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|                           | **March 2, 2009**                        |
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| **Letter from the         | **AT A GLANCE**                          |
| Director**                |                                          |
|                           | > **Upcoming Events and other            |
| **Dear Newsletter         | > Resources......... USAID's Office of   |
| Recipients,**             | > Acquisition and Assistance Conference  |
|                           | > Call, USAID's International            |
| **This week's newsletter  | > Development Event Calendar, Public     |
| highlights USAID's        | > Meeting: Reflections From The Advisory |
| International Development | > Committee On Voluntary Foreign         |
| Event Calendar. This      | > Assistance**                           |
| calendar on the USAID     |                                          |
| website features timely   | **Articles of Interest..........**       |
| events which are open to  | **USAID and Coca-Cola Partner to Bring   |
| the public and relevant   | Clean Water to Mozambique, USAID         |
| to international          | Launches A New Basic Education Program   |
| development. Even if you  | In Senegal, USAID Opens Shawakeh Fish    |
| are not in Washington,    | Market to Attract Businesses, Restore    |
| many of these events are  | Stability**                              |
| accessible on-line and    |                                          |
| include links to related  | > **Grant Opportunities......... USAID   |
| reports and other         | > and U.S. Department of State**         |
| materials.**              |                                          |
|                           | **If you would like to sign up to        |
| **I also want to remind   | receive this newsletter from the USAID   |
| you that the CFBCI will   | Center for Faith-Based and Community     |
| be hosting an open        | Initiatives please [click                |
| conference call on this   | here](http://www.usaid.gov/cgi-          |
| coming Friday, March 6,   | bin/listserv.cgi?listname=FAITHBASED).** |
| 2009. I will be joined by |                                          |
| staff from USAID's Office |                                          |
| of Acquisition and        |                                          |
| Assistance who will go    |                                          |
| over some useful          |                                          |
| information related to    |                                          |
| grants and contracts with |                                          |
| USAID. 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>.**       |                                          |
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| > **Warmest regards,**    |                                          |
| >                         |                                          |
| > **Mauricio**            |                                          |
| >                         |                                          |
| >                         |                                          |
| >                         |                                          |
| > ***Mauricio Vera***     |                                          |
| >                         |                                          |
| > ***Acting Director,     |                                          |
| > Center for Faith Based  |                                          |
| > & Community             |                                          |
| > Initiatives***          |                                          |
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| > ***U.S. Agency for      |                                          |
| > International           |                                          |
| > Development***          |                                          |
| >                         |                                          |
| > ***U.S. Department of   |                                          |
| > State***                |                                          |
| >                         |                                          |
| > ***1300 Pennsylvania    |                                          |
| > Avenue NW***            |                                          |
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| ***Washington, DC         |                                          |
| 20523***                  |                                          |
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| > [**FBCI@usaid.gov*      |                                          |
| *](mailto:FBCI@usaid.gov) |                                          |
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|                           | **UPCOMING EVENTS**                      |
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| **USAID's Office of       | **The Center for Faith-Based and         |
| Acquisition and           | Community Initiatives cordially invites  |
| Assistance**              | you to join us for a conference call     |
|                           | with Mauricio Vera, the Acting Director  |
| **Conference Call**       | of the CFBCI, and representatives of     |
|                           | USAID's Office of Acquisition and        |
| **Date: 03/06/2009**      | Assistance (OAA). OAA staff will discuss |
|                           | their role in the Agency and provide     |
| **2 p.m. EST**            | background and guidance on the           |
|                           | competitive grants and contracts process |
| **International           | at USAID.**                              |
| Participant Dial-in #:    |                                          |
| (816) 650-7866**          | **There will be an opportunity for Q&A   |
|                           | with Mr. Vera and other USAID staff on   |
| **\                       | the call.**                              |
| Domestic Participant      |                                          |
| Dial-In #: (866)          | **Participation on the call is capped at |
| 306-0035**                | 200, so please ensure that you call in   |
|                           | prior to the 2:00 pm start time to       |
| **Conference ID #:        | ensure your spot.**                      |
| 86107034**                |                                          |
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| **USAID** **International | **The International Development Event    |
| Development Event         | Calendar (IDEC) serves as a              |
| Calendar**                | clearinghouse for timely and relevant    |
|                           | events that address ongoing issues in    |
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|                           | **The United States Agency for           |
| **For more information,   | International Development (USAID)        |
| [click                    | provides this calendar service to        |
| he                        | further engage and enhance cooperation   |
| re](http://apps1.info.usa | with the international development       |
| id.gov/cgi-bin/webevent.p | community. The listing of events,        |
| l?cmd=opencal&cal=cal1)** | meeting or organizations on this         |
|                           | calendar do not constitute support or    |
|                           | endorsement of any specific ideas,       |
|                           | concepts or organizations by the United  |
|                           | States Agency for International          |
|                           | Development or the United States         |
|                           | Government.**                            |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **To view the IDEC, [click               |
|                           | here.](http://apps1.info.usaid.gov/cgi   |
|                           | -bin/webevent.pl?cmd=opencal&cal=cal1)** |
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| **Public Meeting:         | **The ACVFA is an expert body that       |
| Reflections From The      | advises USAID and other U.S. government  |
| Advisory Committee On     | agencies on international development    |
| Voluntary Foreign         | and humanitarian**                       |
| Assistance**              |                                          |
|                           | **assistance issues. ACVFA members are   |
| **Wednesday, March 11,    | private citizens appointed by the USAID  |
| 2009**                    | Administrator and serve without          |
|                           | compensation. The**                      |
| **For more information,   |                                          |
| [click                    | **committee's public meetings, held      |
