | Mr. Vera and other USAID staff on the call.** |
|                      |                                               |
| **\                  | **Participation on the call is capped at 200, |
| Domestic Participant | so please ensure that you call in prior to    |
| Dial-In #: (866)     | the 2:00 pm start time to ensure your spot.** |
| 306-0035**           |                                               |
|                      | ![](media/image2.jpeg){width="4.5in"          |
| **Conference ID #:   | height="1.8736111111111111in"}                |
| 86107034**           |                                               |
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| **Nonprofit          | **In 2007 the National Council of Nonprofits  |
| Congress**           | decided to convene the national meeting       |
|                      | portion of the 2009 Congress in New Orleans.  |
| **Date: TBD**        | Since then, our nation's economy has          |
|                      | collapsed, hurting nonprofits and the         |
| **An initiative of   | communities we serve. This brutal economic    |
| the [National        | storm and the opportunity for significant     |
| Council of Nonprofit | change is before us, challenges us all to     |
| Associations](htt    | embark on new, high-impact strategies that    |
| p://www.ncna.org/)** | are bold, smart, efficient and effective.**   |
|                      |                                               |
| **\                  | **Now is the time to reinforce our sector's   |
| 1101 Vermont Avenue, | value to our elected officials. Therefore, we |
| NW**                 | have strategically reformulated our approach  |
|                      | for the 2009 Nonprofit Congress. In lieu of   |
| **Suite 1002**       | conducting a conference in New Orleans, we    |
|                      | will convene a national gathering of state    |
| **Washington, DC     | nonprofit associations coupled with a lobby   |
| 20005**              | day in Washington, DC, to seize the momentum  |
|                      | of the new administration by carrying the     |
| **\                  | vigorous, unified voice of community-based    |
| P: 202.962.0322**    | nonprofits to Capitol Hill.**                 |
|                      |                                               |
| **F: 202.962.0321**  | **For more information please visit their     |
|                      | website at                                    |
|                      | [www.nonprofitcon                             |
|                      | gress.org](http://www.nonprofitcongress.org/) |
|                      | .**                                           |
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|                      | **ARTICLES OF INTEREST**                      |
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| **USAID Provides     | **WASHINGTON, D.C. - The collapse of the      |
| Malaria Assistance   | health system has left the people of Zimbabwe |
| to Zimbabwe**        | at great risk of contracting illnesses such   |
|                      | as cholera, which claimed more than 3,400     |
| **February 11,       | lives, and increased the threat of a malaria  |
| 2009**               | epidemic.**                                   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **To help mitigate a malaria outbreak, the    |
|                      | U.S. Agency for International Development     |
|                      | (USAID) is supporting emergency indoor        |
|                      | residual spraying to fill gaps in the         |
|                      | country\'s traditionally strong malaria       |
|                      | control program.**                            |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Timing is critical; in most years spraying  |
|                      | should be completed by December. But          |
|                      | Zimbabwe\'s national malaria program lacks    |
|                      | the financial resources to achieve three      |
|                      | quarters of its scheduled spraying, which     |
|                      | would target 20 high-risk districts and       |
|                      | protect more than 400,000 households.**       |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **To respond to the critical gap and avoid    |
|                      | another catastrophic epidemic caused by the   |
|                      | near collapse of Zimbabwe\'s health sector,   |
|                      | USAID provided \$200,000 in emergency         |
|                      | funding, matched with £200,000 from the UK\'s |
|                      | Department for International Development      |
|                      | (DFID). This accelerated program will apply   |
|                      | the insecticide in February and March before  |
|                      | the usual peak in cases in April and May.     |
|                      | USAID and DFID coordinated the program with   |
|                      | the World Health Organization and             |
|                      | implementing partners John Snow               |
|                      | International, Crown Agents, and PLAN         |
|                      | International, which organized the            |
|                      | operation\'s logistics, personnel, equipment, |
|                      | and management needs.**                       |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Indoor residual spraying applies a          |
|                      | WHO-approved insecticide to the indoor walls, |
|                      | ceilings, and eaves of houses to kill or      |
|                      | shorten the lifetime of mosquitoes that carry |
|                      | the malaria parasite. Decades of experience   |
|                      | have shown that timely and properly conducted |
|                      | spraying can have an immediate and dramatic   |
|                      | impact on malaria transmission. Combined with |
|                      | the increased deployment of long-lasting      |
|                      | insecticide-treated bed nets, diagnostics,    |
|                      | and drugs, indoor residual spraying will play |
|                      | a major role in reducing the risk of a        |
|                      | malaria epidemic in Zimbabwe-and yet another  |
|                      | burden in an already severe humanitarian      |
|                      | crisis.**                                     |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **For more information about USAID\'s malaria |
|                      | programs visit:                               |
|                      | <http://www.usaid.gov/                        |
|                      | our_work/global_health/id/malaria/index.html> |
|                      | and                                           |
|                      | [http://pmi.gov/](http://www.us               |
|                      | aid.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.pmi.gov)** |
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| **Distribution of    | [**[The Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Update of the   |
| the FY 2009 Update   | Guidance on the Definition and Use of the     |
| of the Guidance on   | Global Health and Child Survival Account      |
| the Definition and   | (GH/CS                                        |
| Use of the Global    | Guid                                          |
| Health and Child     | ance)]{.underline}**](http://www.usaid.gov/ou |
| Survival Account**   | r_work/global_health/home/Funding/index.html) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **This guidance document is distributed to    |
