ITR/r_explore_APS
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- 7200AA24APS00004
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Annual Program Statement from the U.S. Agency for International Development establishes an umbrella mechanism to support research collaborations between USAID and higher education institutions through multiple cooperative agreements. USAID seeks to address key international development challenges in areas including science and technology, social sciences, and research capacity building. Eligible applicants include various organization types engaged in research and higher education. Concept Notes will be evaluated based on criteria like innovation, collaboration, and sustainability. The final due date to submit Concept Notes in response to subsequent specific funding opportunities is March 4, 2029.
Individual awards will be determined through additional funding opportunity addenda. Standard policies for U.S. and non-U.S. organization awards per 2 CFR and ADS 303 apply. Funding is provided through the USAID Development Partnerships for University Cooperation and Development program under Assistance Listing Number 98.012, with an initial anticipated award amount of up to $2.5 million for the Strategic Partnerships for Advancing Research and Knowledge opportunity. Performance sites will be expected within countries and regions where USAID has strategic development objectives.
Synopsis
Through this umbrella APS, USAID aims to provide broad flexibility for the research and higher education community and connected organizations to collaborate with USAID, each other, and local institutions to build partnerships and support an enabling environment for addressing key development challenges in a sustainable manner. This umbrella APS: (A) describes the types of activities for which Applications will be considered under any forthcoming Addenda; (B)
describes the funding available and the process and requirements for submitting Applications; (C) explains the overall criteria for evaluating Applications; and (D) refers prospective applicants to relevant documentation available on the internet.
USAID/ITR anticipates awarding multiple grants and/or cooperative agreements as a result of this APS through the use of published subsequent Addenda (specific calls for Concept Notes). However, publishing this APS does not commit USAID to publish any specific Addenda or make any awards.
The EXPLORE APS is not a Request for Applications (RFA) or a Request for Proposals (RFP). Rather, the EXPLORE APS requests Concept Notes in response to Addenda published to this APS. Based on Concept Note(s) submitted in response to specific Addenda opportunities, USAID will determine whether to request a Full Application from an appropriate partner.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Appendix II_Budget Template_SPARK Addendum 7200AA24APS00004.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Appendix I_SPARK Concept Note Template_7200AA24APS00004.docx | DOCX document | |
| SPARK Addendum_7200AA24APS00004_ITR-R.pdf | ||
| 7200AA24APS00004 - ITR_R EXPLORE APS (1).pdf | ||
| 7200AA24APS00004 - ITR_R EXPLORE APS.pdf |
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