Tunisia Local Grants Q and A document.pdf

2021 Tunisia Local Grants NOFO Questions

Opportunity Number: TUNISIALOCALGRANTS2021

1. Why does the Local Grants program forbid the following items: Development of mobile applications (apps), purchase of furniture and Polling/surveying?

NEA/AC determines what assistance funds may be used for based on U.S. law and regulations pertaining to foreign assistance. Other factors are the efficient use of limited assistance funds and avoiding duplication of other efforts.

2. What are some examples of tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and is $5,000 or more per unit?

Tangible property means it has a physical presence such as a jack hammer, unlike intangible property – for example, a copyright. Personal property doesn’t mean for personal use, it just means that is equipment is not real property, like a building and land.

To meet the definition of equipment, the property must have a acquisition cost of more than

$5,000 per unit and have a useful life of more than a year. Examples are certain manufacturing, technology, medical, or research equipment, vehicles, and large power generators.

3. How should the gender integration be documented through gender analysis?

Gender analyses include simple calculations of proportionate representation as well as more nuanced evaluations of relevant gender-related factors which affect participation in each project and/or relevant gender-related factors which affect a project’s impact or success.

4. Do the objectives listed on page 5 of the NOFO need to be used word for word in the program design, or are we allowed to propose objectives closely aligned and/or additional objectives?

They do not need to be word for word, but should meet overarching MEPI objectives country-specific priority areas as outlined in Section I, part C. Proposals will be evaluated according to the criteria in Section VIII-A, including a clear articulation of how proposed activities will contribute to the proposed project objective(s).

5. Our organization is formally registered in Tunisia with an office in Tunis, however our headquarters is located overseas, are we eligible to apply?

Per Section V, Part A, “Only organizations that have an established local office in the country they propose to implement their project will be eligible to apply. Awards will be issued to the local office and not any partner or affiliate office that may be located outside of the country of implementation.” The organization which is applying for the grant must be headquartered in Tunisia. That organization could have a partner or parent organization overseas, however only the Tunisian organization will receive funding.