Deadline: 30-May-22
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is seeking applications for funding from qualified entities to implement programming and activities for Transforming the International Humanitarian Data Ecosystem.
BHA will make transformative investments to advance and strengthen the humanitarian data ecosystem. Investments will address critical gaps across the three pillars of People, Process, and Technology through multiple programming rounds.
The humanitarian data ecosystem encompasses three pillars — the People, the Process, and the Technology. According to the People, Process, Technology framework, “People do the work. Processes make this work more efficient. Technology helps people do their tasks and also helps automate the processes.
Funding Information
- BHA intends to award up to three (3) awards as Cooperative Agreements. For the first round of applications, the total amount of each award will not exceed $3 million for a period of performance of up to three years.
- The anticipated start date of the new awards is on or about October 1, 2022 for the first round of applications.
Eligibility Criteria
- Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. non-profit organizations may apply for funding for an assistance award under this APS. Foreign government-owned parastatal organizations from countries that have certain legal restrictions for receiving assistance under the FAA or related appropriations acts are ineligible.
- Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. for-profit organizations may apply for funding for an assistance award under this APS. Foreign government-owned parastatal organizations from countries that have certain legal restrictions for receiving assistance under the FAA or related appropriations acts are ineligible.
- Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. colleges and universities may apply for APS funding under this APS. USG and USAID regulations generally treat colleges and universities as NGOs, rather than governmental organizations; hence, both public and private colleges and universities are eligible. Non-U.S. colleges and universities in countries that have certain legal restrictions for receiving assistance under the FAA or related appropriations acts are ineligible.
- An NGO is defined by USAID as any non-governmental organization or entity, whether nonprofit or profit-making.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339853