Opportunity Information: Apply for USAID RDMA 486 15 000011 PRESOLNOTICE
Apply for USAID RDMA 486 15 000011 PRESOLNOTICE
- The Thailand USAID Bangkok in the agriculture regional development science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Feed the Future Asia Innovative Farmers Activity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 24, 2015 and posted on Mar 24, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a pre funding opportunity announcement only. No applications are requested at this time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Interested organizations should successfully demonstrate their capability and capacity to implement activities in the Asia region. U.S. and non U.S. NGOs, are eligible to submit applications. For the purposes of this solicitation, NGOs include any incorporated entity, either non profit or for profit, other than a governmental organization. Please note that USAID policy is not to award profit under assistance instruments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "Feed the Future Asia Innovative Farmers Activity" notice is a pre-funding opportunity announcement from USAID's Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA), based in Bangkok. It is not a live solicitation and it is not requesting applications yet. USAID is signaling that a full Request for Applications (RFA) may be released in the coming weeks, but this pre-notice does not obligate the agency to issue the RFA or make any award. The release of the RFA depends on internal USAID approvals and the availability of funds, and USAID explicitly states it will not respond to questions or information requests until the full RFA is issued. Because the eventual process will be competitive, unsolicited or early applications will not be considered; submissions will only be accepted in response to the official RFA once it is posted.
If the RFA is released, USAID/RDMA anticipates making a single five-year cooperative agreement designed to accelerate agricultural technology diffusion across South and Southeast Asia. The intent is to support one organization or a consortium, but with one legally recognized entity serving as the primary lead recipient. The activity is framed around catalyzing the transfer and scaling of proven or promising technologies across the region, with particular emphasis on Feed the Future focus countries Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal. The overall thrust is practical adoption and spread of scalable solutions rather than isolated pilots, and USAID is positioning the award as a platform that can connect regional partners, innovations, and country-level demand.
The planned program structure includes four components. The first component focuses on horticulture: the recipient would be expected to identify a high-priority regional horticultural challenge and pursue solutions through technology innovation and diffusion, ideally in partnership with regional private sector firms and/or academic institutions. The second component is aquaculture, structured similarly but explicitly oriented toward improving the sustainability of aquaculture production, suggesting attention to resource use, environmental impacts, and longer-term viability alongside productivity. The third component represents the broader, cross-cutting vision for the activity: the recipient must design and deliver a repeatable approach for spotting and implementing interventions that address major regional agriculture or food security problems, grounded in broad engagement with relevant stakeholders throughout the region. The fourth component is intentionally flexible and demand-driven; it is meant to respond to specific requests from bilateral USAID Feed the Future missions that want support applying or transferring a technology to solve a defined problem. This fourth piece is described as primarily initiated, designed, and funded by the bilateral missions, which implies the central awardee would need the capacity to mobilize quickly and adapt to mission-led priorities as they arise.
On eligibility and compliance, USAID indicates that interested organizations should be able to demonstrate capability and capacity to implement activities in Asia. Both U.S. and non-U.S. NGOs are eligible, and for this notice USAID uses a broad definition of NGO to include incorporated non-profit and for-profit entities, as long as they are not government organizations. At the same time, USAID notes that its policy is not to award profit under assistance instruments, which is a practical constraint for for-profit entities considering participation. As with most U.S. federal assistance opportunities, prospective applicants would need to meet registration requirements: have a valid DUNS number (as referenced in the notice) and be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before submitting an application, maintaining current/active registration throughout the period when an application is under consideration and during any resulting award. USAID also underscores that it cannot make a federal award until these requirements are satisfied.
The posting lists the opportunity as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement instrument, under activity areas including agriculture, regional development, and science and technology/research and development. However, because this is only a pre-solicitation notice, the funding level, award ceiling, award floor, and number of expected awards are not provided (they are effectively shown as zero placeholders in the source data). The opportunity is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas) and was posted March 24, 2015 under Funding Opportunity Number USAID-RDMA-486-15-000011-PRESOLNOTICE. For technical difficulties accessing the eventual full announcement, the notice provides a point of contact: Karittha Jenchiewchan, Procurement Specialist, at USAID Bangkok (kjenchiewchan@usaid.gov, phone +66 2 257 3025).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Feed the Future Asia Innovative Farmers Activity (Pre-Notice)
1) What is this announcement?
This is a pre-funding opportunity announcement (a pre-solicitation notice) from USAID's Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA) in Bangkok. It is meant to signal that USAID may release a full Request for Applications (RFA) in the coming weeks.
2) Is this a live funding opportunity right now?
No. The notice is not a live solicitation and it is not requesting applications at this time.
3) Can I submit an application now or send materials early?