|                      | USAID technical, program, and procurement     |
|                      | staff to provide information on legislative   |
|                      | and policy requirements in their program      |
|                      | areas. Current and future USAID partners      |
|                      | should be aware of its contents as they plan  |
|                      | and implement projects funded by the Global   |
|                      | Health and Child Survival Account.**          |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **The FY 2009 update of the GH/CS Guidance    |
|                      | expands, clarifies, and supersedes the July   |
|                      | 22, 2004 Guidance on the Definition and Use   |
|                      | of the Child Survival and Health Programs     |
|                      | Fund and the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative       |
|                      | Account (the "2004 CSH Guidance"). It is      |
|                      | being issued as a mandatory reference to the  |
|                      | Automated Directives System (ADS) 200,        |
|                      | updating the 2004 CSH Guidance.**             |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Since 1996, USAID has issued guidance to    |
|                      | summarize legislative and policy              |
|                      | implementation requirements applicable to the |
|                      | use of funds from the GH/CS account. The 2009 |
|                      | GH/CS Guidance provides comprehensive         |
|                      | guidance and reference materials to assist    |
|                      | USAID staff in complying with legislation,    |
|                      | and the expectations of Congress and auditors |
|                      | on the use of these funds. The document       |
|                      | distinguishes between legal requirements,     |
|                      | policy requirements, Congressional            |
|                      | directives, and USAID guidance. All legal     |
|                      | requirements and Congressional directives are |
|                      | considered mandatory. USAID guidance is       |
|                      | issued to ensure effective, evidence-based    |
|                      | programming, and to ensure consistency of     |
|                      | operations. The GH/CS Guidance includes       |
|                      | procedures for requesting waivers to deviate  |
|                      | from the guidance when appropriate. Because   |
|                      | policies and guidelines are subject to        |
|                      | change, updates and revisions will be         |
|                      | published as addenda, when needed.**          |
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| **Flower Sales Help  | **Bogotá, Colombia - The U.S. Agency for      |
| Cultivate Peace in   | International Development (USAID) in Colombia |
| Colombia**           | is launching an initiative to market          |
|                      | high-quality, socially-responsible Colombian  |
| **February 13,       | products for retail sale in the United        |
| 2009**               | States.**                                     |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **USAID facilitated an alliance between       |
|                      | Tecnovo, an NGO that provides support to      |
|                      | people affected by armed conflict, and        |
|                      | Grower-2-Buyer, a Miami-based company which   |
|                      | distributes fresh-cut Colombian flowers to    |
|                      | 174 wholesalers and 11 supermarket chains in  |
|                      | the United States and Canada.**               |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **This initiative provides legitimate         |
|                      | business opportunities for Colombians,        |
|                      | steering them away from cultivating illicit   |
|                      | crops. Former enemies in the Colombian armed  |
|                      | conflict are now working together with people |
|                      | who have lost their homes and the disabled to |
|                      | produce hand-made ceramic vases for miniature |
|                      | roses distributed by Grower-2-Buyer.**        |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Grower-2-Buyer\'s expertise in flower       |
|                      | distribution, along with its access to U.S.   |
|                      | retailers, has proven to be an effective      |
|                      | vehicle to bring USAID-supported products to  |
|                      | the U.S. market. As a result of this          |
|                      | alliance, 100 stores in Maryland, Virginia,   |
|                      | Washington, D.C., and Delaware will carry the |
|                      | USAID-branded product \"the Love-Bunch\" in   |
|                      | time for Valentine\'s Day. The product is     |
|                      | also being sold online at                     |
|                      | [www.love-bunch.com](http://www.usaid.gov/    |
|                      | cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.love-bunch.com).** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **\"By working together to help transform     |
|                      | communities deeply affected by the conflict,  |
|                      | we are more than the sum of our parts. This   |
|                      | initiative will help inform U.S. citizens of  |
|                      | the work that USAID is doing with companies   |
|                      | like Grower-2-Buyer to cultivate a lasting    |
|                      | peace in Colombia,\" said Susan Reichle,      |
|                      | USAID Mission Director in Colombia.**         |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **\"Our experience with USAID has been        |
|                      | inspiring. Our collaboration has resulted in  |
|                      | the development of a new product - one that   |
|                      | we are very proud of - as it has not only     |
|                      | enabled our business to grow but allowed us   |
|                      | to join in the effort to bring peace to       |
|                      | Colombia,\" said Daniel Sabogal, owner of     |
|                      | Grower-2-Buyer.**                             |
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|                      | **GRANT OPPORTUNITIES**                       |
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| USAID FUNDING        | **US Agency for International Development -   |
|                      | The purpose of this Annual Program Statement  |
| (check out           | (APS) is to publish information about the     |
| grants.gov for the   | intention of USAID's Bureau for Africa to     |
| most up-to-date      | fund proposals to contribute to the           |
| information on grant | objectives of the Global Food Security        |
| and funding          | Response through forming public-private       |
| opportunities as     | and/or private-private alliances to support   |
| information does     | the development of effective staple food      |
| change)              | value-chains in West Africa. This APS         |
|                      | provides prospective recipients with an       |
|                      | opportunity to develop and submit             |
|                      | applications for U.S. Agency of International |
