Issue Date: June 30, 2017
Deadline for Questions: July 28, 2017, 3:00 PM (local Guinean time) RFA Closing Date and Time: August 11, 2017, 3:00 PM (local Guinean time)
SUBJECT: Notice of Funding Opportunity:
Request for Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-675-17-000001
Amendment 01
Program Name: Guinea Financial Accountability Support (GFAS)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 98.001 USAID Foreign/ Assistance for Programs Overseas

Ladies/Gentlemen:

The United States Government (USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development Agency (USAID)/ Guinea invites applications for funding from qualified entities to carry our activities that enhance Guinea’s fiscal transparency and government accountability for budget expenditure programs with specific objectives including applying social media in partnership with civil society organizations and private sector partners serving as third-party reporters of fiscal and budget data; advocating for reliable, complete, publically available and timely budget data; and advocating for the operationalization of an independent supreme audit institution.
This funding opportunity is for Guinean local entities, invited to submit applications. Subject to the availability of funds, an award will be made to two-responsible, eligible applicants whose application(s) best meets the objective of this funding opportunity and the selection criteria contained herein. While multiple awards are anticipated as a result of this RFA, USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted.
For purposes of this RFA, the term “Grant” is synonymous with “Cooperative Agreement,” “Grantee” is synonymous with “Recipient” and Grant Officer” is synonymous with “Agreement Officer.” Eligible entities interested in submitting an application are encouraged to read this funding opportunity thoroughly top understand the type of program sought, application submission requirements and evaluation process.

To be eligible for an award, the applicant must provide all information required in this RFA and meet the eligibility criteria in Section C of this RFA. This funding opportunity is posted in local newspaper media, and may be amended. Potential applicants should regularly check the newspaper, for which the original RFA was found for ensure they have the latest information pertaining to this notices of funding opportunity. Applicants will need to have available or download Adobe program to their computers in order to view and save the Adobe forms and documents properly. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the entire RFA has been received from internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processing. If you have difficulty accessing the RFA, please send an email to USAID-Applications-Guinea@usaid.gov and copy hcisse@usaid.gov for assistance. Please note, applications should not be submitted via the Grants.gov website. Refer to Section D of this RFA for application submission instructions. Grants.gov registration is not required to submit an application in response to this RFA. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the achievement of the program objectives. Please read each section of the RFA.

USAID/Guinea will host an Outreach Conference on August 3rd, 2017 from 12:00 pm a 2:00 pm at the Prima Center (Transversal number 2), Kipé, Kaporo Rails, Commune de Ratoma Conakry, Guinea.

Please send any questions to the following email USAID-Applications-Guinea@usaid.gov and copy hcisse@usaid.gov with the
SUBJECT line indicating this RFA No.: RFA-675-17-000001. The deadline for questions is July 28, 2017 at 3:00 PM (local Guinean Time). Responses to questions received prior to the deadline will be furnished to all potential applicants through and amendment to this RFA posted to Grants.gov if that information is necessary in submitting applications or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to any other prospective Applicant.
Issuance of this RFA does not constitute an award commitment on the part of USAID nor does it commit USAID to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of comments/ suggestions or an application. Applications are submitted at the risk of the applicant. All preparation and submission cost are at the applicant’s expense.

The RFA and all amendments are found at www.grants.gov, https://gn.usembassy.gov and https://www.usaid.gov/guinea under the announcement RFA-675-17-000001