Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 617 14 000003
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- The Agency for International Development in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Uganda Disability Grant 2013" 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 17, 2013 and posted on Dec 17, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 8, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Full and Open Competition
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Opportunity Summary:
The USAID/Uganda Disability Grant 2013 (Funding Opportunity Number RFA 617-14-000003) was a USAID grant competition aimed at improving disability inclusion across USAID-supported work in Uganda. The core purpose was twofold: first, to help ensure that people with disabilities are meaningfully integrated and able to participate in USAID/Uganda programs and activities, and second, to strengthen the capacity and services of Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs). The opportunity emphasized that proposed projects should not operate in isolation, but instead should connect directly to USAID/Uganda priorities and be grounded in internationally recognized disability rights principles, particularly the values and provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
USAID signaled that it was open to a wide range of sectors and project ideas as long as they advanced disability inclusion and aligned with USAID/Uganda development objectives. Illustrative areas included agriculture and food security; democracy, human rights, and governance; economic growth and trade; education; environment and global climate change; sports; gender equality and womens empowerment; and science, technology, and innovation. In practical terms, this meant applicants could propose activities that remove barriers to participation, adapt or redesign programming to be accessible, or develop new inclusion-focused components that help people with disabilities benefit equitably from broader development investments.
A major emphasis of the grant was building up DPOs so they could play stronger roles in advocacy, coordination, and service delivery. The announcement highlighted capacity-building approaches such as strengthening organizational capacity, improving advocacy efforts, supporting cross-disability coalition building, enhancing coordination among stakeholders, and developing leadership and training programs. This framing points to USAID/Uganda interest not only in short-term participation gains but also in longer-term institutional strengthening so that DPOs can sustain inclusion efforts, influence policy and program design, and represent diverse disability communities effectively.
The solicitation also made clear how applicants were expected to fit their work into existing USAID programming. Projects were encouraged either to complement current USAID activities by increasing participation of people with disabilities within those ongoing efforts, or to supplement existing work by launching a new activity that could later be incorporated into future USAID/Uganda programming. In other words, the grant was intended to create practical, scalable models for inclusion and DPO strengthening that could be adopted more broadly over time.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted on December 17, 2013, with an application deadline of January 8, 2014, and it was later archived on February 7, 2014. Awards were expected to fall between an award floor of $20,000 and an award ceiling of $300,000. It was listed under CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas). Cost sharing or matching was not required. Eligibility was described as full and open competition, with the eligible applicant category listed as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. For assistance accessing the full announcement, the contact listed was Jonathan Banco, Contracting Officer, at USAID/Uganda (phone: 256 414 30 6001).
FAQs: USAID/Uganda Disability Grant 2013 (RFA 617-14-000003)
What is the USAID/Uganda Disability Grant 2013?
It was a USAID grant competition focused on improving disability inclusion across USAID-supported work in Uganda and strengthening the capacity and services of Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs). The funding opportunity number was RFA 617-14-000003.
What were the main goals of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity had two core purposes: (1) to help ensure people with disabilities are meaningfully integrated and able to participate in USAID/Uganda programs and activities, and (2) to strengthen the capacity and services of DPOs.
How did USAID expect disability inclusion to be approached in proposed projects?
Projects were expected to connect directly to USAID/Uganda priorities and not operate in isolation. Proposals were also expected to be grounded in internationally recognized disability rights principles, particularly the values and provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).
Did USAID limit proposals to a specific sector?
No. USAID indicated it was open to a wide range of sectors and project ideas, as long as they advanced disability inclusion and aligned with USAID/Uganda development objectives.
What sectors or areas were listed as examples of relevant programming?
Illustrative areas included agriculture and food security; democracy, human rights, and governance; economic growth and trade; education; environment and global climate change; sports; gender equality and womens empowerment; and science, technology, and innovation.
What types of activities could be proposed under this opportunity?
Applicants could propose activities that remove barriers to participation, adapt or redesign programming to be accessible, or develop new inclusion-focused components so people with disabilities benefit equitably from broader development investments.
What role did Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs) play in this grant?
DPO strengthening was a major emphasis. USAID highlighted improving the ability of DPOs to contribute to advocacy, coordination, and service delivery, with an interest in longer-term institutional strengthening.
What kinds of DPO capacity-building approaches were highlighted?
The announcement pointed to strengthening organizational capacity, improving advocacy efforts, supporting cross-disability coalition building, enhancing coordination among stakeholders, and developing leadership and training programs.
How were applicants expected to align their work with existing USAID/Uganda programming?
Projects were encouraged either to complement current USAID activities by increasing participation of people with disabilities within ongoing efforts, or to supplement existing work by launching a new activity that could later be incorporated into future USAID/Uganda programming.
Was the grant intended to support standalone projects?
No. The solicitation emphasized that proposed projects should not operate in isolation and should instead connect directly to USAID/Uganda priorities, aiming for practical and scalable models that could be adopted more broadly over time.
What is the award size range for this opportunity?
Awards were expected to range from an award floor of $20,000 to an award ceiling of $300,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching was not required for this opportunity.
What was the CFDA number associated with this grant?
The opportunity was listed under CFDA 98.001, described as USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
It was posted on December 17, 2013. The application deadline was January 8, 2014.
Is this funding opportunity still active?
No. The opportunity was later archived on February 7, 2014.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as full and open competition. The eligible applicant category was listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
Where could applicants find the full eligibility requirements and other official details?
The solicitation indicated that additional eligibility details were provided in the full announcement.
Who was the contact person for help accessing the full announcement?
The contact listed was Jonathan Banco, Contracting Officer, USAID/Uganda. Phone: 256 414 30 6001.
What was USAID looking for in terms of longer-term impact?
Beyond immediate participation gains, the framing emphasized strengthening DPOs so they can sustain inclusion efforts, influence policy and program design, and represent diverse disability communities effectively over time.
What did "meaningfully integrated" participation imply in the context of the opportunity?
Based on the announcement language, it referred to people with disabilities being integrated and able to participate in USAID/Uganda programs and activities in a real and practical way, including through addressing barriers and making programming accessible.
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