|                      | Development (USAID) funding in the area of    |
|                      | Economic Growth focused on increasing food    |
|                      | security. This APS describes the strategy,    |
|                      | the APS application process, the criteria for |
|                      | evaluating applications, and information on   |
|                      | administration of awards and point of         |
|                      | contract. As of February 12, 2009 the closing |
|                      | date of this announcement is February 28,     |
|                      | 2009. For more information,** [**click        |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2j |
|                      | cJfBM6qb6vcC9nZ53373yhzLTY7hbphVydChh2BRm!-39 |
|                      | 9269325?oppId=45299&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **US Agency for International Development-    |
|                      | The International Food Relief Partnership     |
|                      | (IFRP) is a USAID program to support the      |
|                      | production, stockpiling, transportation,      |
|                      | delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable,   |
|                      | prepackaged foods by U.S. non-profit and      |
|                      | Public International Organizations. These     |
|                      | guidelines and procedures apply to grant      |
|                      | proposals for transportation, delivery and    |
|                      | distribution of commodities. In administering |
|                      | the IFRP program, USAID seeks to diversify    |
|                      | the types of Title II food aid commodities    |
|                      | available for programming and expand USAID's  |
|                      | base of non-profit organizations capable of   |
|                      | managing U.S. government-funded international |
|                      | food aid programs. The commodities currently  |
|                      | available for distribution are: 1. Harvest    |
|                      | Pro Vegetable blend (Product Code 304),       |
|                      | and/or 2. Harvest Pro Plain Harvest Lentil    |
|                      | blend (Product 504), and/or 3. Harvest Pro    |
|                      | Combined Vegetable and Lentil blends (Product |
|                      | Code 404). These commodities are produced,    |
|                      | packaged, and warehoused by Breedlove         |
|                      | Dehydrated Foods. Grant awards under the IFRP |
|                      | program are authorized by section 208(a)(2)   |
|                      | of the Food for Peace Act, 7 U.S.C. §         |
|                      | 1726b(a)(2), and will be made and governed in |
|                      | accordance with these guidelines and          |
|                      | procedures and Part 226 of Title 22 of the    |
|                      | Code of Federal Regulations. As of January 7, |
|                      | 2009, the closing date of this announcement   |
|                      | is March 15, 2009. For more information,      |
|                      | [click                                        |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.g                  |
|                      | ov/search/search.do;jsessionid=JmkLyc3knT3pzw |
|                      | F55lC7JYgsYhqQLyh46PSyJFhJhhL597yqyynv!-15360 |
|                      | 20391?oppId=44617&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **US Agency for International Development-    |
|                      | Securing [\<\<]{.mark}Uganda[\>\>]{.mark}'s   |
|                      | Right to Essential Medicine. Strengthen the   |
|                      | national supply chain system for health       |
|                      | commodities to ensure access of the           |
|                      | population of Uganda to essential medicines   |
|                      | and health supplies. The recipient will be    |
|                      | responsible for working collaboratively with  |
|                      | the Government of Uganda and other key        |
|                      | partners to strengthen the Government of      |
|                      | Uganda's capacity and performance in managing |
|                      | the key components of the supply chain        |
|                      | including financing of health commodities,    |
|                      | forecasting and quantification of program     |
|                      | needs, procurement, quality assurance,        |
|                      | storage and distribution to end user health   |
|                      | facilities, and logistics information         |
|                      | management systems at all levels of the       |
|                      | supply chain. As of January 30, 2009 the      |
|                      | closing date of this announcement is March    |
|                      | 20, 2009. For more information,** [**click    |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2j |
|                      | cJfBM6qb6vcC9nZ53373yhzLTY7hbphVydChh2BRm!-39 |
|                      | 9269325?oppId=45075&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Senegal USAID-Dakar- The United States for  |
|                      | International Development (USAID) is seeking  |
|                      | applications for Assistance Agreement to      |
|                      | implement a Water and Sanitation Program for  |
|                      | a five year period in Senegal. As of January  |
|                      | 30, 2009 the closing date of this             |
|                      | announcement is March 20, 2009. For more      |
|                      | information,** [**click                       |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2j |
|                      | cJfBM6qb6vcC9nZ53373yhzLTY7hbphVydChh2BRm!-39 |
|                      | 9269325?oppId=45074&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Ghana USAID-Accra- The United States        |
|                      | Government, represented by the U.S. Agency    |
|                      | for International Development's Mission to    |
|                      | Ghana (USAID/Ghana) is seeking applications   |
|                      | from organizations for a cooperative          |
|                      | agreement to fund a program entitled "Grants  |
|                      | & Reporting Accountability Improve Literacy   |
|                      | (GRAIL)."The GRAIL program seeks to improve   |
|                      | educational quality, particularly early grade |
|                      | literacy, in Ghana by improving the capacity  |
|                      | of lower-level units (district, circuits,     |
|                      | schools) to manage for results and by         |
|                      | assisting community groups in holding them    |
|                      | accountable. The GRAIL program will provide   |
|                      | districts technical and financial resources   |
|                      | to plan and implement education quality       |
|                      | improvement interventions, particularly those |
|                      | aimed at early grade literacy improvement,    |
|                      | and provide educational stakeholders a report |
|                      | card with which they can better understand    |
|                      | and account for progress. As of February 10,  |
|                      | 2009 the closing date of this announcement is |
|                      | March 27, 2009. For more information,**       |
|                      | [**click                                      |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2j |
