Closed · SFOP0009810 · CFDA 19.750 · Discretionary
Strengthening Sustainable Communities in Panama and Costa Rica
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $4.7M-$4.7M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 5, 2023
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Strengthening Sustainable Communities in Panama and Costa Rica is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs that offered $4,740,000 -- $4,740,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $4.7M-$4.7M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 19.750
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Strengthening Sustainable Communities in Panama and Costa Rica - is cataloged under number SFOP0009810 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.750, posted by Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 18, 2023 and last updated on June 22, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $4,740,000 -- $4,740,000. The agency has projected $4.7 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $4.7 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $4.7 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 5, 2023. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$4,740,000 -- $4,740,000
Close Date
July 5, 2023
Posted
May 18, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$4,740,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
This grant will incentivize support and help build sustainable communities in Panama and Costa Rica, to include rural areas where possible. This will be done through the development of small to medium-sized business enterprises supported by small business development centers (SBDCs). This project will include a two-track process. Track one will focus on developing sustainable tourism for economic development. Track two will focus on workforce development that supports industries/business sectors related to or handling tourism, which include textiles, agriculture, restaurants, hotels, and tourism service sectors, and trains host community small businesses and migrants and marginalized and vulnerable populations to work in these industries. WHA is also open to applicants suggesting other business sectors that would fit or support their project design. This project also seeks to improve the institutional capacity and training of business counselors at SBDCs specific to communities in Panama and Costa Rica, with a focus on migrants and marginalized and vulnerable populations. This project intends to encourage collaboration management approaches in Central America that promote inclusive and equitable policies and practices in coordination with Department and WHA partners. This may include supporting communities that host migrants. The project activities should be conducted in coordination with feedback from WHA, Panama’s Autoridad De La Micro Pequeña Y Mediana Empresa (AMPYME), and Costa Rica’s Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA) and Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 12. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Blake White - WHAGrants@state.gov Thomas Jeffrey - WHAGrants@state.gov
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