MODIFICATION
A -- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development Competition - Solicitation 1
- Notice Date
- 12/18/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Washington D.C., USAID/Washington, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 7.10-006, Washington, District of Columbia, 20523, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20523
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-OAA-13-000017
- Response Due
- 2/6/2013 5:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Claudia O. Koziol,
- E-Mail Address
-
ckoziol@usaid.gov
(ckoziol@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development Competition. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Sweden, and Duke Energy Corporation invite proposals to respond to Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development Competition. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is for a funding competition component of this Grand Challenge for Development, designed to address barriers to increasing access to clean energy services within the agriculture sectors of developing countries. The BAA describes the purpose of the program and the types of activities that it will fund; indicates the process for preparing and submitting proposals; and outlines criteria that will be used to evaluate the proposals. Through this competition, Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development anticipates disbursing $10-$20 million USD in award funding. Individual awards are expected to be between $300,000 USD and $1,500,000 USD. The period of performance for individual awards is up to three years; the actual period of performance for each award will be determined at the time of award. Awards made through this BAA may be in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and collaboration agreements, depending on the nature of the submitting organization and the proposal. This BAA and any future amendments can be downloaded from http://www.grants.gov and http://www.fbo.gov. Prospective Applicants that are unable to retrieve the BAA from the Internet can request an electronic copy by e-mail at PoweringAg@usaid.gov. DUE DATE: Proposals shall be received no sooner than January 15, 2013 and no later than February 06, 2013 at 5:00 PM EST via the Online Application Platform accessed at: http://PoweringAg.org/apply. Applicants should retain a copy of their proposals and accompanying uploaded documents for their records. QUESTIONS: Prospective Applicants who have questions concerning the contents of this BAA shall submit them in writing no later than January 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM EST to the e-mail address: PoweringAg@usaid.gov Issuance of this BAA does not constitute an award commitment on the part of USAID, nor does it commit USAID or any of its funding Partners to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of proposals. Further, USAID reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received.
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