The following are the objectives of the Activity:Current local partners increase organizational capacity for improved performanceCurrent local partners internalize a collaboration, learning, and adapting (CLA) approachCurrent local partners improve messaging and outreachColombian organizations effectively provide valued capacity building services
COMMERCE received $5 million in the 2019 Legislative Session to provide grant funds to local governments for activities to increase residential building capacity, streamline development, or develop a housing action plan. COMMERCE also received funding for technical assistance related to housing affordability, and implementation of Chapter 348, Laws of 2019.
Capacity Building Developmental applications must provide a four-year plan describing the training capacity they plan to build. This is not a requirement for the Capacity Building Pilot application, but Pilot applicants must describe the training program they wish to build. Pilot grantees are required to test their plan, by attempting a small part of the program activities to see if they will be successful in building new capacity.
BRICC will require close engagement with local partners and full handover of the management of essential services and any activities designed to continue beyond the end of the activity. Processes for building the capacity of local organizations will be integrated into the activity design and additional opportunities to strengthen local institutions and organizations will be explored as they arise.
What approaches or innovations should USAID consider for supporting behavior change activities to support the success of local capacity building and development as it relates to civic space?How should there be differentiation of approaches in varying country contexts ranging from relative open to highly restrictive civic space environments?
and additional core activities: Regional and local capacity building Capacity building refers to activities conducted to improve the ability of an organization or community to deliver ATOD and prescription drug misuse prevention services, such as improving organizational resources, seeking and receiving relevant training and technical assistance (T/TA), building new relationships or strengthening existing relationships among groups and organizations