|                      | cJfBM6qb6vcC9nZ53373yhzLTY7hbphVydChh2BRm!-39 |
|                      | 9269325?oppId=45248&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Russia USAID-Moscow- Qualified applicants   |
|                      | may be U.S. private voluntary organizations   |
|                      | (U.S. PVOs) and/or U.S., Russian or other     |
|                      | non-U.S. non-governmental organizations       |
|                      | (NGOs) or private, non-profit organizations   |
|                      | (or for-profit companies willing to forego    |
|                      | profits), including universities, research    |
|                      | organizations, professional associations, and |
|                      | relevant special interest associations.       |
|                      | Public International Organizations (PIOs) and |
|                      | faith-based and community organizations are   |
|                      | also eligible for award. In support of the    |
|                      | Agency's interest in fostering a larger       |
|                      | assistance base and expanding the number and  |
|                      | sustainability of development partners, USAID |
|                      | encourages applications from potential new    |
|                      | partners, particularly if they are joined     |
|                      | with a more experienced organization. As of   |
|                      | February 9, 2009 the closing date of this     |
|                      | announcement is April 6, 2009. For more       |
|                      | information, [click                           |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.                   |
|                      | gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2jcJ |
|                      | fBM6qb6vcC9nZ53373yhzLTY7hbphVydChh2BRm!-3992 |
|                      | 69325?oppId=45222&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **US Agency for International Development-The |
|                      | global food crisis has affected households    |
|                      | around the world, but has had a particularly  |
|                      | harsh impact on the most vulnerable families  |
|                      | in developing nations. Vulnerable populations |
|                      | in the Horn of Africa region can be described |
|                      | in three types: pastoral, agro-pastoral, and  |
|                      | marginal farming households. Historically in  |
|                      | the Horn region, all of these groups suffer   |
|                      | the same repetitive scenario of humanitarian  |
|                      | decline due to asset depletion resulting from |
|                      | the continuous man-made and climatic shocks.  |
|                      | In general, this decline scenario includes a  |
|                      | shock followed by households adopting         |
|                      | negative coping mechanisms, such as selling   |
|                      | productive assets to meet basic food needs    |
|                      | and loss of assets to the effects of          |
|                      | drought/flood/disease. USAID/OFDA's mandate   |
|                      | is to save lives, alleviate human suffering,  |
|                      | and reduce the social and economic impact of  |
|                      | humanitarian emergencies worldwide. In order  |
|                      | to achieve this goal, USAID/DCHA/OFDA's       |
|                      | strategy for the HFPCR is to improve local    |
|                      | livelihoods as a means to increase            |
|                      | household's resilience to shocks reducing the |
|                      | need for future relief based activities. A.   |
|                      | The broad goals of this APS are to: •         |
|                      | Stabilize humanitarian indicators in food     |
|                      | insecure households through both the          |
|                      | provision of humanitarian assistance and      |
|                      | activities designed to protect existing       |
|                      | household assets; • Strengthen existing       |
|                      | developmental programming designed to rebuild |
|                      | livelihoods and household resiliency to       |
|                      | shocks through the diversification and        |
|                      | creation of household assets; and, • Improve  |
|                      | economic opportunities and livelihoods        |
|                      | through improved market linkages in support   |
|                      | of the agricultural and livestock sectors.    |
|                      | USAID/OFDA anticipates awarding two           |
|                      | cooperative agreements as a result of this    |
|                      | APS, one targeting interventions in Kenya and |
|                      | one targeting interventions in Uganda. As of  |
|                      | February 2, 2009, the closing date for this   |
|                      | announcement is April 8, 2009. For more       |
|                      | information, [click                           |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants                    |
|                      | .gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=2vSZJH2RYrvJ |
|                      | bv0G5qFGjWGGFCnVCTwjR9R26nQyJzsSmqqJ2qhX!5101 |
|                      | 60981?oppId=43024&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **US Agency for International Development     |
|                      | USAID/OFDA anticipates awarding multiple      |
|                      | cooperative agreements as a result of this    |
|                      | APS, targeting interventions in specific      |
|                      | zones within Oromiya, Somali, and Southern    |
|                      | Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples regions   |
|                      | in Ethiopia. The global food crisis has       |
|                      | affected households around the world, but has |
|                      | had a particularly harsh impact on the most   |
|                      | vulnerable families in developing nations.    |
|                      | Vulnerable populations in the Horn of Africa  |
|                      | region can be described in three types:       |
|                      | pastoral, agro-pastoral, and marginal farming |
|                      | households. OFDA is seeking to adopt new      |
|                      | approaches to providing assistance that,      |
|                      | where possible, will address the root causes  |
|                      | of food insecurity, rather than continually   |
|                      | providing inputs to poor households each year |
|                      | at higher and higher costs. The broad goals   |
|                      | of this APS for Ethiopia are to: • Stabilize  |
|                      | humanitarian indicators in food insecure      |
|                      | households through humanitarian assistance    |
|                      | activities designed to protect existing       |
|                      | household assets; • Rebuild livelihoods and   |
|                      | household resiliency to shocks through the    |
|                      | diversification and creation of household     |
|                      | assets; and, • Improve economic opportunities |
|                      | through improved market linkages in support   |
|                      | of the predominate agricultural and livestock |
