Opportunity Information: Apply for 7200AA20APS00002
The Health, Ecosystems and Agriculture for Resilient, Thriving Societies (HEARTH) opportunity is a USAID funding addendum issued under the broader Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement (APS-OAA-16-000001). It is designed to support cross-sector development work in biodiverse landscapes, with an emphasis on solutions that simultaneously protect ecosystems and improve human well-being. Rather than treating conservation, health, and economic outcomes as separate goals, HEARTH is meant to catalyze integrated activities that address multiple, interconnected challenges in the same places and with the same communities.
At its core, HEARTH is framed as a partnership platform that brings together USAID Missions and private-sector actors to co-create and deliver high-impact interventions. The expectation is that projects will conserve biodiversity and strengthen the prosperity and resilience of communities that rely on these ecosystems for livelihoods, food, water, and broader economic stability. The addendum is intentionally flexible, allowing concepts to be tailored to local context and to the priorities of the USAID Mission(s) in the country or countries where implementation would occur.
The opportunity encourages proposals that combine two or more sectors in a deliberate, mutually reinforcing way. Sectors specifically highlighted include biodiversity conservation, health, food security (including agriculture and nutrition), governance, economic development and livelihoods, water supply and sanitation, education, modern energy solutions, forest management and restoration, and climate resilience. Proposals are expected to integrate activities and outcomes across whichever of these sectors are most relevant locally, rather than running parallel, loosely connected project components. In practical terms, HEARTH is looking for concepts where the design makes a clear case that working across sectors produces stronger results than addressing each sector in isolation.
A central requirement is meaningful private-sector engagement, not as a peripheral sponsor but as an active partner. Concept papers are expected to show close collaboration with businesses and to include strategic private-sector investments that help fill gaps in funding, capacity, incentives, or implementation. These investments can be in the same sectors as the USAID-supported activities or in complementary areas, as long as they advance development priorities while also aligning with legitimate business goals. The overall intent is to leverage resources and expertise from both USAID and partners to improve sustainability and long-term impact.
Concepts must be built on a robust theory of change that is logical and measurable. USAID signals four key expectations for that theory of change: first, it should integrate and monitor development efforts in a way that still achieves clear goals for each included sector; second, it should show efficient leveraging of USAID and partner resources through genuine private-sector collaboration; third, it should demonstrate positive synergies or co-benefits from cross-sector programming (for example, improved natural resource management that also supports health, nutrition, incomes, or climate resilience outcomes); and fourth, it must reflect active participation by the communities who will receive the benefits, including involvement in both design and implementation.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, HEARTH is a discretionary opportunity issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which generally implies substantial involvement by USAID during implementation. The opportunity number is 7200AA20APS00002, with CFDA number 98.001. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to a wide range of entity types, subject to any specific clarifications in the full notice. The notice indicates an expected total of about 10 awards, with an award ceiling of $10,000,000. The opportunity was created on December 3, 2019, and the original closing date was June 15, 2020.
Overall, HEARTH is best understood as a call for integrated, place-based partnerships in biodiversity-rich areas, where conservation outcomes and human development outcomes are pursued together through coordinated programming and aligned private investment. The strongest concepts under this addendum are likely to be those that clearly define the landscape and community needs, align tightly with USAID Mission priorities, specify what each partner contributes, and present a credible, evidence-informed pathway showing how combined sector work delivers measurable, durable improvements for both ecosystems and people.Apply for 7200AA20APS00002
- The Agency for International Development in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The Health, Ecosystems and Agriculture for Resilient, Thriving Societies (HEARTH)" 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 Dec 03, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 15, 2020. (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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 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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