This department is offering the USAID/DCHA/OFDA Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Productive Agriculture (AVIPA) Program to provide accessible and affordable agricultural inputs to drought-affected subsistence farmers in Afghanistan. The program aims to stimulate agricultural production of wheat and staple food crops during the Fall/Winter 2008 snow-fed and Spring 2009 rain-fed crop seasons. With a budget of approximately $37 million, USAID/DCHA/OFDA, in partnership with the United Kingdoms DFID, seeks qualified applicants to manage a voucher distribution and redemption program to assist farmers facing hardships due to poor previous harvests and high food costs. Closing date for applications is December 26, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 42138
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OFDA-FY-08-007-APS-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Productive Agriculture (AVIPA) Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| 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 26, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 26, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 26, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 25, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $37,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | Under this APS, USAID/DCHA/OFDA intends to support a program that provides accessible and affordable agricultural inputs to drought-affected subsistence farmers to promote the production of wheat and other staple food crops during the fall/winter 2008 snow-fed and the spring 2009 rain-fed crop seasons. It is envisaged that the program will provide a short-term recovery stimulus to agricultural producers in Afghanistan for the upcoming Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 cereals production seasons to encourage farmers to plant and produce basic food crops. Due to the poor 2007/2008 cereals harvest, many subsistence farmers are suffering hardships and difficulties in meeting immediate household food and income needs and procuring sufficient inputs to plant for the 2008/2009 season. This situation is compounded by the current high cost of food in Afghanistan. Thus, USAID/DCHA/OFDA is soliciting applications from qualified applicants to manage a voucher distribution and redemption program in selected areas of Afghanistan. A total of approximately $37 million, of which up to $30 million will be made available by USAID and up to $7 million by the United Kingdoms Department for International Development (DFID) through the award(s) resulting from this APS, to redeem between 160,000 and 213,000 vouchers for this program, depending on voucher values established. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Pamela Scott
Grants Specialist Phone 202-661-9371 Email:pascott@usaid.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 42138 Full Announcement-1 -> AVIPAOFDAFY09007APS01.pdf
Folder 42138 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 1 Questions and Answers 1 -> AVIPARESPONSES.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Pamela Scott Grants Specialist Phone 202-661-9371 Email: pascott@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00007672 | Dec 26, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
42138 SF424-2.0.pdf
42138 SF424D-1.1.pdf
42138 SF424C-1.0.pdf
42138 SF424B-1.1.pdf
42138 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
42138 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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