(April 2021)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched new grant opportunities to support organizations, individuals, and communities around the world. If you have a project idea that promotes sustainable, environmental, social, and economic development, why not submit a proposal to USAID this year. Check out the list below and start applying!
USAID: Civil Society and Media Strengthened Together and Advancing in New Directions
Deadline: 5 May 2021
CSM-STAND programming aims to foster independent civic forces enhance civic engagement, and build vibrant, resilient, and self-reliant civil society and media sectors. USAID will accomplish this by strengthening civil society advocacy, monitoring and service delivery, and preserving the space for citizen voice and participation through a variety of modalities tailored to meet context-specific needs and opportunities…[more]
USAID: Broad Agency Announcement for Sustainable Landscapes
Deadline: 24 September 2022
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invites organizations, companies, foundations, community-based enterprises and other public and private entities, academic and research institutions, partner country government agencies, and investors to propose novel or creative approaches for achieving these objectives and at the same time promoting inclusive, economic growth, conserve biodiversity and sustainably manage natural resources…[more]
Private Sector Engagement and Market-Based Development: Co-Creating and Partnering for Impact via Global Development Alliances
Deadline: 16 December 2022
The United States Government as represented by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3), Private Sector Engagement Team, invites applications for Global Development Alliances (GDAs). The GDA APS is designed to describe and provide a process through which organizations can work with USAID and the private sector to build Global Development Alliances (GDAs) that leverage markets, market-based approaches and private sector expertise…[more]
USAID announces Funding Rounds under New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) – Global Health
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Through this APS, USAID announces its desire to engage locally-based new and underutilized partners to expand and amplify the Agency’s work in the health sector. The overall Agency NPI seeks to support partner countries’ progress on the Journey to Self-Reliance, achieve sustainable and resilient results, and catalyze more effective partnering for impact…[more]
USAID: MOMENTUM Call for Applications
Deadline: 30 September 2025
MOMENTUM seeks to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity in high-burden, USAID-supported countries by increasing the capacity of host country institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), voluntary family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) services…[more]
Frontier Health Markets APS Grant Program
Deadline: 24 February 2028
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) is pleased to announce the Frontier Health Markets (FHM) Annual Program Statement (APS) which aims to help achieve global U.S. Government (USG) health priorities and commitments, specifically related to preventing child and maternal deaths, controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and combating infectious diseases…[more]
USAID: Servir West Africa 2 Grant Program
Deadline: 10 May 2021
The USAID/West Africa SERVIR 2 activity serves to increase the ability of local, national, and regional institutions to apply geospatial technologies and analysis to improve decision making and management of resources to improve the resilience of countries in the region, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and ensure appropriate land use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is a five-year activity working in West Africa, primarily in Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Mali, and Nigeria…[more]
USAID Call for Concept Notes: Offering up to $5 million to increase Digital & Media Literacy among Youth
Deadline: 3 May 2021
The purpose of CREDIBLE is to increase digital and media literacy among youth and other target populations, and rebuild the relationship between youth and their local communities with local media to strengthen civic culture, inform political processes, and build resiliences against disinformation and misinformation…[more]
Call for Project Proposals: Balkan CSOs Response to COVID-19 II
Deadline: 20 April 2021
The Balkan Trust for Democracy is launching a call for proposals as a response to the needs and challenges of the Balkan region civil societies amplified by the outbreak of the coronavirus. Strengthening the rule of law, freedom of expression, protection of human rights, and the fight against domestic and gender-based violence continue to be fundamental for social transformation of the Western Balkan region and require stronger cooperation of all parts of societies more than ever…[more]
NPI GH Round 8 – Accelerating Control of the HIV Epidemic in Nigeria
Deadline: 10 May 2021
