The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified U.

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and Non-U.

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organizations to provide funding in support of a program entitled Conservation of Boma – Bandingilo Landscape.

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/>Eligibility for this award is not restricted.

See Section III of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for eligibility requirements.

Subject to the availability of funds an award will be made to that responsible applicant(s) whose application best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity and the selection criteria contained herein.

While a single award is anticipated as a result of this NOFO, USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted.

For the purposes of this NOFO the term "Grant" is synonymous with "Cooperative Agreement"; "Grantee" is synonymous with "Recipient"; and "Grant Officer" is synonymous with "Agreement Officer.” Eligible organizations interested in submitting an application are encouraged to read this funding opportunity thoroughly to understand the type of program sought, application submission requirements and evaluation process.

To be eligible for award, the applicant must provide all information as required in this NOFO and meet eligibility standards in Section III of this NOFO.

This funding opportunity is posted on www.grants.gov, and may be amended.

Potential applicants should regularly check the website to ensure they have the latest information pertaining to this notice 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 properly.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the entire NOFO has been received from the internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion process.

If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the NOFO, please contact the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 or via email at support@grants.gov for technical assistance.

The successful Applicant will be responsible for ensuring the achievement of the program objectives.

Please read each section of the NOFO.

Please send any questions to the point(s) of contact identified in section IV.

The deadline for questions is shown on the cover page.

Responses to questions received prior to the deadline will be furnished to all potential applicants through an amendment to this notice posted to www.grants.gov.

Issuance of this notice of funding opportunity does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in preparation or submission of comments/suggestions or an application.

Applications are submitted at the risk of the applicant.

All preparation and submission costs are at the applicant’s expense.

Thank you for your interest in USAID programs.