The Inclusive Resilience in Somalia (IRiS) program funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) seeks to accelerate economic development for marginalized groups in the target areas of Somalia by increasing individual, household, business, and community, and system-wide resilience through rural and urban livelihood diversification and promoting inclusive economic market systems to combat real perceived grievances that contribute to violent extremism and conflict.
The project will pursue two main objectives:
1) Strengthen and diversity in rural and urban livelihoods for marginalized groups; and
2) Promote economic agency of marginalized groups.
Implemented by a consortium partners Mercy Corps (MC), Save the Children (SC), Somali Agriculture Technical Group (SATG), and Itad and led by DT Global, an international development contractor, IRiS is seeking applications from companies and cooperatives involved in fish retail businesses that are legally registered in Somalia for grant applications to support IRiS’s activity of creating a network of standard fish retail outlets (kiosks) for improved food safety in Mogadishu and Kismayo. The purpose of this NOFO is to solicit applications from fishing companies and fishing cooperatives interested in improving their fish retail practices through a new business model. The new model is to establish a network of standard hygienic fish retail outlets across Mogadishu and Kismayo, ensuring better quality fish products and fostering increased consumption among the local population. The estimated budget to set up one shop: is $5000, and the total estimated grant for all grantees for this NOFO is up to $100,000 for 20 shops *$5000 = $100,000. Cooperatives or companies must apply for at least three branches.
The applications must be received no later than April 21st , 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EAT. Applicants must submit applications electronically to the Grants Management Unit (GMU), via email at iris.grants@dt-global.com. Late applications will not be considered. Applicants must meet the requirements of eligibility for this NOFO, those who do not will be disqualified.
The grant(s) will be awarded and implemented in accordance with U.S. government regulations governing grants and the Project’s internal grant management policies. The successful applicant(s) will be responsible for ensuring achievement of specified grant objectives, deliverables, and outputs/ results.
Please refer to Section 1 – Description of the Funding Opportunity for a complete statement of goals and expected results.
This NOFO consists of the following sections:
Subject to the availability of funds, the IRiS Program intends to provide approximately $5,000 per kiosk, and a minimum of three kiosks ($5,000 x 3) per grantee totaling $15,000, up to a maximum ceiling of $100,000 USD over a 12-month period. The award amount per grantee depends on the number of grantees selected for this intervention and the number of branches they are applying for. IRiS anticipates awarding Fixed Amount Award (FAA) grants to successful applicants. Under the FAA all payments will be a fixed sum payable upon completion of milestones, which will be defined in detail during grant agreement negotiations.
To be deemed complete, all applicants must submit all materials listed in the Applicant Checklist, found in Annex C of the NOFO. Materials should be submitted in one submission prior to the application deadline. Applicants with questions on the contents of this solicitation may submit questions in writing to iris.grants@dt-global.com no later than April 05, 2024 11:59 PM EAT. The IRiS activity and DT Global, reserve the right to not respond to or post questions that are duplicates of other questions or questions that are deemed not relevant.
Eligible Organizations:
If you are interested in applying, please download the application templates below.
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