Opportunity ID: 41995
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USAID-BANGLADESH-388-08-003-RFA |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Actions for Combating Trafficking-in-Person (ACT) Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Peace and Security – Actions for Combating Trafficking-in-Person |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 12, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 21, 2008 All applications are due by July 21, 2008. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 21, 2008 All applications are due by July 21, 2008. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 20, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka |
| Description: | 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 “Actions for Combating Trafficking-in-Person (ACT) Program.”
Through this award, USAID/Bangladesh seeks to combat human trafficking in Bangladesh through the prevention of trafficking-in-persons, enhancing the protection of the victims and improving victim care, and strengthening the Government of Bangladeshs capacity to prosecute traffickers and trafficking related crimes to help ensure that the rule of law and human security is improved. This ACT project will build upon current efforts in country, including those sponsored by USAID. The scope of the activity will focus mainly on vulnerable populations, in particular but not exclusively on victims and potential victims of trafficking into the sex trade and the prevention of labor migration abuses and human trafficking related to migrant labor. A comprehensive approach that includes Prevention, Protection and Prosecution, the three pillars of ACT activities as defined in the United States Governments (USG) policies related to combating human trafficking, will be addressed in this activity. This activity is expected to last four years and will have a total estimated US. Government contribution of approximately $3.5 million. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Rafiqul Islam and Sirajam Munir
Phone 880-2-885-5500 Email:rislam@usaid.gov; smunir@usaid.gov |
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| Agency Contact Information: | Rafiqul Islam and Sirajam Munir Phone 880-2-885-5500 Email: rislam@usaid.gov; smunir@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00007558 | Jun 12, 2008 | Jul 21, 2008 | View |
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