|                      | sectors.** **As of February 2, 2009, the      |
|                      | closing date of this announcement is April    |
|                      | 27, 2009. For more information, [click        |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.                   |
|                      | gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=JLvJHFvqQsq9S |
|                      | gtFCJbTDpkLpJbhxZynQHSJKR79zQnpv72NcPLT!19015 |
|                      | 31722?oppId=43228&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Malawi USAID-Lilongwe- The purpose of the   |
|                      | APS is to publicize the United States Agency  |
|                      | for International Development (USAID) plans   |
|                      | to fund a limited number of programs through  |
|                      | the USAID/Malawi's Economic Growth Functional |
|                      | Objective of improving conditions in          |
|                      | biologically significant areas through        |
|                      | community based natural resource management.  |
|                      | The overall objective is to support Malawi's  |
|                      | rural poor in transforming management and     |
|                      | protection of their natural resources and     |
|                      | biologically significant areas from practices |
|                      | that degrade, to approaches that revitalize   |
|                      | and protect these important areas for the     |
|                      | good of the society and future generations.   |
|                      | Pending the availability of funding,          |
|                      | USAID/Malawi anticipates awarding one or two  |
|                      | grants or cooperative agreements to fund      |
|                      | applications submitted in response to this    |
|                      | APS. Each agreement will run from             |
|                      | approximately May, 2009 until September,      |
|                      | 2012. The total amount available for funding  |
|                      | is \$10,000,000 (ten million dollars). If two |
|                      | agreements are awarded; one agreement will    |
|                      | receive a maximum individual amount of        |
|                      | \$7,000,000 (seven million dollars) and a     |
|                      | second with a minimum of \$1,000,000 (one     |
|                      | million dollars) and a maximum of \$3,000,000 |
|                      | (three million dollars). USAID reserves the   |
|                      | right to fund one or more or none of the      |
|                      | applications which may be submitted. Out of   |
|                      | an estimated \$10 million total award, USAID  |
|                      | is planning an initial funding of             |
|                      | approximately \$955,000 for the programs for  |
|                      | fiscal year 2009. The projects will be funded |
|                      | primarily through Biodiversity funding though |
|                      | will be supplemented with Agriculture funding |
|                      | pending future budget levels. Upon            |
|                      | satisfactory evaluation of the projects at    |
|                      | the end of the funding period, USAID/Malawi   |
|                      | may make a determination to extend the        |
|                      | project agreement(s) by a further 2 (two)     |
|                      | years. As of February 2, 2009 the closing     |
|                      | date for this announcement is April 30, 2009. |
|                      | For more information,** [**click              |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=JGNfhj3XMR6 |
|                      | Sjm9CcW9q0cTK9hKYvwYb1ZPyGjZnXhfgTJjskVlj!180 |
|                      | 4673657?oppId=43185&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Kazakhstan USAID-Almaty This USAID/Central  |
|                      | Asian Republics (CAR) Annual Program          |
|                      | Statement (APS) solicits applications from    |
|                      | prospective partners to implement maternal    |
|                      | and child health activities in Tajikistan.    |
|                      | USAID expects that the total level of funding |
|                      | available under this APS for activities in    |
|                      | Tajikistan would be up to \$3.5 million.      |
|                      | Based on these figures, funding requests are  |
|                      | expected to range from a minimum of \$200,000 |
|                      | up to a maximum of \$3.5 million (if          |
|                      | activities are proposed to cover all program  |
|                      | objectives), for expenditure over a period of |
|                      | up to five years. Funding will not exceed     |
|                      | \$700,000 per year; awards for projects of    |
|                      | more than one year will be funded             |
|                      | incrementally. All awards are subject to the  |
|                      | availability of funding.  As of August 15,    |
|                      | 2008, the closing date of this announcement   |
|                      | is June 24, 2009.  For more information,      |
|                      | [click                                        |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants                    |
|                      | .gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Ly1bSTg2QnH1 |
|                      | XTvp3WjxygJwfyJh5V0MbsYg24wG6tr0snLLMpBD!7433 |
|                      | 51497?oppId=42125&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **US Agency for International Development**   |
|                      | **is seeking applications from eligible       |
|                      | institution as described in Section A.1.e.,   |
|                      | that promote democracy, human rights, and the |
|                      | rule of law in Iran. Applications should      |
|                      | advance one or more of the following          |
|                      | objectives: strengthening civil society       |
|                      | organization and advocacy; increasing         |
|                      | awareness of and strengthening the rule of    |
|                      | law; and expanding freedom of information.    |
|                      | USAID intends to make several awards under    |
|                      | this APS for a total of up to \$20 million.   |
|                      | Applicants can request \$100,000 to           |
|                      | \$3,000,000 for expenditure for a maximum of  |
|                      | two years. Applications will be reviewed on a |
|                      | rolling basis and all applications must be    |
|                      | submitted by June 30, 2009. USAID reserves    |
|                      | the right to fund any or none of the          |
|                      | applications submitted. As of August 15,      |
|                      | 2008, the closing date for this announcement  |
|                      | is June 30, 2009. For more information,       |
|                      | [click                                        |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.                   |
|                      | gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LPxPdfpv7qcN9 |
|                      | V8h5hk7y1pb9myR6ffThXgy1ny73z1bk52M5pJ8!16251 |
|                      | 62392?oppId=42479&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **US Agency for International Development-    |
