How will my full grant application be evaluated?

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If you submit an application that is in the proper format as indicated above, the Aqaba Community and Economic Development Program Component Leader responsible for your organization will be in touch with you to discuss the Application and to ask clarifying questions, if any. Once the Component Leader is fully satisfied that he/she has all the information required to evaluate your organization’s Application, he/she will, along with one other member of the component, score your organization’s Application as follows:

  • For Program Development Grants and Fixed Obligation Grants, see Annex A-4a. However, in summary, an application scoring 75 points or better on the criteria listed, it will be recommended to a Grants Evaluation Committee (GEC) for approval. Applications scoring 74 points or less will not be recommended for approval.
  • For Small and Mini-Grants, see Annex A-4b. However, in summary, an application scoring “yes” on all six of the criteria listed, will be recommended to a Grants Evaluation Committee (GEC) for approval. Applications NOT scoring “yes” on all six of the criteria listed will not be recommended for approval.

During the technical evaluation process, there may be one or more rounds of questions by the evaluation team. Additionally, recommendation for approval to the GEC may be to approve only part of an application.

If the GEC approves your Application, the GEC approval will be recommended for further consent or approval by USAID/Jordan, and if such consent and approval is provided, your organization will be advised of a grant award.