Opportunity Information: Apply for USAID TIMOR SOL 486 13 000009
Apply for USAID TIMOR SOL 486 13 000009
- The Thailand USAID Bangkok in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ba Distrito (To the Districts) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 18, 2012 and posted on Nov 29, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 22, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- The RFA is seeking applications from international and U.S. non governmental organizations (NGOs)
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Opportunity Summary:
USAID's Timor-Leste Mission issued the Ba Distrito (To the Districts) Program grant opportunity to support its broader development objective of strengthening institutional and human capacity in ways that measurably improve everyday life for Timor-Leste's citizens. The program is designed around the idea that local-level institutions, both governmental and non-governmental, are the critical point of contact between communities and the state, and that strengthening these institutions can make local governance more responsive, capable, and sustainable over time.
A central emphasis of Ba Distrito is reinforcing suco (village) councils and improving how they connect in two directions: downward to the communities they represent and upward to higher tiers of local administration, including sub-district and district structures as well as relevant line ministry programs operating in those areas. In practical terms, this focus signals an intent to improve local coordination, representation, planning, and follow-through so that community priorities are better understood, communicated, and acted upon within the government system. The program also explicitly aims to help government actors incorporate community needs into local governance processes and to strengthen their ability to deliver services more effectively, efficiently, and sustainably.
Alongside governance and service delivery, the opportunity includes a distinct access-to-justice component. The project seeks to expand or strengthen pathways for community members to resolve disputes and access justice through both governmental and non-governmental institutions. This reflects a recognition that effective local governance is not only about administrative capacity and service provision, but also about whether citizens can rely on fair, functioning mechanisms to address grievances and protect rights at the community level.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement, meaning USAID expects to have substantial involvement during implementation compared with a standard grant. USAID anticipated making one award, with total estimated funding of $4.5 million. The award floor and ceiling were both listed as $4.5 million, indicating a single, fixed-size award rather than a range. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated for applicants. The funding activity category is listed under Law, Justice and Legal Services, consistent with the access-to-justice objectives, even though the program also has a strong local governance and institutional capacity-building dimension.
Eligibility was targeted to international and U.S. non-governmental organizations, with the listing indicating that additional eligibility details would be provided in the full announcement. The opportunity was posted on November 29, 2012, with an application deadline of January 22, 2013, and it was later archived on February 22, 2013. The legal authority cited for the solicitation is the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. The funding opportunity number is USAID TIMOR SOL 486 13 000009, and the USAID point of contact listed for access issues was Maria Rosario Arenas, Senior Acquisition and Assistance Specialist, reachable by phone at 6622637453.
Ba Distrito (To the Districts) Program - FAQs
1) What is the Ba Distrito (To the Districts) Program grant opportunity?
Ba Distrito is a USAID/Timor-Leste Mission grant opportunity intended to support a broader development objective: strengthening institutional and human capacity in ways that measurably improve everyday life for Timor-Leste's citizens. It is built around the idea that local-level institutions are the main point of contact between communities and the state, and that strengthening those institutions can make local governance more responsive, capable, and sustainable over time.
2) What is the main goal of the program?
The main goal is to strengthen institutional and human capacity at the local level so that governance becomes more responsive and effective and leads to measurable improvements in citizens' daily lives.
3) What types of institutions does the program focus on strengthening?
The program emphasizes local-level institutions, both governmental and non-governmental, recognizing them as the critical interface between communities and the state.
4) What is the central emphasis regarding suco (village) councils?
A central emphasis is reinforcing suco (village) councils and improving their connections in two directions: downward to the communities they represent and upward to higher tiers of local administration (including sub-district and district structures) and to relevant line ministry programs working in those areas.
5) What does "improving connections downward and upward" mean in practical terms?
In practical terms, it signals an intent to improve local coordination, representation, planning, and follow-through so that community priorities are better understood, communicated, and acted upon within the government system.
6) How does the program intend to address community priorities?
The program intends to help local governance actors better understand and represent community priorities and improve how those priorities are communicated into government systems so they are more likely to be acted upon.
7) Does Ba Distrito include service delivery improvements, or is it only about governance structures?
It includes both. In addition to strengthening governance structures and coordination, the opportunity explicitly aims to strengthen the ability of government actors to deliver services more effectively, efficiently, and sustainably, and to incorporate community needs into local governance processes.
8) What is the access-to-justice component in this opportunity?
The opportunity includes a distinct access-to-justice component that seeks to expand or strengthen pathways for community members to resolve disputes and access justice through both governmental and non-governmental institutions.
9) Why is access to justice included alongside governance and service delivery?
The opportunity reflects the view that effective local governance depends not only on administrative capacity and service provision, but also on whether citizens can rely on fair, functioning mechanisms to address grievances and protect rights at the community level.
10) What type of funding instrument is being used?
This is a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement.
11) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
It means USAID expects to have substantial involvement during implementation compared with a standard grant.
12) How many awards did USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipated making one award.
13) What is the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding was $4.5 million.
14) Is there a funding range, or is it a fixed-size award?
It is presented as a fixed-size award. Both the award floor and award ceiling were listed as $4.5 million, indicating a single, set award amount rather than a range.
15) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement was stated for applicants in the information provided.
16) What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is listed under Law, Justice and Legal Services, consistent with the access-to-justice objectives, even though the program also includes strong local governance and institutional capacity-building elements.
17) Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligibility was targeted to international and U.S. non-governmental organizations. The listing also indicated that additional eligibility details would be provided in the full announcement.
18) When was the opportunity posted and when was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on November 29, 2012, and the application deadline was January 22, 2013.
19) Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. It was later archived on February 22, 2013.
20) What is the legal authority for the solicitation?
The legal authority cited is the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
21) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is USAID TIMOR SOL 486 13 000009.
22) Who is the point of contact for access issues, and how can they be reached?
The USAID point of contact listed for access issues was Maria Rosario Arenas, Senior Acquisition and Assistance Specialist, reachable by phone at 6622637453.
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