Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed, Healthy Forests (MARSH)
Philippines USAID-Manila · Agency for International Development
At a glance
Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed, Healthy Forests (MARSH) is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Philippines USAID-Manila (Agency for International Development). The application deadline was July 10, 2012. Individual awards are listed as $7M – $7.5M, with about 1 award expected and $7.5M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- May 29, 2012Posted
- Jul 10, 2012Application deadline
- Posted
- May 29, 2012
- Close date
- Jul 10, 2012
- Award floor
- $7,000,000
- Award ceiling
- $7,500,000
- Est. total funding
- $7,500,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- Required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (any entity type)
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in The Philippines, representing its Office in the Pacific Islands (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement in support of a five-year project entitled Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed Healthy Forests (MARSH) as more specifically described below. The authority for this RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Grants and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977.
The successful Recipient will be responsible for ensuring achievement of the objectives as described herein. Please refer to the attached Program Description for a complete description of objectives and expected results.
Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide approximately US$ $7,500,000 in total USAID funding to one organization to be allocated over the five-year period. The geographic code for this cooperative agreement is 937 (the United States, the host country and developing countries). However, organizations from geographic code 935 the Free World excluding US foreign policy restricted countries, are eligible to compete for award at the prime recipient level.
Questions are due June 13, 2012.
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.
- USAID Philippines MARSH RFA #492-12-000027Full Announcement · marsh rfa#492-12-000027.docMSWO · 836 KB
- Amendment #1Other Supporting Documents · amendment 1 rfa-492-12-000027.docxVND. · 360 KB
- Amendment 1 - Attachment 1 - Updated Results FrameworkOther Supporting Documents · pacific islands results framework may 15.pdfPDF · 19 KB
- Amendment 1 - Attachment 2 - PNG LCPOther Supporting Documents · png lcp.pdfPDF · 199 KB
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 98.001
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Philippines USAID-Manila
manilamarsh@usaid.gov
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Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed, Healthy Forests (MARSH)”?
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 “Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed, Healthy Forests (MARSH)”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $7m – $7.5m, total estimated program funding is $7,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.
How do I apply for “Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed, Healthy Forests (MARSH)”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA492-12-000027), 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.
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