Call for Meeting to all Stakeholders | RFI 663 17 00001

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI 663 17 00001

This announcement, titled "Call for Meeting to all Stakeholders" (RFI 663 17 00001), is not a funding opportunity and does not request or accept grant applications. Instead, USAID/Ethiopia is convening a one and a half day stakeholder meeting in Addis Ababa (exact venue to be determined) on February 21-22, 2017. The purpose is to bring together organizations and institutions that are currently working in, or are interested in working in, Ethiopias pastoral areas on resilience-related activities, with a particular emphasis on strengthening collaboration at the regional level in the pastoral zones of Oromia, Somali, and Afar Regions.

The meeting is designed as a learning and coordination forum. USAID plans to present lessons learned from its resilience programming in pastoral areas, drawing on a recent review conducted with input from independent consultants and implementing partners. In parallel, the Government of Ethiopia and other development partners will be invited to share their own experiences, lessons, and existing coordination approaches tied to resilience initiatives. A key element of the agenda is the use of working group sessions to dig into what has worked, what has not, and what practical changes could improve both program design and implementation, as well as coordination between partner-led efforts and government-led resilience initiatives.

USAID indicates that insights gathered during the workshop will be used directly to shape the implementation of ongoing resilience activities and to inform the strategic direction of future initiatives. Participation is intended for development partners and Government of Ethiopia representatives at both national and regional levels. Because space is limited, relevant ministries, regional bureaus, and partner organizations are expected to nominate no more than one participant each, with the possibility of additional invitations if more space becomes available.

Organizations that want to attend must confirm their participation by emailing nscott@usaid.gov and dadmasu@usaid.gov no later than February 15, 2017, providing the participants name, title, and email address. Those who confirm by the deadline will receive the meeting agenda and any preparatory materials. USAID also notes that meeting outcomes will be published after the event for stakeholders who cannot attend.

Administrative details included in the notice list the agency as USAID Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), with the activity category tagged under agriculture and eligibility listed as unrestricted, but these fields should be understood in the context of an informational stakeholder convening rather than a competitive grant call, since there is no award ceiling provided and no application process associated with this notice.

• The Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Call for Meeting to all Stakeholders" 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 2017-01-31.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-02-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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