Request for Applications (RFA) 6 - Increasing Irrigation Efficiency

Despite ample natural water sources, Lebanon is a country in a state of “water impoverishment”. Inefficient water resources management (WRM) and deficient Wastewater (WW) management capacity are jeopardizing the health of the Lebanese people and overwhelming the environment.

The Lebanon Water, Sanitation, and Conservation (WSC) USAID-funded Project engages citizens and the private sector to enhance their water stewardship, increasing efficiency in the protection of water resources, and improve water and wastewater services to around 600,000 people by expanding the capacity of public water utilities and local governments to treat- wastewater.

WSC is increasing the volumes of wastewater treated, reducing the pollution and water losses that harm water sources, improving service delivery to citizens, and facilitating partnerships between public water utilities, municipalities, the private sector, civil society organizations, and citizen groups to introduce innovative solutions and improve governance in the water and wastewater sector across Lebanon.

The Water Sanitation and Conservation (WSC) Project’s purpose is the enhanced conservation and protection of Lebanon’s water resources through achieving three objectives:

1) Capacity of wastewater (WW) and sanitation management expanded

2) Efficiency of public water utilities to manage water resources increased

3) Citizens’ water stewardship enhanced

Under this Request for Applications, DAI intends to award grants to support Increasing Irrigation Efficiency.

DAI intends to provide grant/s to one or more legally registered organization, ranging from USD 150,000 to 400,000 subject to the availability of funds and depending on the type and size of the proposed solution.

WSC will partner with CSOs and Chambers of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture, and/or other eligible entities to fulfill the following objectives:

• Raise farmer’s awareness on water saving techniques in irrigation
• Provide financial assistance to farmers so that they can save water in irrigation
• Develop water protection and conservation plans to be adopted as a modus operandi by the cluster of farmers