Central Africa regional initiative to advance biodiversity, conservation, forest management and climate change mitigation objectives across the Congo Basin.
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- Opportunity number
- 72066025RFI0001
- Agency
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US Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo
Overseas Missions, US Agency for International Development
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Other
- Category
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- Environment
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
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About this opportunity
This Federal Grant Opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by USAID/Democratic Republic of Congo under its Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE). The RFI seeks industry input on a planned Central Africa regional initiative to advance biodiversity conservation, forest management, and climate change mitigation objectives across the Congo Basin. The initiative aims to strengthen CARPE's results, increase civil society capacity and private sector investment, improve wildlife trafficking enforcement, and develop sustainable finance mechanisms. Respondents are asked to provide feedback on implementation approaches, civil society engagement, wildlife law enforcement, and financial mechanisms. Responses are limited to 10 pages and will be held confidential unless specifically requested for release. The RFI was issued on December 6, 2024 with responses due by January 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM Kinshasa local time.
This regional initiative falls under CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas) and aims to address key challenges including armed conflicts, poor governance, unsustainable land use, wildlife trafficking, and climate change impacts threatening biodiversity and forests in the Congo Basin. While specific award values are not provided, recent USAID grants under the 98.001 program have ranged from $250,000 to over $70 million, typically with 1-5 year durations.
Synopsis
USAID/Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) is considering a new Central Africa regional initiative to advance its biodiversity conservation, forest management and climate change mitigation objectives across the Congo Basin. The new activity would support USAID and its partners by bringing in additional expertise, innovation, and resources to ensure that the combined impact of CARPE's programming in biodiversity conservation and forest protection are maximized.
The purpose of this communication is to obtain industry comment on the attached RFI. To that end, information obtained through this RFI will be held in confidence and will not be disclosed to the public unless specifically requested by responding sources. This RFI is open for comments from any interested party.
USAID's work in the Congo Basin region continues to face many challenges. Numerous threats and drivers impact biodiversity and forests, including armed conflicts, displacement of people, poor governance, poverty, artisanal mining, transhumance, unsustainable land use practices, shifting agriculture, charcoal production, and wildlife poaching and trafficking, among others. Coupled with the negative impacts of climate change, these challenges accelerate the rates of biodiversity and forest loss.
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