The West Bank, Gaza USAID-West Bank is soliciting applications for the Gaza Household WASH Activity (GHW), aimed at enhancing human health, environmental health, and livelihoods in vulnerable communities in Gaza. The initiative focuses on improving access to safe domestic water and sanitation services, with specific priorities including the establishment and rehabilitation of water distribution networks and sanitation systems, as well as increasing emergency WASH preparedness to mitigate flooding risks. This funding opportunity, which operates under a cooperative agreement with an award ceiling of $9 million, is open to qualified U.S. and non-U.S. NGOs, U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations, and for-profit firms. Interested applicants can reach out to Miada Younis at myounis@usaid.gov for further information, with the closing date to be provided in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

72029418RFA00003 Amendment No. 2.pdf

USAID issued Amendment No. Two to the funding opportunity for the Gaza Household WASH Activity on April 11, 2018, which updates the qualifications for the Technical Expert to require a graduate degree in engineering or a related field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. The closing date remains unchanged. All other terms of the original funding opportunity are still in effect.

72029418RFA00003.pdf

The document is a notice of funding opportunity from USAID for the Gaza Household WASH Activity (GHW), specifically Amendment No. Two (2) of the original proposal. Issued on April 11, 2018, this amendment updates the educational and experience requirements for technical experts involved in the program. The revised stipulation mandates that candidates must possess a graduate degree in engineering or a relevant field along with a minimum of ten years of experience in managing or implementing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs. The overall terms and conditions of the original notice remain unchanged. This amendment is part of USAID's efforts to improve water and sanitation services in Gaza, emphasizing the need for qualified personnel to ensure effective program implementation.

USAID&#8217;s West Bank and Gaza Mission (USAID/WBG) is issuing this Funding Opportunity to solicit applications for Gaza Household WASH (GHW), a three-year Activity. The goal of Gaza Household WASH Activity (GHW) is to improve human health, environmental health, and livelihoods in vulnerable communities by increasing access to facilities and services for safe domestic water and improved sanitation. The activity intends to address the following priorities in Gaza that align with the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) and OCHA&#8217;s Humanitarian Rapid Response Plan (2018-2020): 1. The provision of durable solutions to vulnerable communities, such as the establishment, extension or rehabilitation of water distribution networks and sanitation systems at the household and neighborhood levels. 2. Increase emergency WASH preparedness interventions to mitigate and reduce rainwater and sewage flooding risks in vulnerable communities. The geographic focus of all interventions will be in Gaza, and to the extent possible, in the Access Restricted Areas (ARAs), flood-prone areas, and areas exposed to environmental health risks in Gaza. 

Miada Younis &lt;br/&gt;Acquisition Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 0097235114886

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