Sustaining Partnerships into the Next Century (SPAN) Program

IREX and USAID are pleased to announce Round IV of a grants competition in support of strengthening existing partnerships between US and Russian organizations as part of the Sustaining Partnerships into the Next Century (SPAN) program. USAID/Russia provides full funding for the SPAN program, which is administered by IREX.

Below is an introductory section from the RFP (Request for Proposals). We encourage you to visit the SPAN web pages in the US www.irex.org/programs/span/ and in Russia www.irex.ru/span to view the complete RFP on-line. We will also have a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) section available on both web pages within the next week to help answer any further questions you may have. If you still have concerns after reading the FAQ information or have difficulties downloading the RFP, you may contact Natasha Savicheva at IREX/Moscow at [email protected] or Rebecca Liston at IREX/Washington [email protected].

RFP Text:

In this competition, four rounds of funding are planned during the 51-month project; three have already been completed.

Under Round IV, applicants may request up to a maximum sum of $180,000 in USAID funding for projects at least six and not more than 20 months long. In order to ensure that there is a strong commitment to partnership activities and to increase the likelihood of sustainability, successful applicants must provide a minimum in matching contributions of 25% of USAID funding. However, applicants who are able to offer more than 25% in match will be more favorably considered.

A total number of 24 grants have been awarded so far under the SPAN project, approximately ten more will be awarded under the final Round IV competition.

The deadline for Round IV submissions is 6 PM (Moscow time) November 1, 1999. Please note that proposals will be accepted at the IREX/SPAN office in Moscow only.
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Proposals that are submitted late or are incomplete may not be considered in the review process. Successful applicants will be expected to begin their projects in mid-February 2000, and all projects must be completed by the end of October 2001.

Last updated:    October 1999

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