Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity - Request for Application (RFA) #006 - Building Business Resilience in Beirut (BBRB) - MOD#001 is now available.
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.
The USAID-funded Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity, implemented by Chemonics International, is seeking grant applications for implementation of the “Building Business Resilience in Beirut (BBRB)” intervention. ARE intends to award one or more grants that will be implemented in accordance with USAID and US Government regulations governing grants under contracts and ARE’s internal grant management policies.
How to apply
Applications should be submitted in electronic copy only to the ARE grant email address: [email protected] and should reference RFA No.006. Deadline for submitting the applications is modified the new date is 05:00 PM Beirut local time, on November 12, 2021. Late or unresponsive applications will not be considered. Only electronic submissions to [email protected] will be accepted. No hard copy applications will be accepted.
ARE will hold a non-mandatory pre-application virtual workshop on October 21, 2021 on MS Team from 2 PM to 4PM. 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 October 20, 2021 at 5PM.
Applicants may also submit questions to [email protected] prior to the virtual workshop. Deadline for submission of clarification questions is October 20, 2021 at 5PM.
UPDATE # 1
RFA#006 was modified on November 8, 2021 - Please refer to Modification # 001 of the RFA in the "Related Documents" Section. All changes are highlighted in yellow for easier reference.
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