Summary of Award Opportunity
The African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) is a specialized technical office reporting to the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture of the AU Commission. The Institution is mandated to support and coordinate the improvement of Animal Resources (livestock, fisheries and wildlife) as a resource for human well-being in the member states of the African Union and contribute to economic development, particularly in rural areas.

In the framework of the implementation of the EU funded project on “Strengthening the Capacity of African Countries to Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation of African Animal Genetic Resources”, which supports the implementation of the Global Plan of Action (GPA) for Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) in Africa, in line with its current strategy AU-IBAR plan to support livestock breeders association on the continent.

In order to efficiently target the most indicated livestock Farmers/Breeders Associations for its financial support toward the implementation of their activities, the project proposed to send out Calls for proposals which will lead to awards of Grants.

The following call for proposals is composed of six sections:
The first describe the award as well as the framework in which it is availed,
The second provides the necessary information on the award among which the total available funds and the possible amounts of the awards.
The third refers to the eligibility conditions while the fourth provides the methodology to apply.
The last 2 sections focus respectively on the analysis of the applications and the provision of support or guiding information to ease application.Download the full expression of interest on the AU-IBAR website on www.au-ibar.org

HOW TO APPLY:
Where and How to Send the Full Application Form?

Applications must be submitted in a sealed envelope by private courier service or by hand-delivery (a signed and dated certificate of receipt will be given to the deliverer) at the address below:
Senior Human Resources Officer AU-IBAR
Kenindia Business Park
Museum Hill, Westlands Road
P.O. Box 30786-00100, Nairobi, Kenya

Applications sent by any other means (e.g. by fax or normal/registered mail) or delivered to other addresses will be rejected.

The outer envelope must bear the reference number and the title of the Call for proposals, together with the full name and address of the applicant, and the words “Not to be opened before the opening session” and <” language equivalent”>.
Applicants mentioning partners should send the applications with the partners’ statements.
Submission Deadlines and Times
The applications must be received by 31st July 2015.
Further Information for the Full Application Form

Questions may be sent by e-mail [or by fax] no later than 21 days before the deadline for the submission of applications to the addresses listed below, indicating clearly the reference of the Call for proposals:
E-mail address: pissang.tchangai@au-ibar.org and edward.nengomasha@au-ibar.org

Contracting Authority has no obligation to provide further clarifications after this date.
Replies will be given no later than 11 days before the deadline for the submission of applications.
In the interest of equal treatment of applicants, the Contracting Authority cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of an applicant, a partner or an action.

Questions that may be relevant to other applicants, together with the answers, will be published on the internet at website www.au-ibar.org . It is therefore highly recommended to regularly consult the abovementioned website in order to be informed of the questions and answers published.