Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 111 08 002
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- The Georgia USAID Tbilisi 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/Armenia Global Development Alliance Annual Program Statement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.011 Global Development Alliance.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 13, 2008 and posted on May 13, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The USAID/Armenia Global Development Alliance Annual Program Statement (APS) is a competitive grant opportunity that invites organizations to propose public-private development alliances that advance USAID/Armenia development objectives. Applications are open to both U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, and eligibility is broad, covering nonprofit and for-profit entities. The core idea is partnership-based programming where USAID funds a portion of an activity while non-U.S. Government partners bring significant resources to the table, either as private or public partner investment, to achieve shared development outcomes in Armenia.
A central requirement of this APS is cost sharing through partner investment. Each proposed alliance activity must include at least USD 200,000 in total investment from non-U.S. Government partners. USAID/Armenia will contribute a minimum of USD 100,000 per alliance activity, with an upper cap of USD 300,000. In other words, applicants are expected to structure proposals where USAID funding is leveraged by partner contributions that are at least comparable in scale, ensuring that projects reflect genuine collaboration and shared financial commitment rather than relying primarily on U.S. Government resources.
USAID/Armenia indicates it will accept alliance concept papers across four main program areas. The first focus area, Governing Justly and Democratically, emphasizes stronger civic participation, better access to information, and more inclusive political engagement. It includes support for advocacy groups, think tanks, watchdog organizations, and alternative media, as well as initiatives aimed at improving political party culture, election law and financing, and citizen participation in political processes. This area also highlights improved governance and rule of law through better local government service provision and engagement with parliament and the judiciary. Anti-corruption efforts are a major theme here, including mobilizing civil society against corruption and strengthening anti-corruption strategies and systems.
The second focus area, Investing in People, is centered on health and social protection. On the health side, USAID is interested in increasing the use of health care services with a particular emphasis on primary health care, improving service quality, and strengthening health system financing and efficiency. It also calls for efforts that improve health behaviors, such as prevention and timely care-seeking. On the social protection side, the APS prioritizes development of sustainable and affordable social insurance systems, with specific mention of public and private pensions, alongside improved targeting and provision of social benefits and stronger social services for vulnerable populations.
The third focus area, Economic Growth, targets private sector development and a stronger enabling environment for business. Potential concepts can address management and marketing capacity, trade capacity, and workforce development, as well as improved access to finance through banks, credit organizations, and broader financial infrastructure. USAID also flags interest in policy and system reforms related to credit and lending, competitiveness, and tax administration, along with improvements to the broader business-enabling environment. Infrastructure-related public services are also included, with particular attention to telecommunications and water, reflecting interest in the systems that underpin private sector productivity and growth.
The fourth focus area is a Cross-Cutting Initiative in Education and Environment, designed to support the goals of the first three areas through education-oriented or environmental activities. Education initiatives may include workforce development, vocational education, higher education, or secondary education, especially where they link directly to governance, health/social outcomes, or economic growth. Environmental activities may focus on mitigation or remediation, including water, air, and ground pollution, as well as solid waste management, again with an emphasis on how these efforts reinforce broader development objectives.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed as discretionary funding and uses an "other" funding instrument type tied to a public-private alliance model under the USAID Global Development Alliance framework referenced in the FY 2008 USAID Global APS. The funding opportunity number is RFA-111-08-002, and the CFDA number is 98.011. The award floor is USD 100,000 and the award ceiling is USD 300,000 per alliance activity, with cost sharing required. The posting date is May 13, 2008, and the closing date is April 30, 2009 (with the record archived May 30, 2009). A point of contact is provided for access issues: Armen Yeghiazarian at USAID/Armenia, reachable at 202-216-6281/6381.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - USAID/Armenia Global Development Alliance Annual Program Statement (APS)
1) What is the USAID/Armenia Global Development Alliance APS?
This is a competitive USAID/Armenia funding opportunity inviting organizations to propose public-private development alliances that advance USAID/Armenia development objectives in Armenia. The model is partnership-based: USAID funds part of an activity while non-U.S. Government partners contribute significant resources to achieve shared outcomes.
2) What is the main purpose of this APS?
The purpose is to support alliance activities in Armenia that are built on genuine collaboration and shared financial commitment, where USAID resources are leveraged by substantial non-U.S. Government partner investment.
3) Who can apply?
Applications are open to both U.S. and non-U.S. organizations. Eligibility is described as broad and includes both nonprofit and for-profit entities.
4) Is this opportunity only for nonprofits?
No. The eligibility described includes nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
5) Is this opportunity limited to U.S.-based organizations?
No. Both U.S. and non-U.S. organizations may apply.
6) What kind of partnerships does USAID expect under this APS?
USAID expects public-private development alliances where non-U.S. Government partners (private or public) bring significant resources, and USAID funds a portion of the activity. The emphasis is on shared development outcomes and shared investment.
