Questions and Answers - BENIN-ARDF-FY20-001 final.docx

Questions and Answers Document Opportunity Number: BENIN-ARDF-FY20-001 Q1: Are indirect costs accepted? If so, at what percentage of the total budget?

A1: If your organization has a NICRA and includes NICRA charges in the budget, attach a copy of your latest NICRA. Organizations that have never had a NICRA may request indirect costs of 10% of the modified total direct costs. See section H of the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Q2: Can a consortium of organizations apply together?

A2: Applicants may form consortia and submit a single proposal. However, one organization must be designated as the lead applicant with the other members as sub-award partners."

Q3: Nous avons l'honneur de vous demander de nous envoyer le document en français.

A3: The Notice of Funding Opportunity is only available in English and all application documents must be completed and submitted in English. See section D.2. of the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Q4: I am writing to get information about how to proceed and meet necessary eligibility requirements so as to be able to apply for these types of grant in the future.

A4: Eligibility requirements are specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity including how to obtain a DUNS number.

Q5: Does program activity coverage need to be uniform across the 20-targeted Communes? Or can a set of community-focused activities be initiated in a more limited number of Communes more intensively, sharing lessons to the broader complement of Communes within the project?

A5: All applicants should submit their best proposals based on the information in section A of the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Q6: In order to generate lessons learned and better track impact across targeted Communes, is it possible to focus community and Communal engagement activities towards a single sector of broad social relevance (health or education come to mind)?

A6: All applicants should submit their best proposals based on the information in section A of the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Q7: Please fw: a link to the referenced ADEMO Civics 101 resources.

A7: See https://ademobenin.com Q8: Could we at any time correct our proposal and send it back online when the deadline is still valid?

A8: You should be able to update your application on Grants.gov but you can submit a second application if you experience problems with updating the original application.

Q9: Will they [the social contracts] be signed between individual citizens and elected officials or will it be representatives of organized citizens who will sign these contracts? What form does the social contract take? Is there a sample which can be shared?

A9: Applicants may decide the format and content of the social contracts. The social contracts should serve as a memorandum of understanding between officials and constituents, used to hold officials accountable to their constituents.

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