Q A AF ERA 7.5.pdf

Questions and Answers – 5 July 2023

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS

South Sudan Peace Talks Facilitation

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY #: SFOP0009903

Example Question #1: X is a South Sudanese NGO and registered with SAM, are we eligible? Or is this a call for International NGOs?

DOS Response: Please review the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) document, Eligibility

Category (page 3) posted on www.grants.gov. Please review the NOFO and the accompanying

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) in their entirety; both are self-explanatory. Should you experience technical difficulties, please contact grants.gov help desk, see the NOFO.

Question #2: We are looking forward to developing the proposal for south sudan talks facilitation, therefore we are seeking any guidelines and templates for the proposal.

DOS Response: Guidelines and templates, such as budget template, can be found under the

Related Documents tab for funding opportunity SFOP0009903.

Question #3: I am interested in potentially applying to the grant that was published here:

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348777 But I cannot access the full grant description. Would you be able to assist me?

DOS Response: Please review the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) document, Funding

Opportunity Description (page 5) posted on www.grants.gov. Please review the NOFO and the accompanying Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) in their entirety; both are self-explanatory. Should you experience technical difficulties, please contact grants.gov help desk, see the NOFO.

Question #4: Following the recent Notice of Funding Opportunity from Department of State and Bureau of African Affairs, our organization would like to get a clarification on whether

National NGOs are eligible to apply for the grant. We have vast experience in implementing

Peace-Building Projects in South Sudan with competitive technical personnel on board.

http://www.grants.gov/ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grants.gov%2Fweb%2Fgrants%2Fview-opportunity.html%3FoppId%3D348777&data=05%7C01%7CMcNittBE%40state.gov%7Cd466852c234e40c7b5cd08db79771324%7C66cf50745afe48d1a691a12b2121f44b%7C0%7C0%7C638237324548239303%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LU%2BNJmUFOwBdIUPxxyEGoY1jFPRphmagx4JgwvmpqSg%3D&reserved=0 http://www.grants.gov/

DOS Response: Due to increased interest in this funding opportunity among non-US NGOs, DOS/AF has amended the NOFO to include non-U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs), please see the revised NOFO, titled NOFO AMENDED.