The U. S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Global Health (USAID/GH) is pleased to have issued Rounds 1 – 7 under the New Partnerships Initiative Global Health (NPI GH) Annual Program Statement (APS). Under Round 8 entitled “Accelerating Control of the HIV Epidemic in Nigeria (ACE)”, USAID/GH is seeking Concept Papers focused on promoting new and underutilized partnerships to accelerate the achievement of HIV epidemic control in Nigeria through the delivery of high impact HIV prevention, care and support services to populations in Nigeria most at risk of acquiring HIV…[more]
USAID-Herzegovina: Philanthropy Awareness Activity
Deadline: 30 April 2021
The goal of the Philanthropy Awareness Activity is to strengthen broad-based participation in community development. The purpose of the activity is to enhance the culture of local philanthropy in Bosnia and Herzegovina…[more]
USAID-Almaty: Kazakhstan Human Rights Activity
Deadline: 29 April 2021
The overarching goal of this activity is to support the conditions and space for improved human rights in which civil society more effectively represents citizen voices and engages the government, while key government institutions are more effective in their mandate and responsive to citizen needs…[more]
USAID Grant Program to enhance Capacity of Media in Zimbabwe
Deadline: 7 May 2021
The program seeks to find innovative ways to help the media encourage democratic and accountable governance, reveal corrupt practices and illicit financial flows, and promote constructive dialogue to make democratic processes more accessible to citizens. Program implementation strategies and approaches are expected to be flexible and innovative to respond to challenges and dynamics in Zimbabwe as they evolve…[more]
USAID: Peru New Partnerships and Private Sector Engagement Initiative
Deadline: 24 March 2022
Peru New Partnerships and Private Sector Engagement Initiative seeks to engage the private and civil sectors in priority areas, as defined by the Government of Peru (GOP) and the United States Government (USG)…[more]
USAID announces Cleaner Air and Better Health Program – India
Deadline: 23 April 2021
The purpose of the Cleaner Air and Better Health (CABH) activity is to strengthen air pollution mitigation and exposure reduction systems in selected regions of India, contributing to a cleaner environment and healthier population…[more]
USAID Laos Maternal Child Health Nutrition Activity
Deadline: 23 April 2021
As part of supporting the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to achieve its Journey to Self Reliance (J2SR), the Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Activity seeks to address the inequitable health and nutrition outcomes of the most underserved segments of the population through a targeted health system strengthening approach…[more]
USAID Local Governance Strengthening Activity in Kyrgyz Republic
Deadline: 19 April 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the USAID Local Governance Strengthening Activity program…[more]
USAID-Jakarta: Indonesia Integrity Initiative (Integritas) Activity
Deadline: 31 May 2021
Integritas seeks to enhance Indonesian civil society capacity and role to more effectively partner with and support key GOI oversight institutions, while simultaneously ensuring sufficient preventative and oversight mechanisms are in place in the public and private sector…[more]
USAID: Dufatanye Kubaka Ubutabera Activity – Rwanda
Deadline: 25 April 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks applications to implement a cooperative agreement with a period of performance of five years from qualified entities to implement the Dufatanye Kubaka Ubutabera (DKU) (“Let’s strengthen access to justice in Rwanda”) Activity. The Recipient will build upon the lessons learned and achievements gained during the implementation of USAID’s predecessor Duteze Imbere Ubutabera (DIU) and Rwanda Legal Capacity Building activities…[more]
USAID/Malawi: Strengthening Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics & Expanding Degree Opportunities
Deadline: 26 April 2021
The goal of SSTEMEDO is to expand the pool of Malawi’s skilled and employable workforce to spur economic prosperity and self-reliance and enhance the country’s resilience to shocks. This is a broader goal that USAID/Malawi is contributing to through a range of higher education activities, including through the proposed SSTEMEDO activity…[more]
UNDP Call for Proposals to improve Economic Opportunities and Living Standards – BiH
Deadline: 7 April 2021
This public call is Supporting for Integration/Inclusion of Domestic, Traditional Products (Food Products, Handicrafts and Souvenirs) in Tourist Offer Along Via Dinarica Trails in BiH, it is co-financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID BiH) and the Agency for Development Cooperation of the Republic of Italy (AICS). The goal is to contribute to improving economic conditions and living standards along the Via Dinarica trail by integrating domestic products into tourism…[more]
USAID: Generating Green Economic Opportunities through Local Partnerships Program in Honduras
Deadline: 29 April 2021
Under its current Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), USAID/Honduras is supporting private, civil society and public sector institutions to build a more prosperous, democratic and safer Honduras. USAID’s programming strengthens partners to promote sustainable economic development, increase security and promote transparency and governance…[more]