| here.](http://w           | three times per year, serve as forums    |
| ww.usaid.gov/about_usaid/ | for consultation between the public and  |
| acvfa/031109_flyer.pdf)** | private sectors on a**                   |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **broad range of foreign assistance      |
|                           | matters.**                               |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **You are cordially invited to attend    |
|                           | the Advisory Committee on Voluntary      |
|                           | Foreign Aid's (ACVFA) public meeting.    |
|                           | The meeting is free and open to the      |
|                           | public.**                                |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **[Jack Morton Auditorium, George        |
|                           | Washington University]{.underline}**     |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **805 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC    |
|                           | 20052**                                  |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **The closest Metro stop is Foggy        |
|                           | Bottom. Parking is available at garages  |
|                           | at the 22nd and I Street, NW lot (pay**  |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **to park)**                             |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **[Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 9:00 AM to |
|                           | 3:00 PM]{.underline} (end time is        |
|                           | approximate)**                           |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **[MEETING HIGHLIGHTS]{.underline}       |
|                           | *(topics are subject to change and do    |
|                           | not necessarily reflect the order of the |
|                           | agenda)***                               |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Keynote: USAID Transition and Policy   |
|                           | Updates: Acting Administrator Alonzo     |
|                           | Fulgham will provide an update on        |
|                           | continuing policy issues at the Agency   |
|                           | as well as an update on the transition   |
|                           | to the new**                             |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **administration.**                      |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Reflections from the Advisory          |
|                           | Committee on Voluntary Foreign           |
|                           | Assistance: The ACVFA will provide a     |
|                           | perspective on three important issues in |
|                           | foreign assistance: leadership,          |
|                           | partnership, and a strengthened USAID    |
|                           | development capacity. In addition, ACVFA |
|                           | members will summarize the               |
|                           | recommendations from its papers on the   |
|                           | foreign assistance framework that are    |
|                           | particularly relevant to the new         |
|                           | Administration.**                        |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Rewriting the Foreign Affairs Act:     |
|                           | Chairman Howard Berman from the U.S.     |
|                           | House of Representatives has been        |
|                           | invited to speak on the ongoing efforts  |
|                           | to revise the Foreign Affairs Act of     |
|                           | 1961.**                                  |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Update on Foreign Assistance: Deputy   |
|                           | Secretary of State Jacob Lew has been    |
|                           | invited to provide an update on foreign  |
|                           | assistance.**                            |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **This will be followed by a panel       |
|                           | discussion/commentary from Steven        |
|                           | Radelet (Center for Global Development), |
|                           | George Ingram (Academy for Educational   |
|                           | Development), and Carol Adelman (Hudson  |
|                           | Institute).**                            |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **ONLINE REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION:** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Pre-register for the meeting and join  |
|                           | the ACVFA list serve at                  |
|                           | [                                        |
|                           | http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa]( |
|                           | http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa ) |
|                           | . Participants will be able to register  |
|                           | on site; pre-registration is strongly    |
|                           | encouraged. Questions, please contact    |
|                           | Deborah Lewis at dlewis@usaid.gov or     |
|                           | call 202-712-0936.**                     |
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|                           | **ARTICLES OF INTEREST**                 |
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| **USAID and Coca-Cola     | **CHIMOIO, MOZAMBIQUE - The United       |
| Partner to Bring Clean    | States Agency for International          |
| Water to Mozambique**     | Development (USAID) and Coca-Cola have   |
|                           | formed a global alliance - the Water and |
| ***FOR IMMEDIATE          | Development Alliance (WADA) - to provide |
| RELEASE*\                 | clean, potable water to Mozambique\'s    |
| February 25, 2009\        | sixth largest urban region, Chimoio.     |
| Press Office:             | This alliance brings together funding    |
| 202-712-4320\             | commitments from all partners totaling   |
| Public Information:       | about \$1.79 million, of which \$500,000 |
| 202-712-4810\             | comes from USAID.**                      |
| [www.usaid.gov]           |                                          |
| (http://www.usaid.gov/)** | **Currently, 10-15 percent of Chimoio\'s |
|                           | 250,000 residents are served by an       |
|                           | inconsistent and inadequately treated    |
|                           | water supply that poses serious public   |
|                           | health risks and hampers industrial and  |
|                           | commercial growth. WADA and its partners |
|                           | will supply running water to about       |
|                           | 25,000 people, 12 schools, one           |
|                           | provincial hospital, one secondary       |
|                           | health facility, and local industrial    |
|                           | and commercial users. This project will  |
|                           | also improve the health of Chimoio       |
|                           | residents, and increase economic         |
|                           | activity and employment.**               |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Coca-Cola is a long standing global    |
|                           | USAID partner, but this is Mozambique\'s |
|                           | first partnership with the global        |
|                           | beverage company. \"We are looking       |
|                           | forward to a long and productive         |
|                           | relationship with the possibility of     |
|                           | taking this partnership to other         |
|                           | provinces where USAID and Coca Cola      |
|                           | operate and have common goals,\" said    |
|                           | Todd Amani, USAID Mission Director in    |
|                           | Mozambique.**                            |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Funds provided by the alliance will be |
|                           | used to rehabilitate the TextAfrica      |
|                           | Water Treatment Plant, part of a         |
|                           | dilapidated former textile factory       |
|                           | located on the outskirts of Chimoio. The |
|                           | project will rehabilitate several parts  |
|                           | of the system - including pipes and      |