7) What is the cost-sharing requirement?
Each proposed alliance activity must include at least USD 200,000 in total investment from non-U.S. Government partners. This partner investment is a central requirement of the APS.
8) How much will USAID/Armenia contribute per alliance activity?
USAID/Armenia will contribute a minimum of USD 100,000 per alliance activity, with an upper cap of USD 300,000 per alliance activity.
9) What is the minimum total partner investment required (non-U.S. Government partners)?
The minimum total investment required from non-U.S. Government partners is USD 200,000 per alliance activity.
10) What is the award floor and award ceiling?
The award floor is USD 100,000 and the award ceiling is USD 300,000 per alliance activity.
11) Does the APS indicate that USAID funding should be the majority of the project budget?
No. The APS frames the approach as leveraged funding, where partner contributions are expected to be at least comparable in scale, reflecting genuine collaboration and shared financial commitment rather than relying primarily on U.S. Government resources.
12) What program areas are eligible for alliance concept papers?
USAID/Armenia indicates it will accept alliance concept papers across four main areas: (1) Governing Justly and Democratically, (2) Investing in People, (3) Economic Growth, and (4) a Cross-Cutting Initiative in Education and Environment.
13) What types of activities fit under "Governing Justly and Democratically"?
This area emphasizes stronger civic participation, better access to information, and more inclusive political engagement. It includes support for advocacy groups, think tanks, watchdog organizations, and alternative media. It also includes initiatives aimed at improving political party culture, election law and financing, and citizen participation in political processes. Improved governance and rule of law is highlighted through better local government service provision and engagement with parliament and the judiciary. Anti-corruption is a major theme, including mobilizing civil society against corruption and strengthening anti-corruption strategies and systems.
14) Is anti-corruption work explicitly included?
Yes. Anti-corruption efforts are identified as a major theme under the Governing Justly and Democratically focus area.
15) What types of activities fit under "Investing in People"?
This area is centered on health and social protection. Health priorities include increasing the use of health care services (with emphasis on primary health care), improving service quality, strengthening health system financing and efficiency, and improving health behaviors such as prevention and timely care-seeking. Social protection priorities include developing sustainable and affordable social insurance systems (including public and private pensions), improving targeting and provision of social benefits, and strengthening social services for vulnerable populations.
16) Does the APS mention pensions and social insurance?
Yes. The APS specifically mentions sustainable and affordable social insurance systems, including public and private pensions.
17) What types of activities fit under "Economic Growth"?
This area targets private sector development and strengthening the enabling environment for business. Potential concepts may address management and marketing capacity, trade capacity, workforce development, and improved access to finance through banks, credit organizations, and broader financial infrastructure. It also references policy and system reforms related to credit and lending, competitiveness, and tax administration, plus improvements to the overall business-enabling environment. Infrastructure-related public services are also included, with particular attention to telecommunications and water.
18) Are telecommunications and water included in the Economic Growth focus?
Yes. Telecommunications and water are specifically noted as infrastructure-related public services of interest.
19) What is the "Cross-Cutting Initiative in Education and Environment"?
This fourth focus area supports the goals of the first three areas through education-oriented or environmental activities. Education examples include workforce development, vocational education, higher education, or secondary education, especially when linked directly to governance, health/social outcomes, or economic growth. Environmental examples include mitigation or remediation (water, air, and ground pollution) and solid waste management, with an emphasis on reinforcing broader development objectives.
20) What education activities are mentioned as examples?
Examples include workforce development, vocational education, higher education, and secondary education, especially where the activity supports governance, health/social outcomes, or economic growth objectives.
21) What environmental activities are mentioned as examples?
Examples include mitigation or remediation related to water, air, and ground pollution, as well as solid waste management, particularly where these efforts reinforce broader development objectives.
22) What is the funding type and instrument described?
The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding and uses an "other" funding instrument type tied to a public-private alliance model under the USAID Global Development Alliance framework referenced in the FY 2008 USAID Global APS.
23) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is RFA-111-08-002.
24) What is the CFDA number?
The CFDA number is 98.011.
25) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting date is May 13, 2008. The closing date is April 30, 2009. The record was archived on May 30, 2009.
26) Who is the point of contact for access issues?
The point of contact listed for access issues is Armen Yeghiazarian at USAID/Armenia, reachable at 202-216-6281/6381.
27) Is the APS focused specifically on Armenia?
Yes. The APS is framed around advancing USAID/Armenia development objectives and achieving shared development outcomes in Armenia.
28) What level of partner investment does USAID expect in general terms?
The APS states that partner contributions should be significant and at least comparable in scale to USAID funding, with a minimum of USD 200,000 in total investment from non-U.S. Government partners per alliance activity.
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