Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA SOL 440 15 000001
Apply for RFA SOL 440 15 000001
- The Thailand USAID Bangkok in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Vietnam Innovation in Higher Education Addendum to GDA APS OAA 14 000001" 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 12, 2015 and posted on Jan 8, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 9, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $9,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $9,000,000.00 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/Vietnam Innovation in Higher Education Addendum to the FY2014 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement (APS OAA 14 000001) was a special call for concept papers focused on improving higher education in Vietnam through public-private partnerships. The central aim was to spark new and practical approaches within universities and related institutions, using alliances that combine USAID resources with private sector expertise, investment, and innovation. By strengthening higher education, USAID intended to support broader national innovation and contribute to more inclusive and sustainable economic growth, aligning the effort with priorities in USAID's Vietnam Country Development Strategy for 2014 to 2018.
This opportunity was offered as a discretionary grant under CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas). USAID planned to fund a portfolio of partnership activities, with total funding up to USD 9,000,000. Individual partnership awards were expected to fall within a relatively large range of roughly USD 3,000,000 to USD 9,000,000, suggesting USAID was open to supporting either one major partnership or a smaller set of sizeable partnerships depending on the strength of submissions. The anticipated period of performance was four to five years, which indicates the agency was looking for initiatives with enough time to demonstrate measurable institutional change rather than short-term pilot projects.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the call was broadly open to many entity types, as long as applicants met the eligibility definitions and requirements contained in the underlying GDA APS. While the listing notes no cost sharing or matching requirement, the GDA model typically emphasizes leveraged resources and collaboration, so applicants would still be expected to build credible alliances and propose meaningful partner contributions consistent with GDA principles, even if not framed as a formal matching requirement in the basic opportunity metadata. Importantly, this addendum did not replace the base GDA APS rules; it operated under them, meaning applicants needed to follow the GDA APS terms and conditions unless the addendum specifically stated otherwise.
Key dates for the solicitation were a posted date of January 8, 2015, and a concept paper closing date of April 9, 2015, with an archive date of April 30, 2015. The funding opportunity number was RFA SOL 440 15 000001, and the administering USAID point of contact listed in the notice was Karittha Jenchiewchan, Procurement Specialist, reachable by phone at 6622573025 or by email at kjenchiewchan@usaid.gov. The notice also directed applicants to consult the full solicitation and the GDA APS website for complete requirements and submission instructions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the USAID/Vietnam Innovation in Higher Education addendum?
It was a special call for concept papers issued as an addendum to the FY2014 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement (APS OAA 14 000001). The addendum focused on improving higher education in Vietnam through public-private partnerships.
2. What was the main goal of this opportunity?
The central aim was to spark new and practical approaches within universities and related institutions in Vietnam by forming alliances that combine USAID resources with private sector expertise, investment, and innovation.
3. What types of approaches or activities was USAID trying to encourage?
The call emphasized innovation and practicality in higher education improvements, specifically through partnership activities that leverage collaboration between USAID and private sector partners and that can produce measurable institutional change over time.
4. How does this opportunity connect to broader USAID priorities in Vietnam?
By strengthening higher education, USAID intended to support broader national innovation and contribute to more inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The effort was aligned with priorities in USAID's Vietnam Country Development Strategy for 2014 to 2018.
5. What kind of funding mechanism was used?
This opportunity was offered as a discretionary grant under CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).
6. What is the total amount of funding USAID planned to make available?
USAID planned to fund a portfolio of partnership activities with total funding up to USD 9,000,000.
7. What was the expected size of individual awards?
Individual partnership awards were expected to range from roughly USD 3,000,000 to USD 9,000,000. This range suggested USAID could support one major partnership or a smaller set of sizeable partnerships, depending on submission strength.
8. How long was the anticipated period of performance?
The anticipated period of performance was four to five years, indicating USAID was looking for initiatives with enough time to demonstrate measurable institutional change rather than short-term pilot projects.
9. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the call was broadly open to many entity types, as long as applicants met the eligibility definitions and requirements contained in the underlying GDA APS.
10. Did this opportunity require cost sharing or matching funds?
The listing notes no cost sharing or matching requirement. However, because this was a GDA opportunity, applicants would still be expected to propose credible alliances and meaningful partner contributions consistent with GDA principles, even if not framed as a formal matching requirement in the basic opportunity metadata.
11. Does the addendum replace the base GDA APS?
No. The addendum did not replace the base GDA APS rules; it operated under them. Applicants needed to follow the GDA APS terms and conditions unless the addendum specifically stated otherwise.
12. What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was RFA SOL 440 15 000001.
13. What were the key dates for this solicitation?
The posted date was January 8, 2015. The concept paper closing date was April 9, 2015. The archive date was April 30, 2015.
14. What was the required submission type mentioned in the notice?
This special call requested concept papers (rather than full applications) as the submission for the opportunity, based on the information provided.
15. Where were applicants directed to find full requirements and submission instructions?
The notice directed applicants to consult the full solicitation and the GDA APS website for complete requirements and submission instructions.
16. Who was the USAID point of contact for this opportunity?
The administering USAID point of contact listed in the notice was Karittha Jenchiewchan, Procurement Specialist.
17. How could applicants contact the listed point of contact?
Applicants could reach the point of contact by phone at 6622573025 or by email at kjenchiewchan@usaid.gov.
18. What is CFDA 98.001 as referenced in the notice?
CFDA 98.001 was identified as "USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas," and it was the catalog listing under which this discretionary grant opportunity was offered.
19. What did USAID intend to fund: a single project or multiple projects?
USAID planned to fund a portfolio of partnership activities. The size range for individual awards (USD 3,000,000 to USD 9,000,000) implied USAID was open to either one major partnership or a smaller set of sizeable partnerships.
20. What was the geographic focus of the concept papers?
The focus was Vietnam, specifically improving higher education in Vietnam through public-private partnerships.
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