USAID/Local Priorities and Partnerships Activity | RFI 720617 22

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The USAID/Local Priorities and Partnerships Activity notice is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by USAID/Uganda’s Program Office on October 8, 2021, under reference number RFI-720617-22. It is not a funding solicitation and should not be read as a promise that USAID will release a future Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Applications (RFA), or any Notice of Funding Opportunity. Instead, it is a market-sounding exercise meant to collect statements, comments, opinions, and recommendations from interested organizations about possible approaches to the activity described in the (unshared) Attachment I. USAID emphasizes that any information submitted is voluntary, that it will not pay respondents for submissions, and that it is not required to confirm receipt, provide feedback, or answer questions about what is submitted.

The primary purpose of the RFI is to help USAID/Uganda understand what potential implementers exist and whether there is a sufficient pool of capable and interested organizations to carry out the proposed activity. USAID notes that this RFI follows earlier steps on the same initiative, including a prior RFI in December 2019 and a request for concept notes in October 2020. That history signals that the agency has been exploring design options over time and is still refining what the activity will look like. In line with that, USAID states that the specific deliverables are still under review and may change, so respondents should expect that the activity scope and expectations could evolve before any formal solicitation is released.

Submissions were due by Friday, October 22, 2021, at 5:00 pm Uganda local time, and responses were to be emailed to kampalausaidsolicita@usaid.gov. The opportunity is listed as a discretionary action, with the funding instrument type labeled as “Other,” and categorized under “Regional Development,” with CFDA number 98.001. The public listing does not provide a meaningful award ceiling (it shows “1”) and does not specify an expected number of awards, reinforcing that this posting is informational rather than a true competition for funding at this stage.

A key element of the notice is how it frames who might ultimately be eligible, referencing the “Local Works Legislation” definition of “eligible entities.” Under that definition, eligible organizations include small local entities, international NGOs, U.S.-based NGOs, educational institutions, and other small entities that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID across the previous five fiscal years. It also clarifies that departments or centers within educational institutions may be assessed separately for eligibility purposes. USAID/Uganda further signals that eligibility could become even narrower later, potentially restricting participation to local entities, which aligns with USAID’s broader emphasis on locally led development and shifting resources and decision-making closer to local organizations and communities.

Overall, this notice is best understood as a planning and design input request connected to USAID/Uganda’s local priorities and partnership goals. It is aimed at gathering practical input on approaches and assessing the landscape of potential implementers, especially smaller and potentially local organizations, before USAID decides whether and how to launch a formal procurement or assistance competition.

• The Uganda USAID-Kampala in the regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Local Priorities and Partnerships Activity" 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 2021-10-08.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-10-22. (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 $1.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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