Opportunity Information: Apply for 72062018RFA00005
The Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) opportunity is a USAID/Nigeria funding solicitation for an organization (or consortium) to carry out a program focused on promoting peace at the community level. It is offered by the U.S. Agency for International Development, specifically the USAID mission in Nigeria (USAID-Abuja). The funding is issued as a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under a discretionary assistance mechanism, meaning the agency is inviting applications and will competitively select the most responsive and best-qualified proposal based on the criteria laid out in the NOFO. The core purpose, as stated in the opportunity description, is to identify a capable implementer that can design and deliver activities that support community initiatives aimed at preventing conflict, reducing tensions, and strengthening peaceful coexistence, with the detailed program approach and requirements provided in the attached NOFO.
This opportunity uses a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument. In practical terms, that signals that USAID expects to be substantially involved during implementation, beyond what is typical in a standard grant. While the selected recipient would still be responsible for carrying out the project, planning activities, and managing day-to-day operations, USAID would likely play an active role in areas such as aligning workplans with mission priorities, approving key deliverables, participating in technical discussions, and monitoring performance. Anyone preparing an application would typically need to be ready for a more collaborative relationship with the agency, including structured reporting, frequent coordination, and adherence to USAID programmatic and compliance requirements.
The solicitation is identified by Funding Opportunity Number 72062018RFA00005, and it is tied to CFDA (now often referred to as assistance listing) number 98.001. The maximum possible award amount listed is $15,000,000 (the award ceiling), and USAID anticipates making one award, which implies a single prime recipient will be selected to lead implementation. With only one expected award, the competition would generally be structured so that applicants present a comprehensive, end-to-end program strategy, management structure, staffing plan, monitoring and evaluation approach, and cost application capable of covering the full intended scope. Because the activity category is labeled as "Other" with a note to see the NOFO for clarification, the attached NOFO would be the authoritative source for what USAID considers in-scope activities, priority geographies, target groups, and the specific peacebuilding or stabilization outcomes expected.
Eligibility is listed as "Unrestricted," which means the competition is broadly open to any type of qualified entity, subject to any additional limitations or clarifications that may appear in the NOFO. In USAID practice, "unrestricted" often allows applications from U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, nonprofit and for-profit entities, higher education institutions, and potentially public international organizations, though the NOFO may still include conditions such as required registrations, responsibility determinations, cost share expectations (if any), or local partner engagement. Prospective applicants would need to consult the NOFO for the precise eligibility rules, required partner arrangements, and any specific compliance obligations tied to working in Nigeria and implementing peace-focused programming.
The timeline included in the listing shows the opportunity was posted on October 3, 2018, with an original closing date of November 5, 2018. That window indicates the period during which applications were accepted, and it also suggests the program was part of USAID/Nigeria's 2018 procurement and assistance planning cycle. Anyone looking at the opportunity historically would treat those dates as the official submission period for that round of funding, while anyone seeking current funding would typically need to look for a re-issuance, amendment, or successor opportunity if available.
Overall, the CIPP opportunity is essentially a call for a single lead implementer to run a sizeable, USAID-coordinated peace promotion program in Nigeria, with up to $15 million available through a cooperative agreement. The short public description does not provide program specifics beyond the focus on "community initiatives" and "promote peace," so the attached NOFO would be the key document defining the program objectives, expected results, geographic and thematic priorities, required application components, evaluation criteria, and the operational and reporting framework the implementer would be expected to follow.Apply for 72062018RFA00005
- The Agency for International Development, Nigeria USAID-Abuja in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Initiatives to Promote Peace" 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 Oct 03, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 05, 2018. (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 $15,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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