Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	TRN-10-080-OFR-RFA
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2010
Creation Date:	Apr 23, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 07, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 07, 2010
Archive Date:	Jul 07, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	50
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$150,000
Award Floor:	$5,000
CFDA Number(s):	98.003 -- Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

This grant competition is open to U.S. PVOs who are registered with USAID at the time of application submission.

Agency Name

Agency for International Development

Description

The Ocean Freight Reimbursement (OFR) Program is USAID s oldest ongoing Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) support program. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Section123 (b), authorized the creation of the program and, as amended, allows USAID to reimburse eligible transportation charges for shipments of privately donated goods and U.S. excess property for USAID-registered U.S. PVOs. The OFR Program provides small, competitive grants to approximately 50 U.S. PVOs each year. Funds are used to reimburse registered PVO's ocean transport costs to transport donated commodities, such as medical supplies, agricultural equipment, educational supplies, and building equipment to developing countries. While USAID reimburses the direct cost of ocean freight, participating PVOs are responsible for all associated indirect costs and ancillary costs, such as commodity acquisition, warehousing, insurance, local transportation and distribution. Additional background information on the OFR Program can be found at www.usaid.gov USAID Keyword: OFR.

Link to Full Announcement

USAID Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program web page

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

John Abood
Agreement Officer
Phone 202-712-1779 OFR@USAID.GOV

Synopsis Modification History

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