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R -- UKRAINE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAM SOL USAID/Kyiv RFA 0010 DUE 073000 POC Bruce Gelband, bgelband@usaid.gov, Tel: 380-44-462-5678 WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, bgelband@usaid.gov. This is a Modification to a previously published notice. Because the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) considers this requirement to be primarily assistance for a public purpose, an assistance instrument (Cooperative Agreement) is the most appropriate mechanism. As such the previous notice is modified to announce the issuance of a Request for Applications (RFA) rather than a Request for Proposal (RFP). USAID plans to award a three year Cooperative Agreement. It is anticipated that funding of $1.66 Million will be available for this activity. The successful Recipient will implement a Local Environmental Action Program (LEAP) in Ukraine by transferring and adapting the methodologies and lessons learned in other CEE countries, including from the USAID-funded Local Environmental Action Program (LEAP) in Poland, as summarized below. This pre-application notice will be followed by a formal RFA, containing additional details. USAID expects to issue the RFA via the USAID website (information below) o/a June 5, 2000. The Recipient will demonstrate methods for identifying environmental priorities and addressing these priorities in ways that protect human health and the environment and that stimulate the local economy. This activity will 1) conduct demonstration LEAPs in selected communities, 2) develop training materials, guidelines and other tools for use by Ukrainian communities, 3) train Ukrainians as LEAP experts capable of assisting communities in LEAP implementation, and 4) build a LEAP network among municipalities and among environmental NGOs. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the USAID Web Site. The RFA, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurements." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has beenreceived from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Posted 06/02/00 (W-SN460829). (0154)

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