USAID-Harare: Citizen Engagement for Accountability Activity
Deadline: 28 April 2021
The activity aims to strengthen a culture of political and civic engagement in Zimbabwe by promoting greater and more effective citizen participation in governance processes at multiple levels with an eye to improved, citizen-driven development. This envisioned activity will work with and through local organizations’ initiatives and seek unique methods and innovative pathways and partnerships to achieve this purpose…[more]
USAID: Remedial Education Activity in Zambia
Deadline: 12 April 2021
The overall objective of the Remedial Education activity is to provide targeted education interventions to ensure that middle and upper primary school students acquire the fundamental literacy and numeracy skills necessary for continued meaningful learning and education…[more]
USAID’s Shobai Miley Shikhi (Everyone Learns Together) Activity in Bangladesh
Deadline: 15 April 2021
The Shobai Miley Shikhi (“Everyone Learns Together”) Activity aims to improve learning outcomes for children with disabilities (CWD) in Government Primary Schools in Bangladesh. To achieve this objective, the activity will primarily strengthen government service delivery of disability-inclusive education and create inclusive school environments and instruction for children with disabilities to improve learning outcomes…[more]
USAID/Colombia Strengthening Together Activity Program
Deadline: 11 April 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement USAID/Colombia Strengthening Together Activity program to enhance USAID/Colombia local partner’s development impact by improving their operational functions. The USAID/Colombia will be supporting its current local partners by improving their performance, organizational growth and sustainability…[more]
USAID Special Call to foster Enterprise-led Solutions to Development Challenges – Jordan
Deadline: 16 December 2022
USAID/Jordan is making a special call for the submission of Concepts that will advance the Development Objectives (DOs) and Intermediate Results (IRs) of the USAID/Jordan Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) 2020-2025. The purpose of this Addendum is to further encourage and facilitate partnerships with Jordanian private sector firms and to establish and describe criteria for partnering with USAID/Jordan…[more]
USAID-Jakarta: Higher Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI)
Deadline: 24 May 2021
USAID/Indonesia aims to engage locally based new and underutilized partners to expand and amplify the Agency’s work through and with higher education. The overall Agency NPI seeks to support partner countries’ progress on the Journey to Self-Reliance, achieve sustainable and resilient results, and catalyze more effective partnering for impact…[more]
USAID: Integrated HIV Care and Treatment Support Activity – Zimbabwe
Deadline: 29 April 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Integrated HIV Care and Treatment Support program. The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to burden sub-Saharan Africa. While prevalence remains relatively high in Zimbabwe, the country is one of the first to achieve a sharp decline in new infections and HIV related deaths over the past two decades. This decline has been attributed to a comprehensive set of interventions that have been implemented through a multi-sectorial approach…[more]
USAID-Islamabad: Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA)
Deadline: 16 April 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA)…[more]
USAID-Maputo: Strengthened Investigative Journalism in Natural Resources Management and Other Economic Governance Issues
Deadline: 22 April 2021
The goal of this activity is for Mozambican citizens to be better informed and motivated to participate in governance processes. The activity’s purpose is to strengthen investigative journalism in Mozambique in the areas of reporting on natural resources and economic governance…[more]
USAID/Indonesia – Kolaborasi: Papua Collaborative Governance Initiative
Deadline: 19 April 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Indonesia is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Kolaborasi: Papua Collaborative Governance Initiative program to provide capacity building to citizen groups and local governments and deliver grants to sub-national Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to promote reform in targeted districts in Papua…[more]
USAID/Bangladesh and the Private Sector: Partnering to Fight COVID-19
Deadline: 29 April 2021
The purpose of this APS is to announce the competitive process and solicit Concept Paper applications from the private and public sectors for engaging with USAID/Bangladesh under the APS. While the value of the expertise, capabilities, assets and resources contributed to an alliance by the private sector must equal or exceed the value of resources requested from USAID, this is NOT a matching grants program…[more]
Cambodia Agricultural Investment Activity
Deadline: 16 April 2021
he Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Cambodia Agricultural Investment Activity (hereinafter referred to as the MSP activity), managed by DAI on behalf of USAID/Cambodia, is offering opportunities for co-investment with private sector actors in Cambodia…[more]
USAID/West Bank and Gaza: Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) People-to-People (P2P) Reconciliation Fund Program
Deadline: 9 April 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications from qualified entities to implement the USAID/West Bank and Gaza Conflict Management and Mitigation People-to-People Reconciliation Fund program. USAID seeks to effectively prevent, mitigate and manage the causes and consequences of violent conflict, instability and extremism…[more]
USAID announces Climate Resilient Cities Project – Philippines
Deadline: 5 April 2021
The Climate Resilient Cities (CRC) Project is a five-year activity in the Philippines that seeks to improve resilience1 by strengthening the adaptive capacities of cities to adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change…[more]
USAID/Kazakhstan: Youth Development Activity (Turkmenistan)
Deadline: 5 April 2021
The purpose of the USAID Youth Development Activity is to solicit concept notes from interested organizations for a new youth workforce development activity in Turkmenistan. The USAID Youth Development Activity should focus on supporting a wide range of Turkmen youth, including secondary school students, students pursuing higher education, vocational students, and first-time job holders, to become productive, well-adjusted members of the modern Turkmen workforce and their communities…[more]
Palladium: Innovative Concepts for COVID-19 Economic Relief and Adaptation (Sri Lanka)
Deadline: 15 May 2021
The Palladium is implementing a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded program and is seeking qualified sources to implement activities that will respond to the economic effects of the novel Coronavirus pandemic(COVID-19) in Sri Lanka…[more]
USAID launches Kenya Inclusive Governance, Accountability, Performance and Participation (Kenya-IGAPP) Program
Deadline: 28 January 2022
USAID/KEA seeks to build partnerships with Kenyans, Kenyan leaders, institutions and organizations to promote transformational change in key governance systems and processes…[more]
Call for Partnership Concepts: USAID/Indonesia Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Accelerator Platform
Deadline: 30 November 2021
USAID/Indonesia is looking to cooperate with a greater number of Indonesian and multinational companies to leverage private sector expertise, capabilities and resources to catalyze market-based solutions that will result in long-term development impact in Indonesia…[more]
Myanmar: USAID Transparency and Inclusive Growth Activity (TIGA)
Deadline: 23 June 2021
The USAID Transparency and Inclusive Growth Activity (TIGA) ( the “Activity”), implemented by Nathan Associates, is a four-year program that works to achieve concrete and meaningful advances in transparency and inclusive growth in Myanmar that will reduce inequality, promote a more market-oriented and diversified economy, and mitigate the economic drivers of conflict, in all cases aiming for improvements for people throughout the country…[more]
USAID/Colombia: Working with the Private Sector towards Colombia’s Economic Recovery
Deadline: 30 April 2021
USAID/Colombia seeks private sector partnerships to catalyze innovative market-based approaches that can drive Colombia’s economic recovery from COVID-19 via sustainable, environmentally-conscious, ethical, and inclusive responses and contributions…[more]
U.S. Embassy in Malawi: COVID-19 Private Sector Engagement and Partnership Funding Opportunity
Deadline: 30 May 2021
The Department of State and USAID have launched the COVID-19 Private Sector Engagement & Partnership Fund with an additional $10 million in new assistance funds. The Fund has been established to strengthen the efforts of the private sector and bolster ongoing response efforts, helping the world’s most vulnerable overcome the devastation inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic…[more]
Annual Program Statement: Promoting Rule of Law in Myanmar
Deadline: 30 June 2021
USAID’s Promoting Rule of Law in Myanmar (PRLM) project, implemented by Chemonics International, is seeking grant applications for implementation collaborative, stakeholder-driven initiatives designed to protect human rights and increase access to justice for all people of Myanmar. Under this APS, PRLM aims to award grants to CSOs and NGOs (not-for-profit and for-profit), industry/sector, trade, or other private sector associations or syndicates, educational institutions, and Private sector…[more]
USAID-Kinshasa announces Foundational Literacy for Improved Educational Resilience (FLIER)
Deadline: 11 May 2021
The purpose of the Foundational Literacy for Improved Educational Resilience (FLIER) activity is to leverage USAID/DRC’s prior experience in supporting improved reading & literacy and social & emotional learning outcomes to ensure that children ages 6-9 in select marginalized and underserved zones in Ituri, South Kivu, Équateur Province, and Kinshasa gain foundational literacy and social & emotional skills…[more]
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