Opportunity Information: Apply for APS OAA 16 000001
Apply for APS OAA 16 000001
- The USAID in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID and the PRIVATE SECTOR: PARTNERING FOR IMPACT" 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 May 16, 2016 and posted on May 16, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 18, 2017. (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).
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Opportunity Summary:
USAID and the PRIVATE SECTOR: PARTNERING FOR IMPACT is a USAID Agency for International Development opportunity released as an Annual Program Statement (APS) under funding opportunity number APS OAA 16 000001. The central idea is to create a flexible entry point for collaboration with the private sector to tackle major development challenges in low and middle income countries in ways that also make sense for business and investor objectives. Rather than prescribing a single sector, geography, or predesigned project model, the APS is framed as an open invitation for partners to bring forward problems, propose practical partnership concepts, and explore how USAID and private actors can combine resources, expertise, and incentives to achieve stronger development outcomes than any one party could deliver alone.
The opportunity is explicitly oriented toward private-sector organizations and market actors, including businesses, financial institutions, chambers of commerce, industry associations, private grant-making foundations, entrepreneurs, investors, and philanthropists. At the same time, USAID also encourages other organizations, such as prospective implementing partners, to work alongside private-sector entities to identify priority development problems and shape early stage partnership ideas. In practice, this means NGOs, universities, government counterparts, and other development stakeholders are encouraged to engage companies and investors directly, build coalitions, and then approach USAID with a joint concept that aligns incentives across partners and aims for measurable impact.
A key feature of the APS is the emphasis on shared value: addressing critical challenges in the developing world while advancing the interests and objectives of the participating organizations. The language signals that USAID is looking for collaborations where development impact and private sector value creation reinforce each other, for example by improving supply chains, expanding access to finance, increasing productivity, strengthening local markets, supporting job creation, or accelerating adoption of technologies and services that benefit underserved communities. The APS is less about traditional grantmaking to a single implementer and more about structuring partnerships that use each partner's comparative advantage, whether that is capital, distribution networks, technical know how, convening power, data, innovation capacity, or on the ground presence.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses a funding instrument type listed as "Other," with the funding activity category also listed as "Other." The listing does not provide a stated award ceiling (shown as 0) and does not specify the number of expected awards, which is consistent with an APS format that can support a range of partnership arrangements and funding levels depending on the concept and the availability of funds. Eligibility is broadly described as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full APS documentation. The program is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID foreign assistance). The opportunity was posted on May 16, 2016, created the same day, and shows a closing date of Nov 18, 2017, indicating it was open for concept submissions during that period.
Overall, this APS is best understood as a standing invitation for the private sector and its collaborators to propose partnership ideas that are development focused, outcome oriented, and structured so that each party benefits and remains committed. USAID is signaling that it wants to work with businesses and investors not only as funders or contractors, but as core partners in designing and delivering solutions, and it encourages organizations that traditionally implement aid programs to play a bridging role by bringing credible private-sector partners to the table and co-developing approaches that can scale and sustain results.
FAQs: USAID and the Private Sector: Partnering for Impact (APS OAA 16 000001)
What is this USAID funding opportunity?
This opportunity is a USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) Annual Program Statement (APS) titled "USAID and the PRIVATE SECTOR: PARTNERING FOR IMPACT" under funding opportunity number APS OAA 16 000001. It is designed as a flexible entry point for collaboration with private-sector actors to address major development challenges in low- and middle-income countries.
What is the central purpose of the APS?
The purpose is to invite partners to bring forward development problems and propose practical partnership concepts where USAID and private-sector actors can combine resources, expertise, and incentives to achieve stronger development outcomes than any one party could deliver alone.
Is this APS limited to a specific sector, country, or project model?
No. The APS is framed as an open invitation rather than a predesigned program. It does not prescribe a single sector, geography, or standard project model, and instead encourages partners to propose concepts based on priority problems and partnership opportunities.
Who is this opportunity primarily intended for?
It is explicitly oriented toward private-sector organizations and market actors, including businesses, financial institutions, chambers of commerce, industry associations, private grant-making foundations, entrepreneurs, investors, and philanthropists.
Can NGOs, universities, or other development organizations participate?
Yes. USAID encourages other organizations (such as prospective implementing partners) to work alongside private-sector entities to identify priority development problems and shape early-stage partnership ideas. NGOs, universities, government counterparts, and other stakeholders are encouraged to engage companies and investors, build coalitions, and approach USAID with a joint concept.
What does USAID mean by a "partnership" under this APS?
The APS emphasizes collaborations that use each partner's comparative advantage. That could include private-sector capital, distribution networks, technical know-how, convening power, data, innovation capacity, or local presence, combined with USAID's development mandate and resources to deliver measurable outcomes.
What is meant by "shared value" in this APS?
"Shared value" refers to partnerships that address critical challenges in the developing world while also advancing the interests and objectives of the participating organizations. In other words, development impact and private-sector value creation should reinforce one another.
What kinds of results or impacts does the APS suggest?
The APS language points to collaborations that may improve supply chains, expand access to finance, increase productivity, strengthen local markets, support job creation, or accelerate adoption of technologies and services that benefit underserved communities. These examples illustrate the kind of development impact and business-aligned value creation USAID is looking for.
Does this opportunity function like a traditional grant to a single implementer?
Not necessarily. The APS is described as less about traditional grantmaking to one implementer and more about structuring partnerships where multiple actors combine resources, expertise, and incentives to deliver outcomes.
What role can traditional implementing partners play?
Organizations that traditionally implement aid programs are encouraged to play a bridging role by bringing credible private-sector partners to the table, co-developing approaches, aligning incentives across partners, and designing concepts that can scale and sustain results.
What is the funding instrument type for this APS?
The funding instrument type is listed as "Other," and the funding activity category is also listed as "Other."
Is this opportunity discretionary?
Yes. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary.
Is there an award ceiling listed?
No specific award ceiling is provided in the listing (it is shown as 0). This is consistent with an APS approach that can support a range of partnership arrangements and funding levels depending on the concept and availability of funds.
How many awards does USAID expect to make?
The listing does not specify the number of expected awards. This aligns with an APS format, which can support multiple partnership concepts and varying structures rather than a fixed number of awards.
What is the eligibility category shown for this opportunity?
Eligibility is broadly described as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full APS documentation.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The program is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID foreign assistance).
When was the opportunity posted, and what was the closing date shown?
The opportunity was posted on May 16, 2016 (and created the same day) and shows a closing date of Nov 18, 2017, indicating it was open for concept submissions during that period.
What is the overall takeaway for prospective applicants or partners?
This APS is best understood as a standing invitation for private-sector actors and collaborators to propose development-focused, outcome-oriented partnership ideas structured so that each party benefits and remains committed. USAID signals an interest in working with businesses and investors as core partners in designing and delivering solutions, not only as funders or contractors.
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