Deadline: 13 January 2017
Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) has launched a Call for Pre-Proposals for its Cycle 6 grant program with an aim to leverage USG scientific investment in R&D to support USAID’s development goals in priority countries.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has joined with several U.S. Government (USG) supported agencies to support Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER). Administered by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), PEER is a competitive grants program that invites scientists in developing countries, partnered with USG-supported collaborators, to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities on topics with strong potential development impacts. This innovative program is designed to leverage the investments other USG-supported agencies have made in scientific research and training while supporting the initiatives of developing country scientists.
Funding Information
- Most projects are anticipated to run for one to three years.
- Annual funding installments are dependent on completion of financial and technical reporting requirements.
- Single institution awards are anticipated to range in size from $40,000 to $80,000 (USD) per year for one to three years.
- A few larger and more complex projects (those involving multiple institutions and/or multiple countries, with one of them serving as the lead) may receive between $80,000 to $100,000 (USD) per year for up to three years.
- Requested funds can only be used to support costs for developing country researchers and institutions.
Focus Areas
- Environmental Contaminants
- Digital Development for Feed the Future (D2FTF)
- Multiple Fields
- Biodiversity Friendly, Climate Resilient Human Development in Madagascar
- Multiple Research Fields
- RDMA Priority Countries/ Rapid Assessment of Tuna Fish Stocks in the South China and SuluSulawesi Seas
- RDMA Priority Countries/ Assessment of Fish Natural History in the Lower Mekong Basin
- Climate Change
- Education
- Water Resources and Environmental Impact
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries
- Environmental Contaminants
- ASIA: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
- EUROPE AND EURASIA: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia
- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru
- MIDDLE EAST: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza
- Digital Development for Feed the Future (D2FTF): Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- Multiple Fields: Indonesia
- Biodiversity Friendly, Climate Resilient Human Development: Madagascar
- Multiple Research Fields: South Africa
- RDMA Priority Countries/ Rapid Assessment of Tuna Fish Stocks in the South China and SuluSulawesi Seas: Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- RDMA Priority Countries/ Assessment of Fish Natural History in the Lower Mekong Basin: Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- Climate Change: Bangladesh
- Education: Haiti
- Water Resources and Environmental Impact: Iraq
For more information, please visit Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research.