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Agency For International Development, Agency For International Development

Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR)

Federal program · Assistance Listing 98.003

Key facts

Open right now
No open notice at the moment
Type of help
Project Grants
Typical award
Not Applicable
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

What it pays for

Reimburses registered U.S. private voluntary organizations (PVOs) to ship commodities overseas for use in privately funded development and humanitarian assistance programs.

Who can apply

Applicants must be a U.S. PVO registered with USAID's Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation; receive at least 20 percent of its total annual financial support for its international programs from non-U.S. government sources; ship only those commodities and only to those countries approved by USAID; have staff or consignees in-country to ensure proper pick-up and distribution of commodities; and provide Duty-Free Certification with the application for each country to which commodities will be shipped.

How applications are judged

Not Applicable.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Not Applicable.

Official program listing (SAM.gov) Program website