ClosedOpportunity RFA-514-11-000001

Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP)

Colombia USAID-Bogota · Agency for International Development

At a glance

Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Colombia USAID-Bogota (Agency for International Development). The application deadline was February 18, 2011. Individual awards are listed as $56.4M – $61.4M, with about 1 award expected and $61.4M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing or matching is required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jan 7, 2011Posted
Feb 18, 2011Application deadline

Posted: Jan 7, 2011
Close date: Feb 18, 2011
Award floor: $56,400,000
Award ceiling: $61,400,000
Est. total funding: $61,400,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose of this five-year $61 million program is to improve the socio-economic status of Afro-Colombians and indigenous persons in target areas of Colombia. Afro-Colombians constitute approximately 10.62 percent of Colombias population of 45 million, and the Colombian government legally recognizes 82 indigenous communities who constitute 3.4 percent of the population. Both populations are among the most marginalized groups in the country and suffer from exploitation, inequality, poverty, discrimination, racism, exclusion, displacement, violence, massacres, a lack of security, humanitarian crises, feelings of invisibility, and break down in social structures and identity. While the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia has been working with ethnic minorities for over a decade through its various sectoral programs, this is the first time that a stand alone program is being developed for the sole purpose of improving the lives of Afro-Colombian and indigenous persons.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Colombia USAID-Bogota
nfarfan@usaid.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP)”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $56.4m – $61.4m, total estimated program funding is $61,400,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA-514-11-000001), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

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