USAID Grant for Rural Water Research & Learning to Expand Evidence Base

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Rural Water Research and Learning program. Eligibility for this award is not restricted. USAID intends to issue one award not to exceed $19 million. There is an estimated $14 million in core funding available with up to $5 million in total buy-ins. The purpose of this activity is to expand the evidence base for rural water services, to increase use of findings to inform rural water policy and programming in collaboration with partners, in order to increase the availability and sustainable management of safe water for the underserved and most vulnerable.

Please provide questions no later than March 24, 2021 by 4:00 pm, Washington, DC time via email to Kelly Miskowski at kmiskowski@usaid.gov. Applications are due April 19, 2021 at 4:00 pm, Washington, DC time.

Issuance of this notice of funding opportunity does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in preparation or submission of comments/suggestions or an application. Applications are submitted at the risk of the applicant. All preparation and submission costs are at the applicant’s expense.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) Center for Water Security, Sanitation and Hygiene is issuing this Draft Program Description for the purpose of providing stakeholders and potential partners an opportunity to review, comment, suggest, and enhance areas of a new global water research activity: the Rural Water Research & Learning Activity.

Please provide comments no later than February 10, 2021 by 4:00 pm, Washington, DC time via email to Kelly Miskowski at kmiskowski@usaid.gov. Submissions are limited to three pages total, and no pages beyond this limit (including Annexes) will be reviewed.

A Notification of Funding Opportunity (NFO) for this Activity will be issued at a later date and will be announced at https://www.grants.gov. It will describe the application process in full. All interested parties must respond to that notice of funding opportunity announcement separately from any response to this Request for Information. This grants.gov posting will be revised once the NFO is available to include the text of the full announcement.

Issuance of this pre-notice of a funding opportunity request for comments does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in order to prepare a response to this Pre-Notice.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) Center for Water Security, Sanitation and Hygiene is issuing this Draft Program Description for the purpose of providing stakeholders and potential partners an opportunity to review, comment, suggest, and enhance areas of a new global water research activity: the Rural Water Research & Learning Activity.

Please provide comments no later than February 10, 2021 by 4:00 pm, Washington, DC time via email to Kelly Miskowski at kmiskowski@usaid.gov. Submissions are limited to three pages total, and no pages beyond this limit (including Annexes) will be reviewed.

A Notification of Funding Opportunity (NFO) for this Activity will be issued at a later date and will be announced at https://www.grants.gov. It will describe the application process in full. All interested parties must respond to that notice of funding opportunity announcement separately from any response to this Request for Information. This grants.gov posting will be revised once the NFO is available to include the text of the full announcement.

Issuance of this pre-notice of a funding opportunity request for comments does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in order to prepare a response to this Pre-Notice.