Community Strengthening Project

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Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City

Description

The overall goal of the Community Strengthening Project is to support efforts by Government ofGuatemala (GOG), civil society and community actors to address the causes and consequencesof violence through holistic prevention approaches. The intent is to contribute to GOG and USG objectives of decreasing violent crime rates in targeted areas.This Community Strengthening Project will be USAID/Guatemala’s violence prevention projectand has four complementary and mutually reinforcing objectives. These are to:1. Support community commissions to institutionalize proven, integrated violenceprevention projects in targeted areas;2. Strengthen and mobilize municipal and national stakeholders and resources to developand implement municipal-level prevention plans;3. Support secondary prevention projects in close coordination with municipal authorities;and4. Promote and integrate evidence-based policy making among prevention actors.

Who can apply

  • Unrestricted

Contact

Natalie J. Thunberg
guatemalaproposals@usaid.gov

Key dates & funding
  • PostedMay 23, 2014
  • ClosesJul 22, 2014
  • Award floor$35,000,000
  • Award ceiling$40,000,000
  • Expected awards1
  • CFDA98.001
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