|                           | pumping stations - to improve water      |
|                           | delivery management and develop          |
|                           | cost-recovery polices to ensure that the |
|                           | plant is sustainable once the work has   |
|                           | been completed.**                        |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Other projects will focus on 14        |
|                           | boreholes throughout the city. In        |
|                           | addition, workers will extend a          |
|                           | secondary water distribution network to  |
|                           | Bairro 4 - a neighborhood indentified by |
|                           | the municipal and community leaders as   |
|                           | most in need of an improved water supply |
|                           | system. In addition, six new small water |
|                           | systems will be installed in             |
|                           | neighborhoods throughout Chimoio City to |
|                           | provide enough water for present and     |
|                           | future needs.**                          |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **For more information about USAID and   |
|                           | its programs in Mozambique, visit:       |
|                           | [                                        |
|                           | www.usaid.gov](http://www.usaid.gov/).** |
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| **USAID Launches A New    | **DAKAR, SENEGAL - A focus on vulnerable |
| Basic Education Program   | and street children, a new curriculum to |
| In Senegal**              | promote good governance, an emphasis on  |
|                           | developing stronger relationships with   |
| ***FOR IMMEDIATE          | the private sector, and a initiative to  |
| RELEASE*\                 | promote wireless Internet access, are    |
| February 19, 2009\        | part of a new, five-year basic education |
| Press Office:             | program launched this week by the U.S.   |
| 202-712-4320\             | Agency for International Development     |
| Public Information:       | (USAID) in Senegal.**                    |
| 202-712-4810\             |                                          |
| [www.usaid.gov]           | **The \$40 million program will be       |
| (http://www.usaid.gov/)** | implemented in 10 of 14 regions in       |
|                           | Senegal. Working closely with the        |
|                           | Ministry of Education, USAID will:**     |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **target more than 50,000 vulnerable     |
|                           | children and street children, many of    |
|                           | whom participate in the Koranic          |
|                           | (Islamic) school system in Senegal and,  |
|                           | in collaboration with local religious    |
|                           | leaders and elected officials, ensure    |
|                           | that they get increased educational      |
|                           | support; develop a new curriculum that   |
|                           | includes a focus on existing needs in    |
|                           | the job market; promote issues of good   |
|                           | governance with students and help        |
|                           | implement them within the middle school  |
|                           | curriculum; improve management and       |
|                           | governance of the education system in    |
|                           | Senegal through collaboration with       |
|                           | Parent-Teacher Associations; increase    |
|                           | Wi-Fi access in more than 400 schools    |
|                           | and provide training on new technologies |
|                           | that will support learning in the        |
|                           | schools; and implement a national        |
|                           | campaign to raise awareness of           |
|                           | public-private partnerships in the       |
|                           | education sector and encourage their     |
|                           | formation.**                             |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **\"The success of this program will     |
|                           | depend on all the actors-political,      |
|                           | technical and social,\" said Kevin J.    |
|                           | Mullally, USAID\'s director in Senegal.  |
|                           | \"I am convinced that by working         |
|                           | together with all those who are          |
|                           | interested in improving middle school    |
|                           | education in Senegal, at the end of five |
|                           | years\' time we will have given these    |
|                           | excluded children a new chance to learn, |
|                           | to grow and to succeed.\"**              |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **The project was conceived and financed |
|                           | by USAID, and is being implemented by    |
|                           | the Academy for Educational Development, |
|                           | and its sub-grantees, RTI and            |
|                           | Counterpart International. For more      |
|                           | information about USAID and its programs |
|                           | in Senegal, visit:                       |
|                           | [                                        |
|                           | www.usaid.gov](http://www.usaid.gov/).** |
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| **USAID Opens Shawakeh    | **BAGHDAD, IRAQ - The U.S. Agency for    |
| Fish Market to\           | International Development (USAID), in    |
| Attract Businesses,       | partnership with the Karkh District      |
| Restore Stability**       | Council, neighborhood councils, and the  |
|                           | U.S. military, opened the Al Shawakeh    |
| ***FOR IMMEDIATE          | Fish Market today to stimulate           |
| RELEASE*\                 | employment and business opportunities in |
| February 20, 2009\        | the community.**                         |
| Press Office:             |                                          |
| 202-712-4320\             | **In his remarks at the opening, USAID   |
| Public Information:       | Deputy Mission Director Thomas R.        |
| 202-712-4810\             | Delaney said, \"The revival of this      |
| [www.usaid.gov]           | market shows how committed the Iraqis    |
| (http://www.usaid.gov/)** | are in seeing their economy-and          |
|                           | people-recover and grow.\" He also said  |
|                           | he hoped that the market will be seen as |
|                           | a center of community pride and          |
|                           | prosperity**                             |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID began rebuilding the fish market |
|                           | in early 2008 through the Community      |
|                           | Stabilization Program (CSP) after        |
|                           | repeated insurgent-lead attacks. The     |
|                           | goal of CSP is to help create an         |
|                           | environment for stability and establish  |
|                           | the necessary conditions for long-term   |
|                           | development to take hold in              |
|                           | violence-affected areas. USAID\'s market |
|                           | revitalization efforts include           |
|                           | rebuilding damaged shops and surrounding |
|                           | streets and sidewalks. The project       |
|                           | created immediate short-term jobs for    |
|                           | unemployed laborers.**                   |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID\'s partner, International Relief |
|                           | and Development (IRD), met with vendors, |
|                           | the local community and the district and |
|                           | neighborhood councilmen to seek their    |
|                           | input on the layout and design of the    |
|                           | market. Iraqi representatives of IRD     |
|                           | worked closely with the embedded         |
|                           | Provincial Reconstruction Team, the U.S. |
|                           | Military, and the Karkh community to     |
