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Opportunity Summary:

The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Guatemala's Development Challenges (Funding Opportunity Number: BAA-GUATEMALA-2015) is a USAID Guatemala City funding opportunity designed to attract new and unconventional ideas to tackle priority development problems in Guatemala. Rather than prescribing a single program model, the BAA is set up to invite a wide range of partners to bring forward innovative approaches that can be researched, developed, piloted, tested, and ultimately scaled. The emphasis is on solutions that are practical in the real world and cost-effective, with USAID seeking to work alongside partners in a collaborative way rather than acting only as a traditional funder.

A central theme of the announcement is collaboration: USAID is explicitly looking to co-create, co-design, and potentially co-invest with applicants. In plain terms, that means the Agency is open to shaping interventions jointly with selected partners, refining concepts through iterative design, and supporting efforts that demonstrate measurable results. The BAA frames its goal as enabling more strategic, focused, and results-oriented responses to Guatemala's development challenges, and it leaves room for a broad range of concepts as long as they align with USAID priorities and can show a credible pathway from idea to evidence to broader adoption.

While the BAA is broadly framed around "Guatemala's Development Challenges," it specifically notes that eligible concepts may include activities related to the Regional HIV/AIDS Program managed in Guatemala. This indicates an interest in innovations that can strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment support, or related systems and community interventions, particularly where lessons or approaches could be relevant not only within Guatemala but also across Central America. The language suggests USAID is interested in approaches that can be adapted, tested, and scaled across settings, especially for HIV/AIDS work that often requires coordination across borders and among multiple stakeholders.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary opportunity issued by USAID under the assistance listing formerly referenced as CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas). The opportunity category is listed under science and technology and other research and development, which signals that proposals with a strong innovation, evidence-building, or applied R&D component may be especially responsive. The funding instrument type is listed as "Other," which typically suggests flexibility in the mechanism used and a focus on problem-solving approaches rather than a single standard grant format. The posting date and creation date are both August 25, 2015, and the closing date is August 24, 2017 (original and current closing date are the same in the provided record).

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the BAA is open to essentially any type of entity, including individuals, organizations, and companies, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement. Notably, there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement indicated, so applicants are not required by default to provide matching funds, although the BAA's interest in co-investment leaves open the possibility that applicants could propose leveraged resources or partnerships if that strengthens the approach. The award ceiling and floor are both shown as 0 in the summary data, which typically means specific funding ranges are not pre-set in the listing and may depend on the particular concept, negotiations, or the structure of individual awards under the BAA.

For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement or seeking further guidance, USAID lists points of contact including Dion L. Glisan (Contracting Officer) and Fabiola Loy (Acquisition and Assistance Specialist). The general contact email for submissions or inquiries is guatemalaproposals@usaid.gov.

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