Millennium Challenge Corporation

Request for Information (RFI) No. 95332421K0004 - Community Engagement Services for the Solomon Islands Threshold Program

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Match ?: Required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: Anyone (unrestricted)
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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About this grant

Description of Anticipated Services The Government of the United States of America, via the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) expect to sign a Threshold Program Grant Agreement (Grant) in 2021 totaling US $23 million to support a 4-year program with the objective of implementing policy and institutional reforms that lead to a reduction in poverty through economic growth in Solomon Islands. The 4-year timeline for this program is expected to begin in April 2021. The Solomon Islands Threshold Program consists of two projects: the Accessing Land for Tourism Investment Facilitation (ALTIF) Project and the Forest Value Enhancement Project (FoVEP). MCC is assessing the feasibility of awarding a community engagement cooperative agreement under the ALTIF Project to support the delivery of information, public outreach and awareness, training, and advisory assistance to communities that are located nearby land parcels with a high potential to attract tourism investment. The objective of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gauge the interest of non-profit organizations and for-profit companies, in bidding on a cooperative agreement and to assess organizational capabilities of individual organizations or a consortium of organizations to meet the requirements for the Project. THIS IS NOT A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. Through this Request for Information (RFI), MCC seeks to collect expert industry input to inform and enhance the design of the ALTIF Project. This RFI is limited to industry; MCC staff and other global donors should not participate. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from organizations about the ALTIF program description below. However, the USG reserves the right to not issue a Request for Application for this potential activity. The program description presents the draft objectives and key elements of the activity. Background Access to land for investment is a constraint to economic growth in Solomon Islands. While the majority of land in Solomon Islands is governed under customary rules, investors require the certainty afforded by registered land (non-customary) to realize an investment. Yet, even registered land often has insufficient tenure security to attract investment due to historical interests and disputes between communities over land, frequent court challenges to titles, and a lack...

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/bb9991ad-d1e7-4376-afd9-06d623254c40 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/aace5897-0161-46a9-85a3-9c468f4e6ec7

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What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice Request_for_Information_RFI_No._95332421K0004_-_Community_Engagement_Services_for_the_Solomon_Islands_Threshold_Program.pdf (6 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.

Length limits

Page limit (see quote): 5 pages max · p. 5

“To expedite MCC’s review and to be considerate of your time, please keep total responses to the above questions to no more than 5 pages in length.” Open page 5
Additionally: 5 pages max · p. 5

“Additionally, interested organizations are asked to submit no more than 5 pages of examples of previous and relevant project experience.” Open page 5
Page limit (see quote): 10 pages max · p. 5

“The final package, including responses to (A) and (B) above, should not exceed 10 pages in length.” Open page 5

Dates in the notice

February 18, 2021 · p. 5

“Please send responses to this RFI via email to kapakasay@mcc.gov and maxwellre@mcc.gov with the subject title “[Company Name] Response to RFI #95332421K0004”, no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, February 18, 2021.” Open page 5

Mistakes that get applications rejected (1)

Sent the wrong way or format: Responses to this RFI shall not be portrayed as concept papers or applications and will not be accepted by the U.S. · p. 5

“Responses to this RFI shall not be portrayed as concept papers or applications and will not be accepted by the U.S.” Open page 5

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Request_for_Information_RFI_No._95332421K0004_-_Community_Engagement_Services_for_the_Solomon_Islands_Threshold_Program.pdf (237 KB)
Request for Information (RFI) No. 95332421K0004 - Community Engagement Services for the Solomon Islands Threshold Program

About the federal program

MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs
Program number 85.002 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · Millennium Challenge Corporation · Project grant, direct payment for a set purpose

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