|                           | complete the \$227,489 USAID-funded      |
|                           | project.**                               |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Twelve local construction workers      |
|                           | fixed the inner-yard of the market,      |
|                           | constructed new stalls, and upgraded the |
|                           | water, sewer and electrical networks.    |
|                           | The new market has a cold-storage        |
|                           | facility, trash dumpsters, and more      |
|                           | space for loading and unloading of       |
|                           | produce, fish, and meats. The market     |
|                           | comprises 40 small, family-owned         |
|                           | restaurants, fish and vegetable markets, |
|                           | book kiosks and shops.**                 |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **Since 2003, USAID has invested more    |
|                           | than \$6 billion on programs designed to |
|                           | stabilize communities; foster economic   |
|                           | and agricultural growth; and build the   |
|                           | capacity of the national, local, and     |
|                           | provincial governments to respond to the |
|                           | needs of the Iraqi people.**             |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **For more information about USAID,      |
|                           | please visit:                            |
|                           | [                                        |
|                           | www.usaid.gov](http://www.usaid.gov/).** |
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|                           | **GRANT OPPORTUNITIES**                  |
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| USAID FUNDING             | **NEW USAID-** **THIS IS NOT A REQUEST   |
|                           | FOR APPLICATIONS: USAID/ Liberia         |
| (check out grants.gov for | announces its intention to invite        |
| the most up-to-date       | comments and suggestion on the draft     |
| information on grant and  | program description for the              |
| funding opportunities as  | implementation of "Liberia Civil Society |
| information does change)  | and Media Capacity, Advocacy and         |
|                           | Leadership Program. The purpose of this  |
|                           | program description is to define the     |
|                           | parameters and objectives for a new,     |
|                           | five year civil society and media        |
|                           | capacity building and youth leadership   |
|                           | program for USAID/Liberia. This new      |
|                           | program seeks to support capacity        |
|                           | building as needed for civil society     |
|                           | organizations that facilitate the        |
|                           | achievement of results in                |
|                           | USAID/Liberia's key technical sectors of |
|                           | democracy and governance, health,        |
|                           | education, economic growth and natural   |
|                           | resource management. Details of the      |
|                           | needs in each sector are described       |
|                           | below. Additionally USAID/Liberia        |
|                           | intends to implement a program of        |
|                           | support to the media in Liberia to       |
|                           | increase investigative journalism        |
|                           | capacity, and broaden the reach of       |
|                           | community radio. Finally, the program    |
|                           | will establish a youth leadership        |
|                           | initiative to cultivate young leaders in |
|                           | Liberia intent on pursuing public        |
|                           | service as a career This announcement is |
|                           | soliciting comments and suggestions from |
|                           | the interested parties in order to       |
|                           | further refine the draft PD. Comments    |
|                           | will be appreciated and considered as we |
|                           | finalize the RFA for proposed            |
|                           | cooperative agreement, however, comments |
|                           | may or may not be incorporated in the    |
|                           | Final PD and issuance of this            |
|                           | announcement does not obligate to issue  |
|                           | RFA. The period of the performance is    |
|                           | expected to be five years from the date  |
|                           | of award with an estimated cost of       |
|                           | approximately 11 million. No information |
|                           | on Instructions to offeror or Evaluation |
|                           | Criteria is available at this time.      |
|                           | Please refrain from submitting questions |
|                           | or requests for clarifications as        |
|                           | regards to these sections, as response   |
|                           | will not be provided. Also, please note  |
|                           | that any expense incurred in providing   |
|                           | comments or attending meeting or         |
|                           | conference call shall be the             |
|                           | responsibility of the organization       |
|                           | concerned. Due to urgency of the         |
|                           | requirement, USAID will host a           |
|                           | conference call/meeting at 10AM, March   |
|                           | 4, 2009 at Ronald Reagan Building,       |
|                           | Washington, DC for providing responses   |
|                           | to questions and clarifications on the   |
|                           | draft description if any. The meeting    |
|                           | shall be chaired by Sean Hall, USAID,    |
|                           | WDC. Please note that organizations and  |
|                           | persons interested in seeking            |
|                           | clarification and response to their      |
|                           | questions on draft PD may send their     |
|                           | name, phone number, e-mail to Sean Hall  |
|                           | at seahall@usaid.gov by March 2, 2009.   |
|                           | The organizations and individuals, who   |
|                           | are not able to meet him and reach on    |
|                           | the conference call, please provide      |
|                           | written comments/suggestions on draft PD |
|                           | to Brian Aaron at baaron and Satish      |
|                           | Kumar at Skumar@usaid.gov by March 13,   |
|                           | 2009. . As of February 17, 2009, the     |
|                           | closing date of this announcement is     |
|                           | March 13, 2009. For more information,    |
|                           | [click                                   |
|                           | her                                      |
|                           | e.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/searc |
|                           | h.do;jsessionid=nGJcJnBHnpTFXDJpvnHpNpjV |
|                           | 0vpKGtWpssRGvs5wDgnyTM4pZJ8P!-1939519171 |
|                           | ?oppId=45350&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID-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                                   |
|                           | her                                      |
|                           | e.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/searc |
|                           | h.do;jsessionid=JmkLyc3knT3pzwF55lC7JYgs |
|                           | YhqQLyh46PSyJFhJhhL597yqyynv!-1536020391 |
|                           | ?oppId=44617&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID/Kampala-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                                 |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
|                           | arch.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2jcJfBM6qb6v |
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|                           | 25?oppId=45075&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **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                  |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
