SFOP0009458 - Q&A.pdf

Questions and Answers – SFOP0009458

Q: We are considering an intervention among a tribal and marginalised community in [Country A] and [Country B] who risk losing their home/job/livelihood due to current and upcoming climate change risks.

Would that framing be suitable for your grant?

A: As described in the NOFO, we welcome proposals that address the issues of Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in targeted communities through support to community-based and grassroots civil society organizations. To the extent that your proposal does so, focusing on a specific community in India and Nepal, as noted, should be eligible for consideration, assuming all technical requirements are met. As described in the NOFO, all eligible proposals will be considered by a merit review panel which will recommend a proposal for award.

Q: Despite having FCRA and other government Compliances we are failing to get different types of code required by Grants.gov. I’m writing this to seek help from you. I have created an account there and also have applied for NCAGE code and haven't heard from them.

A: You are not required to obtain a NCAGE code. Please note the following on page 15 of the NOFO:

● Organizations based outside of the United States and that do not pay employees within the United States do not need an EIN from the IRS, but do need a UEI number prior to registering in SAM.gov. Please note that as of December 2022, organizations based outside of the United States that do not intend to apply for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awards are no longer required to have a NATO CAGE (NCAGE).

However, you are required to obtain a UEI number and register your entity in SAM.gov in order to submit an application. (You may need to create a Login.gov account first (a log-in system used on many U.S. government sites, to be able to log into SAM.gov.) Unfortunately we are not able to assist with SAM.gov registration, but you may contact their help desk and information about the help desk is at https://sam.gov/content/help.

If your proposal is recommended for funding, you will also be required to register in SAMS Domestic (this is a different system from SAM.gov), however, you do not need to do that at this time.