No. Because the eventual process is expected to be competitive, unsolicited or early applications will not be considered. Submissions will only be accepted in response to the official RFA after it is posted.
4) Is USAID required to issue the RFA or make an award because of this notice?
No. USAID states that this pre-notice does not obligate the agency to issue an RFA or make any award.
5) What determines whether the RFA will be released?
USAID indicates the release depends on internal USAID approvals and the availability of funds.
6) Will USAID answer questions about this opportunity now?
No. USAID explicitly states it will not respond to questions or information requests until the full RFA is issued.
7) Who is issuing the notice and where is the office located?
The notice is from USAID's Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA), based in Bangkok.
8) What type of award is anticipated if the RFA is released?
USAID/RDMA anticipates making a single five-year cooperative agreement.
9) How many awards does USAID expect to make?
USAID indicates it anticipates one award (a single cooperative agreement) if the RFA is released.
10) What is the main purpose of the planned activity?
The planned cooperative agreement is designed to accelerate agricultural technology diffusion across South and Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on catalyzing transfer and scaling of proven or promising technologies across the region.
11) Which countries are emphasized in the notice?
The notice highlights Feed the Future focus countries Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal, while describing a broader South and Southeast Asia regional scope.
12) Is this more about pilot projects or scaling existing solutions?
The notice emphasizes practical adoption and the spread of scalable solutions rather than isolated pilots.
13) Can a consortium apply?
Yes. USAID indicates the intent is to support one organization or a consortium, but it expects one legally recognized entity to serve as the primary lead recipient.
14) What are the major program components described?
The planned structure includes four components: (1) horticulture, (2) aquaculture, (3) a cross-cutting repeatable approach for identifying and implementing interventions for major regional agriculture or food security problems, and (4) a flexible, demand-driven component responding to requests from bilateral USAID Feed the Future missions.
15) What is expected under the horticulture component?
The recipient would be expected to identify a high-priority regional horticultural challenge and pursue solutions through technology innovation and diffusion, ideally with regional private sector firms and/or academic institutions.
16) What is expected under the aquaculture component?
The aquaculture component is similarly structured to horticulture but is explicitly oriented toward improving the sustainability of aquaculture production, implying attention to resource use, environmental impacts, and long-term viability alongside productivity.
17) What is the cross-cutting (third) component asking the recipient to do?
The recipient must design and deliver a repeatable approach for spotting and implementing interventions that address major regional agriculture or food security problems, grounded in broad engagement with relevant stakeholders throughout the region.
18) How does the flexible, demand-driven (fourth) component work?
This component is meant to respond to specific requests from bilateral USAID Feed the Future missions seeking support to apply or transfer a technology to solve a defined problem. It is described as primarily initiated, designed, and funded by the bilateral missions, implying the central awardee needs the ability to mobilize quickly and adapt to mission-led priorities as they arise.
19) What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply (based on the notice)?
Both U.S. and non-U.S. NGOs are eligible, and USAID uses a broad definition of NGO here to include incorporated non-profit and for-profit entities, as long as they are not government organizations.
20) Are for-profit organizations allowed to participate?
For-profit entities may be included under the notice's broad NGO definition (so long as they are not government organizations). However, USAID notes its policy is not to award profit under assistance instruments, which is an important practical constraint for for-profit participation.
21) Do applicants need experience working in Asia?
USAID indicates interested organizations should be able to demonstrate capability and capacity to implement activities in Asia.
22) What registrations are required before submitting an application (if an RFA is issued)?
Prospective applicants would need to meet registration requirements, including having a valid DUNS number (as referenced in the notice) and being actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before submitting an application.
23) Do SAM and DUNS requirements apply only at submission, or throughout the process?
The notice indicates the applicant must maintain current/active SAM registration throughout the period when an application is under consideration and during any resulting award.
24) Can USAID make an award if an organization is not properly registered?
No. USAID underscores that it cannot make a federal award until these requirements are satisfied.
25) What funding amount is available?
This pre-notice does not provide a funding level. The funding level, award ceiling, award floor, and number of expected awards are not provided in the source data and appear as zero placeholders because this is only a pre-solicitation notice.
26) What is the funding instrument and funding type?
The opportunity is described as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement instrument.
27) What activity areas does this opportunity relate to?
The notice lists activity areas including agriculture, regional development, and science and technology/research and development.
28) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The notice is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).
29) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and posting date?
The Funding Opportunity Number is USAID-RDMA-486-15-000011-PRESOLNOTICE, and it was posted March 24, 2015.
30) Who should be contacted for technical difficulties accessing the full announcement?
For technical difficulties accessing the eventual full announcement, the notice lists: Karittha Jenchiewchan, Procurement Specialist, USAID Bangkok, kjenchiewchan@usaid.gov, phone +66 2 257 3025.
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