Community Security deadline 2012
The current listed application deadline is August 19, 2012. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.
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Quick facts
- Opportunity number
- Not listed
- Last updated
- August 19, 2012
- Expected awards
- 1
Deadline summary
The U.S. Embassy in Managua is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the Community Security (CS) Grant Program. The CS Grant Program provides $100,000 for a Nicaragua-led project that increases security in Bilwi and at least two other surrounding communities of the Northern Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) of Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast. The project seeks to (1) Advance the practice of community security as an effective strategy in communities’ efforts t...
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Eligibility snapshot
Local Civil Society Organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), religious associations, and universities. Applicants should note that the following criteria (1) serves as a standard against which all proposals will be evaluated, and (2) serves to identify the significant matters that should be addressed in all proposals. The USG will award grants to the applicants whose proposal represent the best value to the USG on the basis of technical merit and cost. Each application will be evaluated by a selection committee of U.S. Embassy Managua employees. The evaluation criteria are as follow: • The project supports community security in Bilwi and at least two other surrounding communities of the Northern Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) of Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast (as outlined in the Objectives). • The project has a tangible outcome/result. • The proposal must contain a component for long-term sustainability and portability of best practices and lessons learned to other communities. • The organization has demonstrated that they have technical capacity, organizational capacity, and leadership to carry out the project. • The project is scheduled (and likely) to be completed in one year. • The costs are reasonable, allowable, and allocable and the proposal is cost effective. • The organization is non-partisan and not working on behalf of a specific political party or lobbying for a particular political agenda. • The proposal includes all sectors involved in the security of the communities. Networking among multiple community stakeholders should be a very important component in the development of the project.