USAID/Cambodia Human Rights

Background
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is posting this Annual Program Statement (APS) with the intention of funding one or more grants to qualified entities to address the overarching APS programmatic purposes and implement the USAID/Cambodia Human Rights activity. The goal of the USAID/Cambodia Human Rights activity is to support and sustain the work of communities, human rights defenders, activist individuals, and organizations to promote universal human rights protections and their application through the protections of the Cambodian constitution and international treaty obligations of the Cambodian government.

Grant Details
The focus of this APS is to seek local development partners to proactively engage and, in some cases, collaborate and co-create to seize opportunities to inject new ideas, and innovate solutions to implement the programmatic areas identified in the APS.

The APS is intended to expand and diversify the pool of partners USAID collaborates with by providing grants to local organizations. The specific activity areas include promoting and protecting universally recognized human rights and promoting and protecting social, cultural, and economic rights. The anticipated results, activities, and indicators are illustrative. Applicants are encouraged to think creatively and may propose different activities than those listed.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility for this award is restricted to Cambodian organizations only. Awards under this APS are subject to 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and USAID’s supplement 2 CFR 700.

Period of Performance
Concept notes/full applications must offer a period of performance.

The period of performance must be no more than five years.

Grant Value
USAID intends to award a minimum five (5) grant pursuant to this APS with up to $15,000,000 in total estimated funding over the life of this APS.

The total estimated amount of any one award issued under this APS shall not exceed $5,000,000.

Place of Performance
The authorized geographic code for the procurement of goods and services under the resulting award is 937 which includes the United States, Cambodia, developing countries other than advanced developing countries.