|                      | ODP Annual Program Statement-There is no      |
|                      | dollar value limit or minimum for individual  |
|                      | proposals or for cumulative awards made under |
|                      | this APS. However, as a reference, past USAID |
|                      | funding awards have ranged between \$50,000   |
|                      | and \$10,000,000. The actual number of awards |
|                      | under this APS is subject to the availability |
|                      | of funds and the interests and requirements   |
|                      | of missions/WOUs as well as viability of      |
|                      | proposals received. Do not post applications  |
|                      | in Grants.gov. All applications and specific  |
|                      | questions should be submitted directly to the |
|                      | mission. Contact information for the missions |
|                      | is located in the attached Annual Program     |
|                      | Statement.** **As of December 2, 2008, the    |
|                      | closing date of this announcement is          |
|                      | September 30, 2009. For more information,     |
|                      | [click                                        |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants                    |
|                      | .gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=dZdLJHQYJNw1 |
|                      | DJLJJW262n9BJQC4WCR2BlFB8bFJLnfJClhJ3jYg!5101 |
|                      | 60981?oppId=43490&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Philippines USAID-Manila- The Mission of    |
|                      | the United States Agency for International    |
|                      | Development in the Philippines                |
|                      | (USAID/Philippines) invites applications from |
|                      | U.S. or non-U.S. organizations (including     |
|                      | Philippines) non-profit or for profit         |
|                      | entities to implement "Conservation of        |
|                      | Biodiversity and Management of Natural        |
|                      | Resources" activities as described in this    |
|                      | Annual Program Statement (APS) under grants   |
|                      | or cooperative agreements. As of February 3,  |
|                      | 2009 the closing date of this announcement is |
|                      | October 1, 2009. For more information,**      |
|                      | [**click                                      |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2j |
|                      | cJfBM6qb6vcC9nZ53373yhzLTY7hbphVydChh2BRm!-39 |
|                      | 9269325?oppId=45135&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
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| U.S. STATE           | **Bureau of Educational and Cultural          |
| DEPARTMENT FUNDING   | Affairs-** **The Office of Citizen Exchanges, |
|                      | ECA/PE/C, of the Bureau of Educational and    |
| (check out           | Cultural Affairs announces an open            |
| grants.gov for the   | competition for grants that support exchanges |
| most up-to-date      | and build relationships between U.S.          |
| information on grant | non-profit organizations and civil society    |
| and funding          | and cultural groups in Africa, East Asia,     |
| opportunities as     | Europe, the Near East, North Africa, South    |
| information does     | Central Asia and the Western Hemisphere.      |
| change)              | Pending availability of funds, it is          |
|                      | anticipated that approximately \$5,600,000 or |
|                      | more will be available to support this        |
|                      | competition. ECA/PE/C expects to fund         |
|                      | approximately 10-15 projects under this       |
|                      | competition in FY 2009. U.S. public and       |
|                      | non-profit organizations meeting the          |
|                      | provisions described in Internal Revenue code |
|                      | section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals |
|                      | that support the goals of The Professional    |
|                      | Exchange Program. Projects should promote     |
|                      | mutual understanding and partnerships between |
|                      | key professional and cultural groups in the   |
|                      | United States and counterpart groups in other |
|                      | countries through multi-phased exchanges      |
|                      | taking place over one to two years. Proposals |
|                      | should encourage citizen engagement in        |
|                      | current issues and promote the development of |
|                      | democratic societies and institutions, with a |
|                      | view toward creating a more stable world. All |
|                      | programs should be two-way exchanges and      |
|                      | involve participants from the U.S. and        |
|                      | foreign countries. As of December 8, 2008,    |
|                      | the closing date for this announcement is     |
|                      | February 20, 2009. For more information,      |
|                      | [click                                        |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.                   |
|                      | gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=pj0qJQxYPwyf5 |
|                      | zYLydqtbfCn1mWyCdL3y1lSPvCFxQ7TJT0J0yWK!-3024 |
|                      | 10786?oppId=44201&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Bureau of Population, Refugees and          |
|                      | Migration-** **PRM will prioritize currently  |
|                      | available funding for proposed NGO activities |
|                      | that best meet the Bureau's priorities in     |
|                      | Chad, Cameroon, and the CAR as identified     |
|                      | below: (1) Proposed activities should         |
|                      | primarily support Sudanese refugees in Chad   |
|                      | and the CAR as well as Central African        |
|                      | refugees in Chad and Cameroon. Proposals may  |
|                      | include work in the following sectors:        |
|                      | protection, health, nutrition, water and      |
|                      | sanitation, education, camp management,       |
|                      | community services, micro-enterprise and      |
|                      | livelihoods development, humanitarian air     |
|                      | services, humanitarian information services,  |
|                      | gender-based violence prevention and support, |
|                      | and psychosocial support. As of January 15,   |
|                      | 2009, the closing date of this announcement   |
|                      | is February 25, 2009. For more information,** |
|                      | [**click                                      |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=pSpsJwFZcf2 |
|                      | yq7fBQxJTKhBJxbzMTtJwQ22TTTTpSttwJSpHKW1g!169 |
|                      | 1723039?oppId=44774&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs- |
|                      | The Office of Academic Exchange Programs,     |
|                      | European and Eurasian Programs Branch         |
|                      | (ECA/A/E/EUR) announces an open competition   |
