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Community Strengthening Project

Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City · RFA-520-14-000006

Closed

Award Range

$35.0M – $40.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 22, 2014

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Community Strengthening Project. Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City. The overall goal of the Community Strengthening Project is to support efforts by Government ofGuatemala (GOG), civil society and community actors to address the causes and consequencesof violence through holistic prevention approaches. The intent is to contribute to GOG and USG objectives of... $35,000,000-$40,000,000 per award; ~1 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Unrestricted (any eligible entity)

Who Should NOT Apply

Few restrictions — most eligible entities can apply

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Deadline: 2014-07-22

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Focus your proposal on clear outcomes, alignment with agency priorities, and demonstrate organizational capacity.

Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

The overall goal of the Community Strengthening Project is to support efforts by Government ofGuatemala (GOG), civil society and community actors to address the causes and consequencesof violence through holistic prevention approaches. The intent is to contribute to GOG and USG objectives of decreasing violent crime rates in targeted areas.This Community Strengthening Project will be USAID/Guatemalas violence prevention projectand has four complementary and mutually reinforcing objectives. These are to:1. Support community commissions to institutionalize proven, integrated violenceprevention projects in targeted areas;2. Strengthen and mobilize municipal and national stakeholders and resources to developand implement municipal-level prevention plans;3. Support secondary prevention projects in close coordination with municipal authorities;and4. Promote and integrate evidence-based policy making among prevention actors.