Call for Proposals: Haiti Recovery and Reconstruction - Closed

Table of Contents

• Eligibility
• Proposal assessment
• Application process
• Application form and Guidelines
• Deadline
• Review process
• Haiti background information

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Partnerships with Canadians Branch (PWCB) launched a $30-million call for one-year Haiti recovery and reconstruction projects under its Partners for Development Program.

The deadline for submissions was November 16, 2010

Funding for the call falls under the $400-million pledge made by Canada at the March 31, 2010, International Donors' Conference in New York.

The objective of this call is to support projects that will achieve concrete recovery and reconstruction results on the ground to address real needs in Haiti.

Projects must be aligned with one or more of the priority sectors identified by the Government of Haiti at the meeting of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) on August 17, 2010: housing, debris removal, disaster preparedness, education, health, and agriculture.

CIDA will contribute between $500,000 and $5 million to projects. Projects must be completed by December 12, 2012. Projects will be funded on a cost-shared basis of up to 3:1. For example, partners would contribute at least $500,000 for a $2 million project.

For more information, please download the Partners for Development Program Application Guidelines (PDF - 405 KB, 31 pages), or send your email to correspondence.pwcb@acdi-cida.gc.ca.

Eligibility

Organizations submitting proposals must be incorporated in Canada and have at least three years experience managing and delivering international development projects in Haiti.

Proposal assessment

CIDA PWCB will assess all completed proposals on a comparative basis against the following five partnership principles, which are explained further in the Partners for Development Program Application Guidelines:

1. Sound governance
2. Support of Canadians
3. Relevance to CIDA's mandate and coherence with Canadian government policy
4. Results
5. Development effectiveness

The proposal must meet mandatory principles 1 and 2.

Application process

1. Please review the Partners for Development Program Application Guidelines thoroughly.
2. Create or update your organizational profile through PARTNERS@CIDA.
3. Upload the mandatory organization and proposal documents as listed in the supporting documentation section of the application form, including the completed application form to your profile on PARTNERS@CIDA. Supporting documentation that is not available in an electronic format should be scanned and uploaded to PARTNERS@CIDA. As of October 8, 2010, organizations will be able to upload documents to PARTNERS@CIDA.
4. Proposals will require endorsement by the IHRC. To facilitate this process, organizations must fill in and upload to PARTNERS@CIDA the IHRC New Project Concept Note (RTF format) along with the completed application form and other mandatory/supporting documents. CIDA will submit the form to the IHRC on behalf of the organization.

PWCB will not accept application forms or supporting documentation by mail or by fax.

Application form and Guidelines

• Application Form (RTF format)
• Partners for Development Program Application Guidelines (405 KB, 31 pages)
• Interim Haiti Recovery Commission: New Project Concept Note (RTF format)
• Budget Table Template (XLS format)

Deadline

Completed applications should have been submitted by November 16, 2010.

Review process

To ensure transparency and fairness to all applicants, CIDA will not discuss applications until all organizations have been notified of decisions regarding their proposals. Applicants, however, can submit questions regarding the process via email to the following address correspondence.pwcb@acdi-cida.gc.ca. CIDA will post all questions and answers concerning the guidelines on its website. Information posted on CIDA's website, Application Guidelines and the Frequently Asked Questions section of the CIDA website represent the only official interpretation of the application process.

All applicants will be advised of the results by February 28, 2011. A PWCB officer will then contact successful applicants to discuss the contract details. PWCB will also send a letter to all unsuccessful candidates to inform them of the decision.

Haiti background information

• Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti (PDF - 1.5 MB, 57 pages)
• Response to Earthquake in Haiti (CIDA)
• Canada-Haiti website

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