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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Community based Resilience Programming in the Arid Lands of Kenya" (Funding Opportunity Number APS OFDA 14 000008) is a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) solicitation focused on strengthening drought resilience in Kenyas arid and semi arid lands by pairing community level disaster risk reduction (DRR) work with intentional capacity building of Kenyan non governmental organizations. The core idea is to fund one international NGO to lead and oversee practical resilience programming on the ground while using that implementation process to transfer skills, systems, and technical know how to national partners so they are better prepared to manage future shocks independently.

The solicitation lays out two connected goals. First, the selected organization is expected to partner with Kenyan NGOs to deliver resilience programming in one or more targeted counties: Turkana, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, and Marsabit. These are drought prone areas where communities frequently face recurring climate stress, resource scarcity, and humanitarian needs tied to rainfall variability and prolonged dry spells. The programming focus is not simply short term relief, but DRR interventions designed to reduce risk before a crisis escalates and to help communities cope and recover more effectively when drought returns.

Second, and equally important, the award emphasizes building the capacity and technical knowledge of Kenyan organizations through the design, oversight, and implementation of those DRR activities. In practice, that means the international NGO is expected to do more than subcontract local groups; it should intentionally strengthen national partners by improving their programmatic capacity, operational systems, and disaster response readiness. The grant frames this as increasing the ability of national organizations to respond to future disasters in their own communities, which implies mentorship, shared management responsibilities, and exposure to best practices in resilience programming, monitoring, and coordination.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary opportunity issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development under the Disaster Prevention and Relief activity category, using a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument. A cooperative agreement typically indicates that USAID anticipates substantial involvement during implementation, such as close collaboration on technical direction, compliance expectations, and performance monitoring. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of up to 3,000,000 USD and an award ceiling of 3,000,000 USD. There was no stated cost sharing or matching requirement, and eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity unless further limitations were specified in the full announcement.

Key dates in the notice show that the APS was issued on May 30, 2014. Questions were due by June 6, 2014 (no later than 1600 EST), and full applications were due by June 30, 2014 (no later than 1600 EST). While the APS closing date was listed as November 30, 2014, the notice clearly states that applications received after June 30, 2014 would not be accepted, pointing applicants to Section IV of the APS for submission instructions. The posted date was May 30, 2014, with a creation date of June 11, 2014. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).

In summary, this opportunity sought to invest in drought resilience in some of Kenyas most climate vulnerable counties by funding one international NGO to implement DRR programming in close partnership with Kenyan NGOs, while deliberately building local institutional capacity so national organizations can lead stronger, more effective disaster preparedness and response efforts over time.

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