|                           | arch.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2jcJfBM6qb6v |
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|                           |                                          |
|                           | **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             |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
|                           | arch.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2jcJfBM6qb6v |
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|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID/Moscow-** **Mainstreaming of     |
|                           | Human, Social, and Civil Rights Project  |
|                           | The goal of this project is to           |
|                           | "mainstream" the concept of human        |
|                           | rights, and correspondingly, the         |
|                           | feasibility of the protection of human   |
|                           | rights by ordinary citizens in Russia.   |
|                           | This will be accomplished by working in  |
|                           | areas of broad public interest and       |
|                           | engaging a wide spectrum of the          |
|                           | population in this work. In addition to  |
|                           | focusing on issue areas of broad public  |
|                           | interest and support, mainstreaming in   |
|                           | this project in Russia means bringing in |
|                           | local governments and other official     |
|                           | entities in constructive roles.**        |
|                           | **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                 |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sear |
|                           | ch.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2jcJfBM6qb6vcC |
|                           | 9nZ53373yhzLTY7hbphVydChh2BRm!-399269325 |
|                           | ?oppId=45222&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID-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                 |
|                           | h                                        |
|                           | ere.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sea |
|                           | rch.do;jsessionid=2vSZJH2RYrvJbv0G5qFGjW |
|                           | GGFCnVCTwjR9R26nQyJzsSmqqJ2qhX!510160981 |
|                           | ?oppId=43024&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **NEW USAID/Dhaka- The United States     |
|                           | Agency for International Development in  |
|                           | Dhaka, Bangladesh (USAID/Bangladesh) is  |
|                           | seeking applications for a Cooperative   |
|                           | Agreement from qualified organizations   |
|                           | to implement a program entitled          |
|                           | \"Bangladesh AIDS Program Phase 2.\"     |
|                           | Through this award, USAID/Bangladesh     |
|                           | seeks to Support an effective HIV/AIDS   |
|                           | prevention strategy through improved     |
|                           | prevention, care and treatment services  |
|                           | for most-at-risk populations and a       |
|                           | strengthened national response. This     |
|                           | Bangladesh AIDS Program Phase 2 will     |
|                           | increase and sustain the use of high     |
|                           | impact HIV/AIDS services by MARPs and    |
|                           | contribute to strategic and              |
|                           | evidence-based leadership for            |
|                           | implementation of an effective national  |
|                           | response for HIV/AIDS prevention, care   |
|                           | and treatment. This Activity derives     |
|                           | from and supports the USAID-Government   |
|                           | of Bangladesh Health and Population      |
|                           | Program, which aims to enhances the      |
|                           | quality of life in Bangladesh through    |
|                           | expansion of basic health services,      |
|                           | strengthening national health systems,   |
|                           | and addressing HIV/AIDS and other        |
|                           | infectious diseases. This activity is    |
|                           | expected to last 51 months and will have |
|                           | a total estimated US. Government         |
|                           | contribution of approximately \$13       |
|                           | million. As of February 27, 2009, the    |
|                           | closing date for this announcement is    |
|                           | April 8, 2009. For more information,     |
|                           | [click                                   |
|                           | her                                      |
|                           | e.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/searc |
|                           | h.do;jsessionid=nGJcJnBHnpTFXDJpvnHpNpjV |
|                           | 0vpKGtWpssRGvs5wDgnyTM4pZJ8P!-1939519171 |
|                           | ?oppId=45499&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **NEW USAID-** **USAID/Vietnam is making |
|                           | a special call for the submission of     |
|                           | concept papers related to the USG        |
|                           | development Assistance Objective (AO)    |
|                           | Investing in People, with a focus on     |
|                           | higher education and work force skills   |
|                           | development. Under USAID's proven        |
|                           | approach to strategic public-private     |
|                           | partnerships for achieving mutually      |
|                           | shared interests, and leveraging         |
|                           | individual partner\'s strengths and      |
|                           | resources, USAID/Vietnam intends to      |
|                           | launch in early FY2010, a medium-to      |
|                           | long-term initiative in higher and       |
|                           | skills-based education. As envisioned,   |
|                           | the specific objective of this           |
|                           | initiative is to improve the quality and |
|                           | relevance of Vietnam\'s education, to    |
|                           | the extent practicable, for              |
|                           | disadvantaged youth. As of February 24,  |
|                           | 2009, the closing date for this          |
|                           | announcement is April 15, 2009. For more |
|                           | information, [click                      |
|                           | her                                      |
|                           | e.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/searc |
|                           | h.do;jsessionid=nGJcJnBHnpTFXDJpvnHpNpjV |
|                           | 0vpKGtWpssRGvs5wDgnyTM4pZJ8P!-1939519171 |
|                           | ?oppId=45444&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID-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                                   |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sear |
|                           | ch.do;jsessionid=JLvJHFvqQsq9SgtFCJbTDpk |
|                           | LpJbhxZynQHSJKR79zQnpv72NcPLT!1901531722 |
|                           | ?oppId=43228&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **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                                 |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
|                           | arch.do;jsessionid=JGNfhj3XMR6Sjm9CcW9q0 |
|                           | cTK9hKYvwYb1ZPyGjZnXhfgTJjskVlj!18046736 |
|                           | 57?oppId=43185&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **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                      |
|                           | h                                        |
|                           | ere.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sea |
|                           | rch.do;jsessionid=Ly1bSTg2QnH1XTvp3Wjxyg |
|                           | JwfyJh5V0MbsYg24wG6tr0snLLMpBD!743351497 |
