Position: Request for Applications (RFA) “Food safety awareness campaign to the modern and traditional markets” (Branch of Abt Associates Inc.)__Deadline:31-July

Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest III (“Harvest III”) is a five-year USAID-funded activity to promote sustainable, broad-based economic growth through increased diversification, inclusion, resilience, and competitiveness in Cambodia’s agriculture sector. Through private sector engagement in key agriculture market systems, the activity creates better jobs and improves livelihoods, diets, and overall well-being for Cambodians, especially women, youth, and marginalized populations. Harvest III hereby issues an RFA to invite technical applications from organizations seeking to participate in our program.

I.    Objectives of this RFA
This RFA is designed to increase the awareness of consumers in traditional and modern markets about the higher costs and value of food that is produced in a safe and sustainable manner, specifically:

1. To raise awareness about food safety standards for fresh and processed products that have been used
2. in Cambodia such as CamGAP, PGS, Organic, GHP, HACCP, and ISO.
3. To increase understanding about benefits of cultivating, processing, and consuming safe products for producers, processors, and end-consumers.
4. To increase demand for safe products that meet industry standards.
5. To empower youth and seniors as change agents for implementing food safety campaigns.

Grant award amounts are anticipated to range from $50,000–$150,000, depending on the scale of activities and the expected results. The grant activities will be implemented and completed during a period of 12 months, but it can be extended to 18 months based on the applications’ business needs.

II.    Eligible Parties
This program is primarily directed at media companies. Applicants must also:
Have access to a strong network of traditional and modern market actors to quickly kick off food safety campaigns (at least 30 participants from registered firms including ACs, Union of ACs, farms, processors, distributors, supermarkets, specialty food stores, HORECA, online platform, and traditional market).

• Be prepared to organize offline and online campaigns to achieve at least 5 million outreaches
• Engage youth and seniors in doing food safety campaigns as influencers and activity implementers

All entities must be registered in Cambodia and may be either Cambodian or foreign owned. They must adhere to Cambodian policies on deforestation or reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Any firm not adhering to such policies is ineligible to receive a grant award from Harvest III.

III.    How to Apply

1. Briefing session: July 03, 2024, at 3:00p.m–5:00p.m. This session will review the information in the RFA and provide an opportunity for applicants to pose questions. Applicants interested in attending the briefing session are requested to register online through: https://forms.office.com/r/PRvXzRMQN0 , by July 01, 2024, before 12:00p.m.
2. Closing date of full applications: Full applications must be submitted no later than July 31, 2024, via email Grants@harvest3-kh.com. Please include “Technical Application for Harvest III RFA” in the subject line. Required documents submission includes:

• Attachment A – Technical Application
• Attachment B – Budget Application – Excel File
• Attachment C – Budget Narrative
• Attachment D – Application Self-Assessment

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