|                      | for three (3) Summer Institutes for European  |
|                      | undergraduate students to take place during   |
|                      | the summer of 2009. The Institutes vary in    |
|                      | focus, the number of participants, length,    |
|                      | timing, and funding. Accredited,              |
|                      | post-secondary educational institutions in    |
|                      | the United States may submit proposals to     |
|                      | administer one or more of the Institute       |
|                      | programs. Institutions must submit separate   |
|                      | proposals for each Institute. All Institutes  |
|                      | will be funded in FY2009 pending the          |
|                      | availability of funds. As of December 22,     |
|                      | 2008, the closing date for this announcement  |
|                      | is February 26, 2009. For more information,   |
|                      | [click                                        |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.                   |
|                      | gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Jb9fW1QkJZ0Sg |
|                      | c2rJl6cfPSDyy1FG2K2hGLLxLh5NNKXRvDvq13L!13234 |
|                      | 66878?oppId=44484&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **International Narcotics and Law Enforcement |
|                      | Affair- Executive Summary: Through this       |
|                      | Request for Applications (RFA), the United    |
|                      | States Government, represented by the         |
|                      | Department of State's Bureau for              |
|                      | International Narcotics and Law Enforcement   |
|                      | Affairs, Office of Asian, African and         |
|                      | European Programs (INL/AAE), is pleased to    |
|                      | announce an open competition for an           |
|                      | assistance award with the Republic of Georgia |
|                      | as a target country for intervention of grant |
|                      | activities. INL/AAE invites U.S.              |
|                      | non-profit/non-governmental qualified         |
|                      | organizations actively operating in Georgia   |
|                      | to submit proposals with a strong focus on    |
|                      | advocacy for, and implementation of, legal    |
|                      | socialization activities for Georgian         |
|                      | juveniles. The total Grant award for one to   |
|                      | four years will be up to \$800,000 - with up  |
|                      | to \$200,000 per year funded annually. As of  |
|                      | February 17, 2009 the closing date of this    |
|                      | announcement is March 19, 2009. For more      |
|                      | information, [click                           |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.                   |
|                      | gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=9Sy1Jhzc67WH0 |
|                      | sY1J1qpJ4GrzL7qJm8yy3l3JTJ7nxxLjmnTrFJW!-1082 |
|                      | 18008?oppId=45343&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Bureau Of Educational and Cultural          |
|                      | Affairs-** **The Office of Citizen Exchanges  |
|                      | of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural     |
|                      | Affairs announces an open competition for the |
|                      | International Sports Programming Initiative.  |
|                      | Public and private non-profit organizations   |
|                      | meeting the provisions described in Internal  |
|                      | Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c) (3) may |
|                      | submit proposals for projects designed to     |
|                      | reach out to youth and promote mutual         |
|                      | understanding by increasing the professional  |
|                      | capacity of those who design and manage youth |
|                      | sports programs in select countries in        |
|                      | Africa, East Asia, the Near East and North    |
|                      | Africa, South Central Asia, Europe, and the   |
|                      | Western Hemisphere. The focus of all programs |
|                      | must be on reaching out to both male and      |
|                      | female youth ages 8-18 and/or their coaches.  |
|                      | Programs designed to train elite athletes or  |
|                      | coaches will not be considered. For the       |
|                      | purposes of this competition, eligible        |
|                      | regions are Africa, Europe, East Asia, the    |
|                      | Near East and North Africa, South and Central |
|                      | Asia and the Western Hemisphere. Eligible     |
|                      | countries in each region are: Africa: Kenya,  |
|                      | South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana,         |
|                      | Namibia, Senegal, and Mali; East Asia: China, |
|                      | Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore Philippines,   |
|                      | Thailand and Vietnam; Near East and North     |
|                      | Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt,       |
|                      | Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and     |
|                      | Oman; South and Central Asia: Kazakhstan,     |
|                      | Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, India,  |
|                      | Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bangladesh;   |
|                      | Europe: Turkey and Armenia; and the Western   |
|                      | Hemisphere: El Salvador, Panama, Honduras,    |
|                      | Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and     |
|                      | Tobago, and Brazil. As of February 11, 2009   |
|                      | the closing date of this announcement is      |
|                      | March 23, 2009. For more information, [click  |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.                   |
|                      | gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=hnGQJVpY6RTSb |
|                      | bn43fMDm3rPLLpVphGSpCTxpS6xRkh6cNY11PTj!-3992 |
|                      | 69325?oppId=45269&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Bureau Of Educational and Cultural          |
|                      | Affairs-** **The Office of Citizen Exchanges' |
|                      | Youth Programs Division announces an open     |
|                      | competition for the American Serbia &         |
|                      | Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange          |
|                      | (A-SMYLE) Program, for high school students   |
|                      | from Montenegro and Serbia. Public and        |
|                      | private non-profit organizations meeting the  |
|                      | provisions described in Internal Revenue Code |
|                      | section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals |
|                      | to recruit and select high school students    |
|                      | aged 15-17 from Montenegro and Serbia, place  |
|                      | them with host families and schools for an    |
|                      | academic year of study in the United States,  |
