Civic Advocacy and Partnership Activity (CAPA) - Macedonia

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through Regional Service Center, Regional Contracting Office in Budapest is seeking applications from eligible Macedonian organizations registered as civil society organization or foundation under the Law on Citizens� Associations and Foundations of April 2010, for a cooperative agreement to fund a project in Macedonia entitled �Civic Advocacy and Partnership Activity (CAPA)�. The authority for the RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID anticipates awarding one cooperative agreement, not to exceed the approximate amount of $4.04 million in total funding, to a Macedonian organization who will act as Prime implementing partner that will function in a program management role for the CAPA, to provide grants to a variety of civil society actors working on democratic reforms. U.S. based and international organizations are eligible to participate as proposed sub-grantees with Macedonian prime applicants. The U.S Dollar amount will be funded from USAID appropriated funds, to be allocated over a four (4) year period. The anticipated start date for this activity is on or about January 2012. USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted, and will determine the resulting level of funding for the award. Given the challenging environment under which civil society operates in Macedonia, as well as the size and complexity of the project, USAID encourages organizations to partner together to submit a joint application with local and/or international partners. In such a case, the designated prime implementing partner will submit the joint application on behalf of all partners, and this organization will be the direct recipient of the USAID award. The other major implementing partners will be as sub-grantees of the prime recipient. The prime implementing partner will bear the responsibility for program implementation and will have a key role in the success of the program. Macedonian organizations registered as civil society organization or foundation under the Law on Citizens� Associations and Foundations of April 2010 are eligible to submit applications as Prime implementing partners. The application shall demonstrate an organizational arrangement that clearly demonstrates an effective mechanism for managing project resources and working with major implementing partners. USAID expects applicants to have experience in civil society development and be able to propose a staffing/teaming structure which will provide a wide range of strategic and technical assistance to grantees at varying levels of competency in areas such as lobbying, advocacy, constituency building, media relations, and coalition building.

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