Opportunity Information: Apply for USAID PAKISTAN 391 10 022
Apply for USAID PAKISTAN 391 10 022
- The Pakistan USAID Islamabad in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Gender Equity Program" 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 Apr 17, 2010 and posted on Mar 17, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 26, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $40,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $40,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Pakistani non profit or for profit organizations.
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Opportunity Summary:
USAID/Pakistan plans to fund a five-year Gender Equity Program (GEP) designed to advance womens human rights and strengthen gender equality across Pakistan. The program is built around four core objectives: expanding womens access to justice and protection of their human rights; increasing womens empowerment by improving their knowledge of rights and practical opportunities to exercise those rights at work, in the community, and at home; preventing and responding to gender-based violence; and strengthening the capacity of Pakistani organizations that advocate for gender equity, womens empowerment, and the elimination of gender-based violence. In practice, the program is intended to support a wide range of civil society efforts, with an emphasis on creating real-world pathways for women to claim rights, seek remedies, and participate more fully and safely in public and private life.
Rather than directly awarding many small grants itself, USAID expects to support one or more Pakistani organizations to serve in a central project management role. These selected organizations would operate as grant-making and oversight entities, issuing sub-grants to a variety of civil society actors working on gender equity and human rights. The prime applicant must be a Pakistani organization (nonprofit or for-profit), while U.S.-based and other international organizations may participate only as sub-applicants partnered with a Pakistani prime. This structure signals that USAID is prioritizing local leadership and institutional strengthening, while still allowing international groups to contribute specialized expertise through partnerships.
The recipient organization(s) will be responsible for both programmatic leadership and strong administrative management. Key duties include receiving and logging proposals, vetting potential sub-grantees, ensuring appropriate financial and administrative controls to manage funds in compliance with applicable regulations, coordinating the review and approval process with USAID representatives, and monitoring and reporting on the implementation of funded activities. In other words, the prime awardee is expected to function as a disciplined grants manager and accountability hub, ensuring sub-awards are selected transparently, managed responsibly, and tracked for results.
Beyond grant administration, the managing organization may also be asked to provide hands-on support to GEP-funded partners when needed. This can include capacity-building trainings, technical assistance, service delivery support, infrastructure and systems development, research, and multimedia productions or other creative communications. The opportunity also places a clear emphasis on scale-up and sustainability. The managing organization is expected to help successful initiatives expand and endure by building on existing local networks and institutions, strengthening linkages among stakeholders, and potentially reinforcing or extending projects that began under GEP so that results continue beyond individual grant cycles.
From a funding and award standpoint, this is a discretionary USAID opportunity issued as a Cooperative Agreement under the community development category (CFDA 98.001). USAID anticipates making up to four awards, with an estimated total funding level of about $40 million over five years. The award floor is listed at $8 million and the ceiling at $40 million, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted March 17, 2010, with an anticipated RFA issuance in early April 2010 and a listed closing date of April 26, 2010. The funding opportunity number is USAID PAKISTAN 391 10 022, and the agency contact provided is Nadeem Yusuf, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist (nyusuf@usaid.gov, phone 92 51 2081271) for access issues related to the full announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): USAID/Pakistan Gender Equity Program (GEP)
1) What is the USAID/Pakistan Gender Equity Program (GEP)?
The Gender Equity Program (GEP) is a five-year USAID/Pakistan program designed to advance women's human rights and strengthen gender equality across Pakistan. It is intended to support a wide range of civil society efforts, with an emphasis on practical, real-world pathways for women to claim rights, seek remedies, and participate more fully and safely in public and private life.
2) What are the core objectives of GEP?
GEP is built around four core objectives:
- Expanding women's access to justice and protection of their human rights
- Increasing women's empowerment by improving their knowledge of rights and practical opportunities to exercise those rights at work, in the community, and at home
- Preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV)
- Strengthening the capacity of Pakistani organizations that advocate for gender equity, women's empowerment, and the elimination of GBV
3) What kinds of activities is this program intended to support?
The program is intended to support a broad range of civil society efforts tied to gender equity and human rights. The description emphasizes work that creates concrete pathways for women to claim their rights, pursue remedies, and participate more safely and meaningfully in society.
4) Will USAID directly award many small grants to civil society organizations?
No. Rather than directly awarding many small grants itself, USAID expects to support one or more Pakistani organizations to act in a central project management role. Those selected organizations would then issue sub-grants to a variety of civil society actors.
5) What is the role of the prime recipient in this opportunity?
The prime recipient is expected to serve as a grant-making and oversight entity. In practice, the prime functions as a project management hub that administers a sub-grants mechanism and ensures sub-awards are selected transparently, managed responsibly, and tracked for results.
6) Who is eligible to apply as the prime applicant?
The prime applicant must be a Pakistani organization, and it may be either nonprofit or for-profit.
7) Can U.S.-based or other international organizations apply directly as the prime?
No. U.S.-based and other international organizations may participate only as sub-applicants, and only when partnered with a Pakistani prime applicant.
8) How many awards does USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipates making up to four awards under this opportunity.
9) What is the estimated total funding amount and period of performance?
The estimated total funding level is about $40 million over five years.
10) What are the award floor and ceiling?
The award floor is listed at $8 million and the award ceiling is listed at $40 million.
11) Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states that there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
12) What type of award instrument is expected?
This is a discretionary USAID opportunity issued as a Cooperative Agreement.
13) What is the program category and CFDA number listed?
The opportunity is under the community development category and lists CFDA 98.001.
14) What administrative and oversight responsibilities will the recipient have?
Key duties described include:
- Receiving and logging proposals
- Vetting potential sub-grantees
- Ensuring appropriate financial and administrative controls to manage funds in compliance with applicable regulations
- Coordinating the review and approval process with USAID representatives
- Monitoring and reporting on implementation of funded activities
15) Does the managing organization have to provide technical support to sub-grantees?
Potentially, yes. The managing organization may also be asked to provide hands-on support to GEP-funded partners when needed.
16) What kinds of hands-on support are mentioned?
The opportunity mentions possible support such as capacity-building trainings, technical assistance, service delivery support, infrastructure and systems development, research, and multimedia productions or other creative communications.
17) What does the opportunity say about scale-up and sustainability?
It places clear emphasis on scale-up and sustainability. The managing organization is expected to help successful initiatives expand and endure by building on existing local networks and institutions, strengthening linkages among stakeholders, and potentially reinforcing or extending projects that began under GEP so that results continue beyond individual grant cycles.
18) When was the opportunity posted and what are the key dates listed?
The opportunity was posted March 17, 2010. It indicates an anticipated RFA issuance in early April 2010 and lists a closing date of April 26, 2010.
19) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is USAID PAKISTAN 391 10 022.
20) Who is the agency contact listed, and what is the contact for?
The agency contact provided is Nadeem Yusuf, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist. The contact is specifically provided for access issues related to the full announcement.
21) What contact details are provided for the agency contact?
Email: nyusuf@usaid.gov. Phone: 92 51 2081271.
22) What is the overall management approach USAID is signaling through this structure?
Based on the description, USAID is prioritizing local leadership and institutional strengthening by requiring a Pakistani prime organization, while still allowing international organizations to contribute specialized expertise through partnerships as sub-applicants.
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