Development Grants Program

Amendments: 

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

The United States Government, through the US Agency for International Development's Office of Innovation and Development Alliances (IDEA), Local Sustainability )LS) Division, is inviting applications from prospective partners that are either Private and Voluntary Organizations based in the United States (US PVOs) or indigenous, local Nongovernmental Organizations (LNGOs) for the Development Grants Program (DGP).  

The IDEA Office seeks to reach development goals more quickly, cost-efficiently, sustainably, and at wider scale through innovation (meaning significant, not incremental, improvements in development impact) and partnership. The LS Division of IDEA works to improve the sustainability of civil society organizations by focusing on supporting innovative local development projects and capacity development.

The overall objective of the DGP is to contribute to improved and sustainable grass roots development by supporting development projects and strengthening capacities of nascent development partners in counties where the DGP is active. The DGP has a priority of strengthening LNGOs and US PVOs, recognizing that a vibrant and active NGO sector is fundamental to promoting a healthy democracy that is accountable and responsive to citizens’ needs.

Under this RFA, the DGP strongly encourages and will support innovative work in all sectors, but places some emphasis on projects which address issues of basic education or water supply and sanitation. Projects in any sector which strengthen the role of microenterprises are also encouraged. Applications should prioritize innovative approaches, utilize new implementing partners and work in underserved communities.

This RFA is being posted through www.grants.gov.  This RFA and any future amendments can be downloaded from this website (www.grants.gov).  It is the responsibility of the recipient of the application document to ensure that it has been received from www.grants.gov in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.