Political Participation for Greater Electoral Integrity

Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government, as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development Mission in the Philippines (USAID/Philippines), invites applications from Philippine organizations[1] to carry out activities that will improve democratic governance in the Philippines through greater integrity of its electoral processes enhanced by increased political participation of the citizenry and civil society organizations. The purpose of this Addendum is to disseminate information to prospective Applicants so they can develop and submit concept papers and potentially full applications for USAID/Philippine funding. This document describes the desired objectives and types of activities that can be considered for funding. Interested Applicants must comply with and be fully responsive to the process and requirements for submitting concept papers and potentially full applications as detailed in the Initiatives for Democracy, Annual Program Statement (APS) 72049219APS00001, which is posted in https://www.grants.gov/. [1] Please see Section VII of this Addendum.