Deadline: 8 April 2019
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement(BAA) to seeking participants to co-create, co-design, co-invest, and collaborate on research and development interventions to address cybersecurity for critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
Categories
USAID invites the following categories of interested parties to submit Expressions of Interest(EOI) in response to this BAA:
- Implementing Partners
- Co-Investors
- Experts
Eligibility Criteria
Public, private, for-profit, and nonprofit organizations, as well as institutions of higher education, public international organizations, non-governmental organizations, U.S. and non-U.S. governmental organizations, multilateral and international donor organizations, and individuals (in the expert category of interested parties only) are eligible under this BAA.
Evaluation Criteria
Concept Papers will be evaluated based on, at least, the following criteria:
- Idea/Approach: Novelty, creativity and soundness of the idea/approach and its relevance to the Problem and Challenge Statements.
- Partnership Contributions and Value: Strengths of the organization or consortium as a partner, including ability to make a unique contribution to the challenge issued, and opportunities to leverage additional resources.
- Impact: The likelihood of generating substantial, scalable and sustainable impact on the issues discussed in the Problem and Challenge Statements that can be implemented through a USAID-funded award.
- Institutional Capacity: USAID also will consider the organization’s past experience in assessing the ability of the organization to contribute to the co-creation of innovative solutions.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=312944