USAID/Peru and South America Regional Locally Led Development Initiative

Deadline: 30-Sep-23

The United States government, represented by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Republic of Peru, invites Local Entities to propose innovative concepts that offer greater opportunities for more sustainable solutions to development challenges in the region.

The Peru-SAR Locally Led Development Initiative seeks to engage local private and civil sectors in priority areas as defined by the partner governments in the region and the United States Government (USG). This initiative is designed to increase sustainability and impact in the areas of Regional Environmental and Sustainable Growth; Socio-economic Integration of Migrants; and Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and Climate Change.

Program Funding Areas

Restriction: This section addresses issues or approaches that are inherently transnational. Concept notes should propose programs implemented in two or more of these Amazon Basin countries, including border regions: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.

• Regional Environment and Sustainable Growth
• Socio-economic Integration of Migrants
• Gender equality, women’s empowerment, and climate change

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,500,000
• Award Ceiling: $4,500,000
• Award Floor: $250,000
• The period of performance must be 60 months or less.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant Eligibility
  • USAID welcomes concepts from Local and Regional Entities who have a solid understanding of the development challenges facing their communities, countries, or regions; have innovative solutions and demonstrate a commitment to tackling them
• Eligible applicants must:
  • Be a Local Entity as defined in ADS 303.6, and
  • Have an active registration in the System for Awards Management (SAM)
• A local entity is:
  • “An individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that:
    • Is legally organized under the laws of;
    • Has as its principal place of business or operations in;
    • Is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of; and managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of a country receiving assistance from funds appropriated under title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.”
    • For purposes of this section, “majority-owned’ and “managed by” include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization’s managers or a majority of the organization’s governing body by any means.”
    • Eligible entities applying for USAID funding under this initiative must therefore meet all the definitions.
    • For South America Regional programs, a Regional Entity is an organization that meets the criteria of a Local Entity and operates in any of the countries covered by a program funding area and benefits from the particular program. For example, a Local Entity based in Ecuador carrying out regional programs in Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia would be considered a Local Entity.
    • For the Regional Environmental and Sustainable Growth funding area, “country” includes the following USAID’s partner countries: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.
    • For the Socio-Economic Integration of Migrants funding area, “country” includes Peru, Brazil and Ecuador.
  • USAID especially encourages concepts from Local Entities that have not worked with USAID before. While not an exhaustive list and provided for illustrative purposes only, the following types of non-U.S. entities are encouraged to participate:
    • Civic groups
    • Colleges and universities
    • Cooperatives
    • Faith-based organizations (FBOs)
  • USAID will only make an award to a prime organization, but encourages eligible Local Entities interested in this opportunity to network and/or form implementing alliances with other capable entities (local or international) that can enhance and add value to their concept.

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343867