Regional Environment Office Grant Application Package
Please complete the attached grant application, answering all questions in full.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.124
Application Deadline: April 15, 2016
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asia Pacific Affairs (EAP) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for a series of small environmental awards to support local and regional small-scale environmental projects via the Regional Environmental Offices in Bangkok, at $24,999 or less per award. Applications should not request less than $5,000 and no more than $24,999. Applicants should include an anticipated start date between July 1, 2016 – September 1, 2016 and the period of performance should be between 12 months to 24 months.
The U.S. government may make award(s) on the basis of initial applications received, without discussions or negotiations. Therefore, each initial application should contain the applicant's best terms from a cost and technical standpoint. The U.S. government reserves the right (though it is not under obligation to do so), however, to enter into discussions with one or more applicants in order to obtain clarifications, additional detail, or to suggest refinements in the project description, budget, or other aspects of an application.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
EAP welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses. EAP’s preference is to work with non-profit entities; however, there may be occasions when a for-profit entity is best suited.
For-profit entities should be aware that its application may be subject to additional review following the panel selection process and that the Department of State generally prohibits profit under its assistance awards to for-profit or commercial organizations. Profit is defined as any amount in excess of allowable direct and indirect costs.
Other items of note:
- Grants cannot be awarded for research projects.
- Conducting training is allowed.
- Grants can be awarded to universities, NGO/CSOs or even an individual.
- Grants cannot be awarded to government agencies, offices or departments.
- For profit organization may apply, but are subject to further review.
- The SF-424 forms must be completed and submitted along with the grant application.
- The grant recipient information must be the same on the SF-424 and the grant application.
- All fields on the SF-424 and the grant application must be completed in English. http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-mandatory-family.html [1]
- All grantees will need a DUNS number. This can be done on line and is free. Please see: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/pages/CCRSearch.jsp [2]
- Providing cost sharing, matching, or cost participation is not an eligibility requirement for this NOFO.
Any applicant listed on the Excluded Parties List System in the System for Award Management (SAM)(www.sam.gov [3]) is not eligible to apply for an assistance award in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR,1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR,1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” Additionally no entity listed on the Excluded Parties List System in SAM can participate in any activities under an award. All applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Excluded Parties List System in SAM to ensure that no ineligible entity is included.