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Our Gov’t Doing Its Best To Sell Us Out 160,000,000 Million For Pakistan

By Lyn Leahz on December 16, 2012 • ( 1 )

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The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 11/14/2012 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.

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Description of Modification

Amendment No.1 to RFA-391-13-000004

Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-391-13-000004
Opportunity Category:	Other
Posted Date:	Nov 14, 2012
Creation Date:	Dec 15, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 15, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 15, 2012
Archive Date:	Dec 14, 2013
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$160,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$160,000,000
Award Floor:	$0
CFDA Number(s):	98.001 – USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) For Profit Organizations College & Universities Faith Based Organizations (FBOs)

Agency Name

Pakistan USAID-Islamabad

Description

1).The purpose of this Request for Applications is to solicit applications from organizations or consortia of organizations with the qualifications and experience to partner with USAID, Pakistani counterparts and other donors to address the need to enhance the reading capacity of Pakistani Children to read. The objective of this program is 2.5 million additional primary school student reading at a level commensurate with standards at their grade level: 2).Project activities include:(i) implement activities to improve reading instruction and assessment, and strengthen management in public education systems and low-cost schools; and (ii) build effective synergies with related efforts in Pakistan, including with a USAID-supported companion activity to reestablish Pakistan’s culture of reading. USAID expects to award a cooperative agreement in 2013 to the bidder submitting the highest quality, best value application. This shall be a five-year project contingent upon the availability of funds. 3).Mandatory Pre-proposal Conference: Applicants are advised that a pre-proposal conference will be conducted at the USAID/Thailand facilities in Bangkok, Thailand at 09:00 AM (Bangkok, Thailand Time)on December 3, 2012. Recipients of this RFA are encouraged to attend this conference so that they may fully understand the Application process. Recipients of this RFA are requested to acknowledge their attendance by RSVP to shumayun@usaid.gov no later than 12:00 Noon (Pakistan Standard Time) on November 22, 2012. Due to the limited space of the conference facilities, attendees of the conference will be limited to two (2) representatives. Participation in the pre-proposal conference is mandatory for all organizations that would like their applications in response to this RFA considered. Details regarding the pre-proposal conference are provided in the file attached as Logistic Information.

Link to Additional Information

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

MOHAMMAD HUMAYUN ACQUISITION & ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST Phone 92-51-208-1270 Sohail Humayun

Synopsis Modification History

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