The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is announcing this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to request for concept notes from all interested Applicants. To be competitive, the concept note must be fully responsive to all directions under this NOFO.
Based on the submitted concept note(s), USAID/Cambodia will determine whether to request a full application from the apparently successful Applicant. Eligibility for this award is not restricted.
The Civil Society Resilience (CSR) Activity aims to improve Cambodia’s civil society and grassroots organizers to be more effective while maintaining civil society’s ability to function within the country’s closing civic space. The Activity will address the needs, opportunities, and challenges identified by the civic actors, across relevant sectors, to foster engagement and respond to civic space challenges. The CSR activity will strengthen the agency, resiliency, and efficacy of civil society to advance agendas that are in the public interest and advance inclusive development.
All interested organizations are restricted to submitting only one (1) Concept Note as the Prime Applicant per organization in response to this NOFO. Interested applicants from within Duke should contact fundopps@duke.edu as early as possible.
Closing Date and Time for Concept Notes: July 5, 2024 at 10 a.m. Cambodia time
Eligibility for this NOFO is not restricted. All U.S. and non-U.S. public, private, for-profit, and non-profit organizations, as well as educational organizations, and non-governmental organizations are eligible to submit a Concept Note. Further, the organization must be a legally recognized organizational entity in the country where it operates.
USAID intends to award one (1) Cooperative Agreement pursuant to this NOFO. Subject to funding availability and at the discretion of the Agency, USAID intends to provide $12 million in total USAID funding over a five-year period.