Opportunity Information: Apply for 72051421RFA00002
USAID/Colombia Strengthening Together Activity is a competitive funding opportunity from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), based out of USAID-Bogota, seeking applications to implement a community development-focused activity in Colombia. The award will be made as a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means USAID expects to remain actively involved during implementation through substantial engagement such as technical input, coordination, and ongoing collaboration rather than operating purely as a hands-off grantmaker.
The opportunity is open eligibility, meaning it is not restricted to a specific applicant type and can be pursued by a wide range of qualified entities (for example, nonprofits, for-profits, higher education institutions, or other organizations), as long as they meet the requirements laid out in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), especially the eligibility standards in Section C. USAID indicates it plans to make one award (ExpectedAwards: 1), selecting the applicant that best aligns with the objectives and performs strongest against the merit review criteria described in the NOFO, with the final decision also subject to a risk assessment. In practice, this means that even a strong technical proposal can be affected by compliance readiness, organizational capacity, and risk factors identified during USAID review.
Financially, the funding opportunity lists an award ceiling of $23,000,000, signaling a sizable, single-award activity. It is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity and is tied to CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 98.001. The Funding Activity Category is listed as Community Development, which frames the general programmatic space, although the detailed objectives, target geographies, and expected results would be fully specified in the NOFO itself.
From an application process standpoint, USAID emphasizes that applicants must carefully follow the NOFO instructions, submit all required information, and ensure they comply with federal registration requirements before an award can be made. In particular, applicants must have a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), and USAID flags that this registration process can take many weeks, so organizations should start early. The notice also stresses that the official posting is on Grants.gov and that the opportunity may be amended; applicants are expected to monitor Grants.gov to make sure they are working from the most current version and have all documents in full. For technical issues with Grants.gov access or registration, the notice directs applicants to the Grants.gov Helpdesk (phone and email provided in the posting).
Key administrative details in the source listing include the Funding Opportunity Number 72051421RFA00002, a creation date of March 5, 2021, and an original closing date of April 11, 2021. USAID also provides a formal question-and-answer process: applicants are instructed to submit questions to the point of contact identified in Section D of the NOFO by the specified deadline, and USAID will share responses to timely questions with all potential applicants through an amendment posted to Grants.gov, which is meant to keep the competition fair and ensure all applicants have the same clarifications.Apply for 72051421RFA00002
- The Agency for International Development, Colombia USAID-Bogota in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Colombia Stregthening Together Activity" 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 Mar 05, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 11, 2021. (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 $23,000,000.00 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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