Winrock International Institute For Agricultural Development

Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a nonprofit organization specializing in international development and agricultural transformation services. The organization provides a wide range of services to the federal government through both contracts and grants, focusing on agricultural productivity, economic development, climate resilience, labor standards enforcement, education, and human trafficking prevention. With over 40 years of experience implementing programs globally, Winrock International leverages expertise in sustainable development, environmental conservation, and inclusive economic growth to address development challenges across multiple countries and sectors.

Through federal contract awards, Winrock International has delivered comprehensive agricultural and development services valued at over $151 million. The organization's prime contract portfolio includes four major definitive and delivery order contracts awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and USAID's regional missions. These contracts have focused on agricultural transformation and productivity improvement in Nepal (two contracts totaling approximately $80.6 million), education services in Bangladesh through the Esho Shikhi "Come and Learn" activity ($38.5 million), clean drinking water access in Liberia ($18 million), and entrepreneurship promotion in Senegal ($14.8 million). All contracts were structured as cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements with no set-aside designations, reflecting Winrock's capacity to manage complex, large-scale international development initiatives. Subcontractors supporting these efforts have included both international organizations and local entities such as New Era in Nepal, Pathway Technologies & Services, Akiri Consulting LLC, Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), Community Development Centre, Open Capital Advisors, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Additionally, Winrock served as a subcontractor to Deloitte Consulting LLP on a Green Cities Mechanism project awarded in October 2022.

Winrock International has received substantial federal grant funding exceeding $60 million across multiple programs and federal agencies, demonstrating significant capacity in grant-funded development work. Recent major cooperative agreements include a $7 million Department of Labor initiative to strengthen labor enforcement in Indonesia's nickel supply chains, a $2.5 million State Department grant to eradicate forced and child labor in Turkmenistan's cotton sector, and a $2.35 million USAID award supporting the Resilience of Ethnic Tibetans activity in China. The organization has also managed significant education and climate-focused grants, including a $15 million USAID cooperative agreement for systemic economic and institutional shifts in Bangladesh and a $5.49 million climate-resilient agriculture initiative in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Beyond international development, Winrock has received domestic grants addressing agricultural sustainability, including a $1.25 million USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture project on organic crop production in the Mid-South and a $999,908 integrated research and education program on organic farming barriers. The organization has also supported women's entrepreneurship through multiple Small Business Administration grants totaling $650,000 under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program, rural business development through USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services grants, food system resilience through Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awards, water quality improvement through a $3 million Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program grant, and anti-trafficking efforts through multiple USAID missions in Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Jamaica. Grant partners and subrecipients have included Colorado State University, Third Sector New England, and various local and international organizations supporting implementation across target regions.

Winrock International holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle with USAID valued at $38.5 million for the Esho Shikhi education activity in Bangladesh, running from November 18, 2021 through November 17, 2026. This contract is structured on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis and represents USAID's commitment to supporting improved learning outcomes for marginalized children in Cox's Bazar through increased learning opportunities, enhanced education quality, strengthened management capacity at district and community levels, and resilience building. The IDIQ mechanism allows USAID to issue task orders for specific education-related projects within the scope of the Esho Shikhi program, providing flexibility in implementation while maintaining Winrock's oversight as the primary contractor. Under this vehicle, Winrock has engaged Community Development Centre as a subawardee to support implementation activities. The contract demonstrates Winrock's established capacity to manage complex, long-term education-focused development initiatives and represents the organization's proven ability to coordinate multi-partner efforts across challenging operating environments in South Asia.