|                           | ?oppId=42125&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID-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                                   |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sear |
|                           | ch.do;jsessionid=LPxPdfpv7qcN9V8h5hk7y1p |
|                           | b9myR6ffThXgy1ny73z1bk52M5pJ8!1625162392 |
|                           | ?oppId=42479&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **USAID-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             |
|                           | h                                        |
|                           | ere.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sea |
|                           | rch.do;jsessionid=dZdLJHQYJNw1DJLJJW262n |
|                           | 9BJQC4WCR2BlFB8bFJLnfJClhJ3jYg!510160981 |
|                           | ?oppId=43490&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **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             |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
|                           | arch.do;jsessionid=SwHhJVlWq2jcJfBM6qb6v |
|                           | cC9nZ53373yhzLTY7hbphVydChh2BRm!-3992693 |
|                           | 25?oppId=45135&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
|                           |                                          |
|                           | **NEW USAID- Global Food Security        |
|                           | Response: Africa Action Plan, The        |
|                           | purpose of this Annual Program Statement |
|                           | (APS) is to publish information about    |
|                           | the intention of USAID's Bureau for      |
|                           | Africa to fund proposals to contribute   |
|                           | to the objectives of the Global Food     |
|                           | Security Response through forming        |
|                           | public-private and/or private-private    |
|                           | alliances to support the development of  |
|                           | effective staple food 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 26, 2009 the    |
|                           | closing date of this announcement is     |
|                           | October 31, 2009. For more information,  |
|                           | [click                                   |
|                           | her                                      |
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|                           | ?oppId=45299&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
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| U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT     | **Bureau of International Narcotics and  |
| FUNDING                   | Law Enforcement Affairs** **Program to   |
|                           | Support Legal Socialization of Juveniles |
| (check out grants.gov for | in Georgia** **Executive Summary:        |
| the most up-to-date       | Through this Request for Applications    |
| information on grant and  | (RFA), the United States Government,     |
| funding opportunities as  | represented by the Department of State's |
| information does change)  | 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. I.   |
|                           | FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES DESCRIPTION        |
|                           | Background According to the State        |
|                           | Department's 2007 Human Rights Report,   |
|                           | the Georgian government expressed a      |
|                           | longstanding commitment to protecting    |
|                           | children\'s rights and welfare, but it   |
|                           | was neither able to allocate sufficient  |
|                           | resources to create protective           |
|                           | infrastructure nor able to introduce the |
|                           | necessary institutional reforms to       |
|                           | fulfill this commitment. The Ministry of |
|                           | Education developed a program called     |
|                           | "Safe Schools" in 2007 that included     |
|                           | extra-curricular activities to keep      |
|                           | children and youth off the streets, but  |
|                           | this program has since been cut due to   |
|                           | budget constraints. While infrastructure |
|                           | for prevention and protection may be     |
|                           | lacking, punishment is not waning: the   |
|                           | number of Georgian children prosecuted   |
|                           | for juvenile offenses has increased by   |
|                           | almost 50 percent since 2005 -- mostly   |
|                           | for petty theft, according to the United |
|                           | Nation's Children's Fund's 2007 Juvenile |
|                           | Justice Assessment. The report also      |
|                           | states that over 37 percent of convicted |
|                           | juveniles ended up in prison, up from    |
|                           | nearly 15 percent in 2000. Different     |
|                           | research sources indicate that formal    |
|                           | legal punishment as a sole or primary    |
|                           | deterrent is ineffective, particularly   |
|                           | among youth, and can lead to a high      |
|                           | incidence of recidivism as opposed to    |
|                           | rehabilitation. In order to bring about  |
|                           | a decrease in juvenile crime among       |
|                           | Georgian youth, a proactive and          |
|                           | community-based approach must be sought. |
|                           | Child protection services and related    |
|                           | specialists also need to adapt their     |
|                           | conventional methods of case referral,   |
|                           | control, treatment and justice           |
|                           | processing. Georgia has neither juvenile |
|                           | courts nor juvenile judges and while     |
|                           | official responsibility for juvenile     |
|                           | crime prevention is in the hands of the  |
|                           | patrol police, virtually no training is  |
|                           | provided to them for their work in this  |
|                           | area with juveniles. Experience shows    |
|                           | that police can be an important resource |
|                           | in conveying critical knowledge and      |
|                           | skills that are necessary for            |
|                           | adolescents to become lawful citizens    |
|                           | and can serve as community assets that   |
|                           | help keep youth out of trouble. Police   |
|                           | are also in a unique position to be      |
|                           | positive resources to parents and        |
|                           | communities through youth friendly       |
|                           | activities that embrace prevention,      |
|                           | corrective and reparative processes.     |
|                           | This has not been the traditional role   |
|                           | of policing in Georgia, however, which   |
|                           | is further compounded by a legacy of     |
|                           | mistrust by the public concerning        |
|                           | policing and law enforcement in general. |
|                           | The Children's Rights Protection Center  |
|                           | of the Tbilisi Municipality claims that  |
|                           | the absence of juvenile crime prevention |
|                           | organizations is a major reason why      |
|                           | crime rates have drastically risen. On   |
|                           | the whole, youth protection within the   |
|                           | post-Soviet structures in Georgia has    |
|                           | not yet shifted from the conventional    |
|                           | "deficit-based" approaches to            |
|                           | youth-centered participatory and         |
|                           | cooperative prevention. To create a new  |
|                           | paradigm that is "asset based" in its    |
|                           | approach requires an investment in       |
|                           | non-traditional models that capitalize   |
