Frequently Asked Questions - Eligibility for Grants

All applications for grants under the Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program must be submitted in a specific format. Any application submitted in any other format is not eligible for evaluation under the grants program and will be returned to the submitting organization. The acceptable format includes, but is not limited to, a cover letter and other supporting documentation (board resolution, articles of incorporation, etc) as may be necessary to clearly demonstrate that it meets the following conditions precedent to Application Evaluation:

• That the beneficiary organization is an eligible organization legally constituted under Jordanian law with a legal status as described in paragraph E.1. above or is in the process of obtaining such legal status through formal registration;
• that the beneficiary organization has the managerial commitment, as evidenced by written board of directors resolutions, strategic plans (overall long-range plan for beneficiary’s organization) or other documentation, indicating that it is, or will be, implementing the objectives referred to in paragraph D.2. above;
• that the beneficiary organization has received a copy of this Grant Beneficiary Handbook and that the Applicant’s management has read and understood its contents;
• that the beneficiary organization has not received any funding from Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program for the preparation of its Application;
• that the beneficiary organization has no advances from USAID or a USAID contractor which have been outstanding and un liquidated for longer than 90 days, and that the beneficiary organization has no grant completion report required under a grant from USAID or a USAID contractor which is more than 30 days past due.
• that at the time of application there exists no condition within the Beneficiary organization or with respect to the beneficiary organization’s management which renders the organization ineligible for a grant directly or indirectly funded by USAID.
• that the proposed life-of-program funding in the application does not exceed the JD equivalent as specified by each grant type.
• that the proposed period of funding requested in the application does not exceed the maximum life of the grant type applied for, not longer that an end date of October 2012.

Individuals, political organizations, foreign owned and government institutions and religious groups are not eligible for grants under The Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program. (However, US NGO’s may apply for grant funds in accordance with the US government regulations not to exceed $25,000). Also ineligible are private firms and non-governmental organizations whose objectives are not consistent with the broad objectives of Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program and/or with the specific objectives of the Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program component that would be recommending the grant for approval.

To be eligible for funding under a Grant Agreement, the Beneficiary organization must have one of the following two legal statuses:

• Private or public shareholding company, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, that have company objectives consistent with the broad objectives of Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program and the specific objectives of the Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program component recommending the grant for approval, or
• Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), professional organizations, research institutions, and other institutions that have organizational objectives that are consistent with the broad objectives of Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program and the specific objectives of the Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program component recommending the grant for approval.