Methodology to Define River Basin Water Use Priorities

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The USAID Economic Governance Program is a five-year USAID funded Project implemented by Deloitte Consulting LLP in Georgia since December 2019.

The purpose of the USAID Economic Governance Program is to improve economic governance and leadership in Georgia. Good economic governance is defined as a system for developing, implementing, and enforcing economic policies, rules, and regulations that are predictable, consistent, transparent, inclusive, and cost-effective. Building on the progress of the government`s economic reform agenda, this program will support the sustainability of the consultative economic reform-making process and promote the formulation, adoption and implementation of priority economic reforms.

It is expected that with improved economic governance, Georgia will be recognized for its transparent, predictable, and inclusive business environment and will attract investments that can fuel the country`s journey to self-reliance in the future.

The USAID Economic Governance Program is pleased to release a grant opportunity announcement: Support Development of Methodology to Define River Basin Water Use Priorities (RFA# EGP-2023-009)

RFA Summary and funding opportunity:

** Under this solicitation the Program will issue a grant to a local organization operating in Georgia to implement Support Development of Methodology to Define River Basin Water Use Priorities.
** This solicitation requests applications from eligible organizations to support MEPA to develop the methodology to define water use priorities in river basin areas. The ultimate goal of the grant is to facilitate the implementation of Georgia`s WRM commitments under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement.
** The objective of this grant activity is to support MEPA to implement the WRM law through development of methodology on water use prioritization.
** The Program anticipates awarding one Small Grant in response to this RFA with the funding limit up to USD 55, 000 equivalent in local currency (GEL).

Eligible entities:

To be eligible to apply for and receive funding under the USAID Economic Governance Program, the Applicant must meet the following criteria:

** General eligibility criteria
** A non-U.S. non-governmental organization, for profit or nonprofit, registered in Georgia (e.g., NGOs, professional associations, research/ educational institutions, commercial organizations);
** Should not appear on the "List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-Procurement Programs";
** Shouldn`t be individual, political party, any governmental entity or official whether at national or municipal level;
** Shouldn`t be affiliated with the Program or any of its directors, officers or employees.
** Organizations whose objectives are not consistent with the broad objectives of the USAID Economic Governance Program are also ineligible.

Additional eligibility criteria:

The organization must:

** have been in existence for more than five (5) years;
** Not be a USAID Economic Governance Program grant recipient of more than two (2) awards;
** have demonstrated experience in water resources management areas relevant to the scope of work or grant focus;
** be currently implementing activities in the geographic area or technical area for which it is submitting an application;
** have personnel with relevant experience in the water management issues. Preference will be given to organizations with working experience related to EU WFD and water policy, including water-related technical regulations;
** have demonstrated working experience with international technical experts relevant to the scope of work or grant focus;
** have minimum absorptive capacity and demonstrate the potential to acquire sufficient capacity to manage programs in a sustainable manner; and
** have a functional financial system.
** In addition, all eligible applicants must ensure their ongoing relationships, associations, activities, and interests do not create a conflict of interest that could prevent full impartiality in implementation of the grant activities.
** In accordance with 2 CFR 25, recipients of grant awards, foreign or domestic, of $25, 000 or more are required to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier Number and register themselves through the SAM.gov website.
** Required Years of Experience: 5
** Cost-Share Eligibility: To be eligible for a grant award the Applicants are expected to cost share the implementation of the proposed grant activity by minimum of 10 per cent (10%) of the total cost of the grant activity.

Application process:

Interested and Eligible entities should complete the Application Package via https://dgrants.fluxx.io/ Grants Portal. Please, follow this link and register for an account. In case of difficulty with registration and/or application, please, send a request to grants@egp.ge

Questions regarding this grant should be submitted to grants@egp.ge by Close of Business on November 7, 2023. Responses to questions will be sent to all interested parties on November 9, 2023.

Completed Applications are due by 18:00 (Tbilisi Time) of November 23, 2023.

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