|                           | on the resources that community based    |
|                           | law enforcement can bring to Georgian    |
|                           | adolescents, parents, teachers and other |
|                           | professionals operating in child         |
|                           | education and protection agencies,       |
|                           | services and facilities. Program         |
|                           | Objectives INL/AAE is currently seeking  |
|                           | an organization with the requisite       |
|                           | capability and experience to provide     |
|                           | training and technical support to        |
|                           | appropriate professional teams and       |
|                           | Georgian communities in preventing       |
|                           | juvenile delinquency and implementing    |
|                           | legal socialization programs and         |
|                           | activities for Georgian youth. To reduce |
|                           | the growing rates of juvenile            |
|                           | delinquency in Georgia, INL encourages   |
|                           | proposals that act simultaneously on     |
|                           | many fronts with prioritized attention   |
|                           | to the following key action areas: •     |
|                           | Design and expand strategies that        |
|                           | incorporate and support community        |
|                           | policing as a juvenile justice approach. |
|                           | • Develop and implement prevention       |
|                           | strategies involving law enforcement     |
|                           | working with or in Georgian secondary    |
|                           | schools. • Encourage peer-to-peer        |
|                           | accountability and reinforce lessons of  |
|                           | responsibility and community among       |
|                           | teens. • Expand community-based          |
|                           | alternative justice programs for youth   |
|                           | by building on existing models. •        |
|                           | Develop and adapt legal socialization    |
|                           | strategies aimed at reducing juvenile    |
|                           | crime in minority communities. • Design  |
|                           | and provide cross-training for law       |
|                           | enforcement and youth services           |
|                           | professionals and implement              |
|                           | collaborative intervention strategies to |
|                           | respond to first-time juvenile           |
|                           | offenders. • Demonstrate key             |
|                           | partnerships with lead governmental      |
|                           | ministries, indigenous NGOs,             |
|                           | community-based groups, and with private |
|                           | citizens who can provide resources and   |
|                           | policy development leadership in         |
|                           | developing and sustaining strategies for |
|                           | community based legal socialization      |
|                           | programming for Georgian adolescents. •  |
|                           | Demonstrate how proposed strategies      |
|                           | build on existing alliances with police, |
|                           | judicial and other relevant structures   |
|                           | for the sustainable adoption and         |
|                           | expansion of the alternative juvenile    |
|                           | justice best models and practices. As of |
|                           | February 17, 2009 the closing date of    |
|                           | this announcement is March 19, 2009. For |
|                           | more information,** [**click             |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
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|                           |                                          |
|                           | **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                 |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sear |
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|                           | ?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                                   |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sear |
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|                           |                                          |
|                           | **NEW Office of Acquisitions             |
|                           | Management-** **Bicommunal Support       |
|                           | Program Cyprus. The Bureau of European   |
|                           | and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) at the        |
|                           | Department of State announces a Request  |
|                           | for Applications for management of the   |
|                           | Bicommunal Support Program (BSP) in      |
|                           | Cyprus. This program aims to promote     |
|                           | peace and cooperation between Greek      |
|                           | Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. The       |
|                           | grantee will work collaboratively with   |
|                           | U.S. Embassy Cyprus to award sub-grants  |
|                           | for programs that create networks and    |
|                           | affiliations between the two groups that |
|                           | increase tolerance and reconciliation,   |
|                           | and mitigate conflict. Non-governmental  |
|                           | Organizations (NGOs) with expertise in   |
|                           | international affairs with particular    |
|                           | knowledge about the current political,   |
|                           | economic, and social environment in      |
|                           | Cyprus are eligible to apply. As of      |
|                           | February 26, 2009 the closing date of    |
|                           | this announcement is March 27, 2009. For |
|                           | more information, [click                 |
|                           | her                                      |
|                           | e.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/searc |
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|                           | ?oppId=45432&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                                 |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
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|                           |                                          |
|                           | # Bureau of                              |
|                           |  Population, Refugees and Migration- NGO |
|                           |  Programs in the Andes Region Benefiting |
|                           |  Refugees and Internally Displaced Perso |
|                           | ns (IDPs): FY 2009 FUNDING FOR THE ANDES |
|                           |  REGION: PRM currently has approximately |
|                           |  \$5 million available for projects in t |
|                           | he Andes Region in FY 2009. Given contin |
|                           | uing funding constraints and the uncerta |
|                           | inty of future funding, PRM's FY2009 pri |
|                           | orities are only for activities in the A |
|                           | ndes Region that fill critical emergency |
|                           |  humanitarian gaps for refugee and/or ID |
|                           | P populations in Colombia, Ecuador, Cost |
|                           | a Rica, Panama and Venezuela. FUNDING PR |
|                           | IORITIES: PRM provides assistance to Col |
|                           | ombian refugees in the Andean region as  |
|                           | well as to IDPs in Colombia during the e |
|                           | mergency phase of assistance (approximat |
|                           | ely the first 90 days) (mid and long-ter |
|                           | m assistance to IDPs is provided by USAI |
|                           | D). Priority countries in the Andean reg |
|                           | ion include Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuado |
|                           | r, Panama and Venezuela. Each project wi |
|                           | ll be funded for a period not to exceed  |
