Funding-USAID -
Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development; February 6,
2013
USAID
Description
The United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), the Government of Sweden, and Duke Energy Corporation invite proposals
to respond to Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development
Competition. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is for a funding competition
component of this Grand Challenge for Development, designed to address barriers
to increasing access to clean energy services within the agriculture sectors of
developing countries. The BAA describes the purpose of the program and the
types of activities that it will fund; indicates the process for preparing and
submitting proposals; and outlines criteria that will be used to evaluate the
proposals. Through this competition, Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand
Challenge for Development anticipates disbursing $10-$20 million USD in award
funding. Individual awards are expected to be between $300,000 USD and
$1,500,000 USD. The period of performance for individual awards is up to three
years; the actual period of performance for each award will be determined at
the time of award. Awards made through this BAA may be in the form of grants,
cooperative agreements, contracts, and collaboration agreements, depending on
the nature of the submitting organization and the proposal.
Announcement
Number: RFA-OAA-12-000027
Due
Date: Feb 06, 2013
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Powering
Agriculture Team