|                      | provide activities that will enable the       |
|                      | students to learn about leadership, civic     |
|                      | responsibility, community activism,           |
|                      | democracy, and American society, as well as   |
|                      | to educate Americans about their countries    |
|                      | and cultures, and to support alumni in        |
|                      | projects at home. As of February 3, 2009 the  |
|                      | closing date of this announcement is March    |
|                      | 27, 2009. For more information,** [**click    |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=hnGQJVpY6RT |
|                      | Sbbn43fMDm3rPLLpVphGSpCTxpS6xRkh6cNY11PTj!-39 |
|                      | 9269325?oppId=45156&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Bureau Of Educational and Cultural          |
|                      | Affairs-** **The Office of Citizen Exchanges, |
|                      | Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of     |
|                      | Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an |
|                      | open competition to design and implement a    |
|                      | Youth Leadership Program with Iraq. Public    |
|                      | and private non-profit organizations meeting  |
|                      | the provisions described in Internal Revenue  |
|                      | Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit      |
|                      | proposals for a grant that will support       |
|                      | English-speaking high school students and     |
|                      | adult participants from Iraq in a four-week   |
|                      | U.S.-based exchange that explores civic       |
|                      | education, leadership development, respect    |
|                      | for diversity, and community involvement. The |
|                      | program will conclude with follow-on          |
|                      | activities in the participants' home          |
|                      | communities in which they apply the knowledge |
|                      | and skills acquired during the exchange       |
|                      | experience. As of February 11, 2009 the       |
|                      | closing date of this announcement is April 2, |
|                      | 2009. For more information,** [**click        |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=hnGQJVpY6RT |
|                      | Sbbn43fMDm3rPLLpVphGSpCTxpS6xRkh6cNY11PTj!-39 |
|                      | 9269325?oppId=45271&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs- |
|                      | The U.S. Department of State\'s Bureau of     |
|                      | Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) seeks  |
|                      | an organization to assist the Office of       |
|                      | Citizen Exchanges in the implementation of    |
|                      | several short-term, high-visibility cultural, |
|                      | sports, and youth exchanges taking place      |
|                      | during calendar year 2009 and 2010.           |
|                      | Approximately 170 visitors (96 for sports,    |
|                      | 32-48 for culture, and 30 for youth) from     |
|                      | countries around the world will participate   |
|                      | in approximately 13 separate exchange         |
|                      | initiatives/projects (eight for sports, three |
|                      | for culture with multiple visitors for each   |
|                      | initiative, and two for youth) in the United  |
|                      | States designed to promote interaction        |
|                      | between the foreign participants and their    |
|                      | American peers. As of February 17, 2009 the   |
|                      | closing date of this announcement is April 2, |
|                      | 2009. For more information, [click            |
|                      | here.](http://www07.grants.                   |
|                      | gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=9Sy1Jhzc67WH0 |
|                      | sY1J1qpJ4GrzL7qJm8yy3l3JTJ7nxxLjmnTrFJW!-1082 |
|                      | 18008?oppId=45333&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Bureau of Intelligence and Research- The    |
|                      | Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence   |
|                      | and Research, Office of Outreach, invites     |
|                      | organizations with substantial and            |
|                      | wide-reaching experience in administering     |
|                      | research and training programs to serve as    |
|                      | intermediaries conducting nationwide          |
|                      | competitive programs for U.S. scholars,       |
|                      | students and institutions pertaining to       |
|                      | advanced research and language training on    |
|                      | the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.  |
|                      | U.S.-based public and private nonprofit       |
|                      | organizations and educational institutions    |
|                      | may submit proposals to carry out Title       |
|                      | VIII-funded programs that 1) support and      |
|                      | sustain American expertise on the countries   |
|                      | of Eastern Europe and Eurasia 2) bring        |
|                      | American expertise to the service of the U.S. |
|                      | Government, and 3) further U.S. foreign       |
|                      | assistance and policy goals. An explicit      |
|                      | connection must be made to U.S. policy, the   |
|                      | maintenance of U.S. knowledge and expertise,  |
|                      | and national capability. This program also    |
|                      | works to support outreach and build           |
|                      | relationships with the academic community.    |
|                      | Intelligence Community analysts and DOS       |
|                      | policy staff can benefit from engagement with |
|                      | outside elements to explore new ideas and     |
|                      | perspectives and create new knowledge and     |
|                      | research. The grants will be awarded through  |
|                      | an open, merit-based competition. Grantee     |
|                      | organizations will then conduct competitions  |
|                      | for students, scholars, and specialists. The  |
|                      | purpose of this request for proposals is to   |
|                      | inform potential applicant organizations of   |
|                      | programmatic, procedural and funding          |
|                      | information for the fiscal year 2009 Title    |
|                      | VIII grants competition. As of February 12,   |
|                      | 2009 the closing date of this announcement is |
|                      | April 14, 2009. For more information,**       |
|                      | [**click                                      |
|                      | here.**](http://www07.grant                   |
|                      | s.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=hnGQJVpY6RT |
|                      | Sbbn43fMDm3rPLLpVphGSpCTxpS6xRkh6cNY11PTj!-39 |
|                      | 9269325?oppId=45236&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
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