Morocco Climate Program

Description

This program is authorized in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Through this Addendum to the Locally Led Development Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA19APS00007 USAID/Morocco is making a special call to local organizations to support locally led climate action that takes a systems approach to address climate change impacts and creates the space for women, youth, and other local stakeholders to lead locally defined solutions in Moroccan communities. The deadline for concept submissions is Friday, November 3, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Rabat Time. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID/Morocco anticipates allocating up to USD $2,000,000 for one or more awards to a prime local partner over a period of three (3) to five (5) years. Questions: Please send your questions about this solicitation no later than Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Rabat Time to lbelahcen@usaid.gov and syacoubi@usaid.gov with a copy to usaidmoroccocontracts@usaid.gov. Post-solicitation conference: USAID/Morocco will host a virtual post-solicitation conference o/a October 16, 2023. This will be an opportunity for potential Applicants to ask questions and request clarifications on the APS Addendum to make sure they have a good understanding of the terms of this Call for Locally Led Development Concepts. In addition, Applicants who are interested in sharing their organization’s information with other organizations may share their information in this google form. After completing the form, you will receive access to view the corresponding spreadsheet with other organizations’ information. The intended purpose of sharing organizational information is to provide an opportunity for interested parties to explore potential partnerships and partnering arrangements. This is voluntary for organizations and will not have an impact on merit review evaluations. All interested participants are requested to register for the post-solicitation conference by Wednesday, October 10, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Rabat Time by sending an email to lbelahcen@usaid.gov and syacoubi@usaid.gov with a copy to usaidmoroccocontracts@usaid.gov. USAID/Morocco will provide further information about the post-solicitation conference upon receiving your email, including time and conference link. The Locally Led Development APS and this addendum have been translated into Arabic and French (see attachments section). If there are discrepancies between the English language version and the local language versions of either document, the English language version will control. Unless otherwise stated herein, all terms and conditions of the Locally Led Development APS apply (https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314757).

Eligibility

Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. 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.

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