Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 625 16 000001
This opportunity is a special call from USAID/Senegal (USAID-Dakar) inviting organizations to submit partnership concept papers focused on resilience-building work in the Sahel. It is issued as an addendum to the broader FY 2014 to FY 2015 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement (APS No. APS-OAA-14-000001). In practical terms, that means USAID is looking for partnership-oriented ideas that fit within the GDA approach, rather than a traditional standalone project proposal. The goal is to identify promising concepts that USAID and partners could further develop into funded activities.
The thematic focus is the Mission's Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE) strategy. The intent is to increase the resilience of chronically vulnerable populations, specifically in agro-pastoral and marginal agriculture livelihood zones across the Sahel. These are areas where households often face repeated shocks such as drought, market volatility, and food insecurity, and where livelihoods tend to be fragile due to limited rainfall, land degradation, and constrained access to services and markets. Concept papers should therefore center on approaches that help communities better absorb shocks, adapt to changing conditions, and sustain livelihoods over time.
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals substantial involvement by USAID during implementation. Under a cooperative agreement, USAID generally expects to collaborate closely with the recipient on key aspects of program design, oversight, and learning. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding, and the activity category is regional development, reflecting that the resilience challenge and many solutions often cut across multiple communities and, in Sahel contexts, can be relevant across borders or wide geographic zones.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning USAID is open to receiving concept papers from a broad range of applicants, rather than limiting competition to a narrow set of organization types. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 98.001. The funding opportunity number is RFA 625 16 000001, and it was created on December 11, 2015, with an original closing date of May 29, 2016. USAID anticipated making up to 8 awards, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000 per award, indicating multiple partnership activities could be supported, each potentially reaching meaningful scale while still allowing a portfolio of different ideas or geographic focuses.
Overall, this call is best understood as an invitation to propose partnership-driven resilience concepts aligned with USAID/Senegal's RISE strategy for the Sahel, aimed at improving long-term livelihood security and reducing chronic vulnerability in agro-pastoral and marginal farming areas. The concept paper stage suggests USAID is first seeking strong, well-aligned ideas and partner commitments, with the potential for those concepts to be refined and negotiated into cooperative agreements for implementation.Apply for RFA 625 16 000001
- The Senegal USAID-Dakar in the regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Call for Partnership Concept Papers for Sahel Agency for International Development Senegal (USAID-Dakar)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2015-12-11.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-05-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this USAID/Senegal opportunity?
This is a special call from USAID/Senegal (USAID-Dakar) inviting organizations to submit partnership concept papers focused on resilience-building work in the Sahel. It is issued as an addendum to the broader FY 2014 to FY 2015 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement (APS No. APS-OAA-14-000001).
2. Is this a request for full proposals or concept papers?
This call is for partnership concept papers. USAID is looking for promising, partnership-oriented ideas that could later be further developed with partners into funded activities.
3. What does it mean that this is tied to the GDA Annual Program Statement (APS)?
In practical terms, it means USAID is seeking partnership-driven concepts that fit within the Global Development Alliance (GDA) approach, rather than a traditional standalone project proposal. The emphasis is on partnership-oriented ideas and collaboration.
4. What is the primary thematic focus of the call?
The thematic focus is USAID/Senegal's Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE) strategy, with the intent to increase resilience among chronically vulnerable populations in the Sahel.
5. What is the main goal of the RISE-focused work described in this opportunity?
The intent is to increase the resilience of chronically vulnerable populations, especially in agro-pastoral and marginal agriculture livelihood zones across the Sahel, where households face repeated shocks such as drought, market volatility, and food insecurity.
6. What geographic or livelihood areas are emphasized?
The call specifically highlights agro-pastoral and marginal agriculture livelihood zones across the Sahel. These areas are described as having fragile livelihoods due to limited rainfall, land degradation, and constrained access to services and markets.
7. What types of challenges should concept papers address?
Concept papers should center on approaches that help communities better absorb shocks, adapt to changing conditions, and sustain livelihoods over time, in contexts shaped by drought, market volatility, food insecurity, and related constraints.
8. What kind of funding mechanism will be used if concepts are funded?
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by USAID during implementation, including collaboration on key aspects of program design, oversight, and learning.
9. What does "cooperative agreement" imply about USAID's role?
Under a cooperative agreement, USAID generally expects to collaborate closely with the recipient on key aspects of the activity. The description notes involvement during implementation in areas such as program design, oversight, and learning.
10. Is this opportunity considered discretionary funding?
Yes. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding.
11. What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is regional development. This reflects that resilience challenges and many solutions can cut across multiple communities and may be relevant across borders or wide geographic zones in Sahel contexts.
12. Who is eligible to submit a concept paper?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning USAID is open to receiving concept papers from a broad range of applicants rather than limiting competition to a narrow set of organization types.
13. How many awards does USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipated making up to 8 awards under this call.
14. What is the maximum (ceiling) amount per award?
The award ceiling is $2,000,000 per award.
15. What does the ceiling and number of awards suggest about USAID's approach?
With up to 8 awards and a $2,000,000 ceiling per award, USAID appears to be considering a portfolio of multiple partnership activities, potentially supporting different ideas or geographic focuses while enabling each activity to reach meaningful scale.
16. What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 98.001.
17. What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is RFA 625 16 000001.
18. When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on December 11, 2015.
19. What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was May 29, 2016.
20. What is USAID trying to accomplish through the concept paper stage?
USAID is first seeking strong, well-aligned ideas and partner commitments. The concept paper stage indicates that the most promising concepts could be refined and negotiated into cooperative agreements for implementation.
21. How should an applicant align a concept paper to be responsive to this call?
Based on the description, a responsive concept paper would be partnership-driven (consistent with the GDA approach) and clearly aligned with USAID/Senegal's RISE strategy, focusing on improving resilience and long-term livelihood security for chronically vulnerable populations in agro-pastoral and marginal farming areas of the Sahel.
22. What is the simplest way to summarize what USAID wants to see?
USAID wants partnership-oriented resilience concepts for the Sahel that help chronically vulnerable communities better handle shocks, adapt to change, and sustain livelihoods over time, with the potential for those concepts to be developed into funded cooperative agreements.
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