The
U.S. Embassy in San José, Costa Rica seeks grant / cooperative agreement proposals in amounts of no
less than $100,000 up to a maximum of $250,000 from organizations
interested in promoting clean energy in Central America and the Caribbean. The
Embassy reserves the right not to award any funds based on the
quality of the proposals received.
Competitive
proposals will lay out a plan for taking a best practice or new technology in
the field of clean energy and / or energy efficiency to the next phase of
deployment. From a project management perspective, a competitive proposals will include an
effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework.
If
possible, the committee will select at least one project from each of two
dimensions outlined in section IV of this request for proposals; Technical
aspects proposals should specifically address at least one of the four themes
described in the section, “Proposal Themes.” If possible, the committee will
select at least one proposal with a geographic focus in Central America and one
in the Caribbean.
ELIGIBILITY-
Eligible
applicants are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit
organizations (NPOs). Grants and / or Cooperative Agreements will be awarded
directly to the organization. NGOs and NPOs
must provide documentation of legal status with the proposal. After the Grants
Officer determines grant and / or cooperative agreement recipients, based on
the recommendations of a diverse review committee, selected organizations may
be subject to an audit of financial accounting systems and procedures before
receiving US government funds.
NGOs
and NPOs are encouraged to include some form of partnership with a public or
private institution, which may participate in-kind (human capital, facilities,
equipment, etc.) or with financial support. While financial cost sharing or
matching is not a minimum requirement, a successful partnership will be a
factor in evaluating proposals’ competitiveness.
For
more information, visit grants.gov
and search Funding Opportunity No. number.ECPA-2012-1
Deadline- June 4, 2012
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