|                           | 12 months. Project objectives should the |
|                           | refore be achievable within a 12-month t |
|                           | ime frame. Priority sectors for PRM's as |
|                           | sistance projects include the provision  |
|                           | of the following emergency services and  |
|                           | items: 1. shelter; 2. direct health care |
|                           |  (including psycho-social support); 3. W |
|                           | ater and sanitation; 4. Food and non-foo |
|                           | d items related to the emergency phase o |
|                           | f displacement; and 5. Emergency employm |
|                           | ent income generation and training for p |
|                           | ersons displaced by armed conflict in Co |
|                           | lombia. PRM encourages assistance be dir |
|                           | ected to areas with high expulsor and re |
|                           | ceptor rates that are underserved by oth |
|                           | er humanitarian assistance organizations |
|                           |  and to populations disproportionately a |
|                           | ffected by displacement, including Afro- |
|                           | Colombians and indigenous. In Colombia,  |
|                           | the border areas near Ecuador (Nariño an |
|                           | d Putumayo) and Venezuela (Arauca), Mont |
|                           | es de María and the geographic span stre |
|                           | tching from Buenaventura east to La Maca |
|                           | rena are a priority for PRM. Outside of  |
|                           | Colombia, priority areas are the high re |
|                           | fugee receptor communities along the bor |
|                           | ders with Colombia in Ecuador, Panama, a |
|                           | nd Venezuela. In addition, we will pay p |
|                           | articular attention to proposals address |
|                           | ing health care needs. Projects that wor |
|                           | k with local governments to strengthen c |
|                           | apacity to receive and meet the immediat |
|                           | e emergency needs of IDPs, as well as pr |
|                           | ojects that are part of a broader integr |
|                           | ated approach will be considered favorab |
|                           | ly. PRM will accept proposals from any q |
|                           | ualified international organization (IO) |
|                           |  or non-governmental organization (NGO); |
|                           |  however, given budgetary constraints, p |
|                           | riority will be given to proposals from  |
|                           | organizations that can demonstrate: (a)  |
|                           | proven track record in providing the ass |
|                           | istance proposed; (b) history of success |
|                           | ful partnership with PRM; (c) evidence o |
|                           | f coordination with relevant governmenta |
|                           | l agencies, UNHCR, other relief organiza |
|                           | tions, and development organizations; (d |
|                           | ) appropriate targeting of beneficiaries |
|                           |  in coordination with UNHCR and other re |
|                           | levant organizations; and (e) a signific |
|                           | ant percentage of cost-sharing or matchi |
|                           | ng funds. As of February 18, 2009 the cl |
|                           | osing date of this announcement is March |
|                           |  31, 2009. For more information, [click  |
|                           | here.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
|                           | arch.do;jsessionid=tRlvJpGbTPbbKhrhmYpsj |
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|                           |                                          |
|                           | **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                                 |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
|                           | arch.do;jsessionid=hnGQJVpY6RTSbbn43fMDm |
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|                           |                                          |
|                           | **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             |
|                           | he                                       |
|                           | re.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/sear |
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|                           | ?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             |
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|                           | re.**](http://www07.grants.gov/search/se |
|                           | arch.do;jsessionid=hnGQJVpY6RTSbbn43fMDm |
|                           | 3rPLLpVphGSpCTxpS6xRkh6cNY11PTj!-3992693 |
|                           | 25?oppId=45236&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW) |
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|                           | **NEW Bureau Of Educational and Cultural |
|                           | Affairs -** **The Educational            |
|                           | Information and Resources Branch in the  |
|                           | Office of Global Educational Programs of |
|                           | the Bureau of Educational and Cultural   |
|                           | Affairs (ECA) announces an open          |
|                           | competition for up to five assistance    |
|                           | awards to administer components of the   |
|                           | Office's EducationUSA Advising           |
|                           | Coordination and Support Program in      |
|                           | Fiscal Year 2010. Public and private     |
|                           | non-profit organizations or consortia of |
|                           | eligible organizations meeting the       |
|                           | provisions described in Internal Revenue |
|                           | Code section 501(c)(3) may submit        |
|                           | proposals to cooperate with the Bureau   |
|                           | in the administration of the             |
|                           | EducationUSA Advising Coordination and   |
|                           | Support Program as noted below. To       |
|                           | facilitate effective communication       |
|                           | between ECA's Educational Information    |
|                           | and Resources Branch (ECA/A/S/A) and the |
|                           | organizations cooperating on this        |
|                           | program, award recipients must have a    |
|                           | Washington, D.C. presence. Applicants    |
|                           | who do not currently have a Washington,  |
|                           | D.C. presence must include in their      |
|                           | proposals a detailed plan for            |
|                           | establishing such a presence by October  |
|                           | 1, 2009. The costs related to            |
|                           | establishing such a presence must be     |
|                           | borne by the award recipient. No such    |
|                           | costs may be included in the budget      |
|                           | submission in this proposal. The award   |
|                           | recipient must have e-mail capability,   |
|                           | access to Internet resources, and the    |
|                           | ability to exchange data electronically  |
|                           | with all partners involved in the        |
|                           | EducationUSA Advising Coordination and   |
|                           | Support Program. As of February 23, 2009 |
|                           | the closing date of this announcement is |
|                           | April 24, 2009. For more information,    |
|                           | [click                                   |
|                           | her                                      |
|                           | e.](http://www07.grants.gov/search/searc |
|                           | h.do;jsessionid=gCwmJnGJnssYhpQZZ6kvsvbL |
|                           | yLqW21Zd60sgglvfJt2S1CGSYN7x!-1939519171 |
|                           | ?oppId=45433&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW)** |
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