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USAID/India is inviting concept papers under an addendum to its Locally Led Development Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA24APS00006 for activities focused on building climate-resilient "microsites" in Indian cities. The call is specifically aimed at local actors and organizations that are close to the communities they serve and can show a strong understanding of local climate and development challenges, or a credible way of identifying local priorities. The work must cover at least two cities selected from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Bhiwadi, and Guwahati, which signals that USAID is looking for approaches that can be implemented in multiple urban contexts rather than a single-city effort.
The funding instrument will be a cooperative agreement, which typically means USAID expects substantial engagement during implementation (for example, collaboration on technical direction, monitoring, and learning). The total anticipated funding across awards is up to USD 4 million, and USAID expects to make two or more awards. Each individual award is capped at USD 2 million, so proposals need to be designed to fit within that ceiling while still delivering measurable results across multiple sites and cities. The opportunity is categorized as an earmark and listed under CFDA 98.001, with USAID/New Delhi as the issuing agency.
Eligibility is broadly framed around "local actors" and includes civil society organizations, for-profit and not-for-profit entities, faith-based organizations, and consulting firms, among others. USAID/India also encourages applications that come from consortia of local partners, suggesting a preference for teams that can combine complementary strengths such as community engagement, technical climate expertise, municipal coordination, design and engineering capacity, and monitoring and evaluation. This emphasis aligns with the locally led development approach, where leadership, decision-making, and implementation capacity are grounded in local institutions and partnerships rather than being driven primarily by external entities.
The period of performance for the initial concept is limited to three years, and concept papers must be written only for that three-year timeframe. USAID notes that, at its discretion and subject to funding availability, it may consider a renewal of up to an additional two years. If USAID chooses to pursue a renewal, it will conduct a programmatic review during the final year of the initial award. Based on that review, USAID would then request a renewal application that includes both technical and cost components. In practical terms, applicants should plan a three-year package of work with clear milestones and results, while designing the project in a way that could logically be scaled, deepened, or sustained if a renewal becomes possible later.
The stated focus area is "climate resilient microsites," which generally implies targeted, place-based interventions within cities that improve resilience to climate risks such as flooding, heat stress, water scarcity, and other climate-related shocks and stresses. While the notice does not specify exact intervention types, the framing suggests USAID is looking for implementable solutions that can be demonstrated at specific sites and that respond to city-level and neighborhood-level needs. Because the call requires work in at least two of the named cities, strong concepts will likely show how the approach can be adapted across different urban conditions while still remaining locally led and responsive to each location's priorities.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number 72038624RFA00003, an original closing date of 2024-09-26, an award ceiling of USD 2,000,000 per award, and an expected minimum of two awards. Overall, this opportunity is designed for India-based or locally rooted organizations that can assemble strong local partnerships and deliver practical urban climate resilience results within a three-year implementation window, with the possibility (but not a guarantee) of extension based on performance and USAID review.Apply for 72038624RFA00003
- The India USAID-New Delhi in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Climate Resilient Cities Activities in India Addendum to the Locally Led Development Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA24APS00006." 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 2024-08-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-26. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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