Description
The United States Government, through USAID/Kenya and East Africa, desires to fund a limited number of awards to build the capacity of civil society to accelerate their journey to self-reliance with new tools and organizational arrangements. A new county-wide umbrella organization will serve as a foundational pillar to unite civil society without partisan politics, and with the mandate to foster community-led, community-managed, and community-owned development.
• The APS is open to local organizations in accordance with ADS 303.
• The definition of a "local entity" means an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that is legally organized under the laws of, has its principal place of business or operations in, is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of, and is managed by a governing body the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the country receiving assistance.
• Competition under this APS will consist of a two-step process where applicants must first submit a concept paper for initial review.
• All concept papers received will be evaluated for responsiveness to the evaluation criteria specified in this APS.
• USAID will then request applicants successful in the first stage to submit a full application.