Opportunity Information: Apply for TRN 19 031 OFR RFA
The Ocean Freight Reimbursement (OFR) Program FY2020 and FY2021 is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to help reimburse eligible ocean freight costs associated with humanitarian or development-related shipments. The program is re-competed every two years, and this specific funding round was designed to cover two fiscal years at once (FY2020 and FY2021). In practice, applicants would compete once through this solicitation, receive an initial award tied to the first year, and then potentially receive adjustments or additional funding actions for the second year depending on USAID priorities and the availability of funds.
USAID indicated it expected to make roughly 25 to 40 grant awards, assuming funds were available. For the first year of funding (awarded in FY2020), individual award sizes were projected to range from about $5,000 up to a maximum (award ceiling) of $150,000. The second year (FY2021) was not presented as an automatic, fixed amount; instead, USAID planned to modify funding in FY2021 based on its goals and objectives, its review of the funding pipeline, and how much money remained available. This structure signals that grantees needed to be prepared for year-two funding to vary and to be contingent on both performance and broader program-level funding decisions.
Eligibility for this competition was limited to U.S. private voluntary organizations (PVOs). The listing categorized the activity area as transportation and identified the CFDA number as 98.003, which is associated with USAID assistance. The funding instrument type was a grant, and the opportunity was posted under the funding opportunity number TRN 19 031 OFR RFA. The opportunity was created on July 12, 2019, and the original closing date for applications was August 19, 2019. Overall, the solicitation describes a relatively modest-sized reimbursement-focused grant program aimed at supporting U.S. PVO shipping needs through ocean freight cost recovery, competed on a two-year cycle with an initial year award and a conditional second-year modification process.Apply for TRN 19 031 OFR RFA
- The Agency for International Development in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program FY2020 and FY2021" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.003.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2019-07-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-08-19. (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 $150,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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