Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity - Request for Application (RFA) #002

Chemonics International is an international development company based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to promote meaningful change around the world to help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives. Since 1975, we have worked in 150 countries around the world, and we are currently implementing 118 projects in 84 countries. Our main partner is the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and we also work with foreign donors such as the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Global Fund. We have more than 4,000 staff in our project offices around the world, and more than 500 staff based in our headquarters in Washington, D.C.

About the USAID-Funded Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity in Lebanon: 

The USAID-funded Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity, implemented by Chemonics International, aims to develop rural economies in Lebanon through support to the agri-food sector and other industries to unlock local and export sales potential while also creating jobs and increasing farmers' and workers' incomes. 

ARE intends to award one grant to a Lebanese partner organization to implement the ARE Agriculture Grand Challenge. “The ARE Agriculture Grand Challenge” is an annual competition that seeks to address pressing problems in Lebanon’s agri-food and agriculture sectors that can lead to tangible improvements in income and productivity for individuals and companies across the value chain. The activity will be implemented by a Lebanese partner organization and the challenge competition shall exclusively focus on registered Lebanese companies that have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that addresses a challenge that the agricultural sector in Lebanon is currently facing. Applicants are encouraged to submit additional themes and objectives as they see fit. The grant(s) will be awarded and implemented in accordance with USAID and US Government regulations governing grants under contracts and ARE’s internal grant management policies.

Please refer to the full RFA#002 found under “Related Documents” Section.

How to apply

Applications (technical and budget proposals and supporting documentation specified in the Annexes) should be submitted in electronic copy only to the ARE grant email address: [email protected] and should reference RFA No.002. Deadline for submitting applications is 05:00 PM Beirut local time, on January 12, 2021 (extended from January 05, 2021). Late or unresponsive applications will not be considered.

ARE will hold a non-mandatory pre-application virtual workshop on December 18, 2020 on MS Team from 10AM to 12PM. Interested applicants that meet the eligibility requirements defined in Section III of the RFA and would like to attend this workshop must confirm their attendance by sending the participant’s name and the organization’s name to [email protected] by Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5PM.

Applicants may also submit questions to [email protected] prior to the virtual workshop. Deadline for submission of clarification questions is Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5PM. 

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الثلاثاء, 12. يناير 2021
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