Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed, Healthy Forests (MARSH)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in The Philippines, representing its Office in the Pacific Islands (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement in support of a five-year project entitled “Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed Healthy Forests (MARSH)” as more specifically described below. The authority for this RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Grants and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977. The successful Recipient will be responsible for ensuring achievement of the objectives as described herein. Please refer to the attached Program Description for a complete description of objectives and expected results. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide approximately US$ $7,500,000 in total USAID funding to one organization to be allocated over the five-year period. The geographic code for this cooperative agreement is 937 (the United States, the host country and developing countries). However, organizations from geographic code 935 – the Free World excluding US foreign policy restricted countries, are eligible to compete for award at the prime recipient level. Questions are due June 13, 2012.