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USAID/Bosnia and Herzegovina announced its intent to release a formal Request for Applications (RFA) for a five-year Civil Society - Anti-Corruption Activity designed to strengthen public engagement against corruption and improve the credibility and effectiveness of civil society organizations working on anti-corruption issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This posting is not the RFA itself and should not be treated as an open call for applications; instead, it functions as an early notice and a request for feedback on a draft program description that USAID attached to the announcement.
The immediate purpose of the notice is to collect comments from interested stakeholders on the draft design of the activity. USAID specifically asked that feedback be concise, highly specific, and tied to exact page and section references in the draft document. The agency also made clear it was not seeking questions at that stage, only comments, and it was under no obligation to respond to any of the input submitted. Comments were to be emailed to sarajevooaa@usaid.gov by 0900 local Sarajevo time on February 8, 2019.
From a funding and award-structure perspective, USAID anticipated using a cooperative agreement, which generally means substantial involvement by the agency during implementation compared with a standard grant. The opportunity was listed as discretionary, with an anticipated single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) and an award ceiling of up to USD 5,000,000 for the full period. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 98.001, and the activity category was listed as "Other," indicating the work does not fall neatly into a single standard sector label and is defined primarily by the program description.
Eligibility was planned to be restricted to local Bosnia and Herzegovina entities. USAID defined a "local entity" as an organization legally established under the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its principal place of business or operations located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and that is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the country receiving assistance. In practical terms, this means foreign organizations would not be eligible to apply as prime recipients under the anticipated RFA, though they might potentially participate in other roles depending on what the final solicitation allows.
The overarching program goal is twofold: first, to increase citizen participation in anti-corruption efforts, and second, to help civil society groups focused on corruption become more credible in Bosnian society. While the announcement does not spell out the exact interventions, the emphasis suggests a combination of public engagement approaches and capacity, legitimacy, and trust-building measures for civil society actors so they can play a stronger, more trusted role in accountability and anti-corruption work.
Finally, USAID stated it intended to issue the RFA around February 15, 2019, but emphasized that this notice was not a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and should not be interpreted as a commitment to release the final solicitation, make an award, or pay for any information that parties voluntarily submit in response to the request for comments. The key takeaway is that the posting is a pre-solicitation engagement step meant to refine the program design before a formal competition opens, with local Bosnian organizations identified as the intended eligible applicants once the RFA is officially released.Apply for CS AC
- The Agency for International Development, Bosnia USAID-Herzegovina in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Civil Society - Anti-Corruption Activity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 30, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 08, 2019. (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 $5,000,000.00 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).
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