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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dear interested Applicants,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This is a reminder from the USAID Green Annamites Project that we have an exciting opportunity for funding open, through our <span style='color:#444444'><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwv9wnkKZtszSFI4ZW1JdU1ycVpVUXFIclRFOTNHMFJ0VlhN"><b>Annual Program Statement (APS): Sustainable Livelihoods for Conservation and Resilience to Climate Change</b></a></span> that the Project has recently posted on the website of VUFO-NGO Resource Centre. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This is a great funding opportunity in 2018 for eligible organizations to scale up existing sustainable productive activities that have positive social and environmental impacts while improving the livelihoods of the project’s target communities in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>As funds </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:#081A'>will be allocated on a “<b><i>first come first serve</i></b>” rolling basis, we encourage your early submission of concept papers. Please consider submitting before 31 December 2017 so the Project will initiate the funding evaluation steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>For more information about the APS and grant application process, please follow the instructions in the link: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3366FF'><a href="http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/news/annual-program-statement-aps-usaid-green-annamites-project-sustainable-livelihoods-conservation"><span style='color:#3366FF'>http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/news/annual-program-statement-aps-usaid-green-annamites-project-sustainable-livelihoods-conservation</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Or email to the USAID Green Annamites Project at: <span style='color:#3366FF'><a href="mailto:af.grants@ecodit.com.vn"><b><span style='color:#3366FF'>af.grants@ecodit.com.vn</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3366FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you for your attention and we are looking forward to our cooperation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3366FF'>Activity Fund Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3366FF'>USAID Green Annamites Project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>