Opportunity Information: Apply for APS OAA 16 000001 ADDENDUMDIASPORA
USAID: Diaspora Partnerships is a Broad Agency Announcement-style opportunity (an Annual Program Statement addendum) designed to spark collaborations between USAID and the private sector to tackle major development challenges in low- and middle-income countries. The core idea is alliance-building: USAID is looking for concepts where businesses and other private-sector actors work alongside development implementers and other organizations to co-create solutions that both deliver measurable development results and align with partners interests. Rather than prescribing a single technical theme, the opportunity is framed to let applicants identify priority problems, propose practical partnership models, and explain how a joint approach with USAID can achieve stronger outcomes than any one organization could accomplish alone.
A central emphasis is on engaging private sector partners in a meaningful way. USAID explicitly invites participation from private businesses, financial institutions, chambers of commerce, industry associations, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and private foundations. It also encourages NGOs, universities, donors, governments, and prospective implementing partners to proactively reach out to these private-sector actors and develop early-stage alliance concepts together. Preference is given to alliances that include private-sector partners with a demonstrated long-term commitment to the target region and a clear business interest in the concept being proposed, signaling that USAID is prioritizing partnerships that can last beyond a single grant and that have incentives for sustainability.
Eligibility is intentionally broad, and the applicant list is described as illustrative rather than limiting. USAID welcomes applications from U.S. and non-U.S. entities across many categories, including private businesses and trade associations, foundations, NGOs and faith-based organizations, international organizations, colleges and universities, civic groups, and regional organizations. The key requirement is that applicants must be legally recognized organizational entities under applicable law; individuals are not eligible to apply as the applicant. Public and private universities are generally treated like NGOs for these purposes and are eligible, although non-U.S. universities located in countries that are legally ineligible for U.S. foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act or related appropriations restrictions cannot participate.
The opportunity also clarifies important funding and cost rules for for-profit participants under U.S. assistance regulations. Under USAID assistance instruments, USAID policy prohibits paying fee or profit to the prime recipient, and this restriction generally extends to subrecipients when they meet the definition of a recipient. In other words, for-profit entities can participate and may apply, but they should not expect to receive profit as part of an assistance award. USAID also notes that profit a company chooses not to take (forgone profit) does not count as cost share or leverage. However, if a for-profit is engaged through a procurement-style buyer-seller relationship as a subcontractor providing goods or services, profit is allowable on that contract. USAID further indicates that, depending on the alliance goals and development objectives, grant funds may be used for capacity building of local organizations, whether those organizations are for-profit or nonprofit.
From the posted opportunity data, this is a discretionary USAID funding opportunity under CFDA 98.001, labeled as “Other” for both the funding instrument type and activity category. The listing shows an original closing date of April 20, 2017, and the award ceiling is not specified in the source excerpt (shown as 0), with the number of expected awards not listed. Overall, the program is best understood as a flexible partnership mechanism meant to bring diaspora-relevant and private-sector energy into development problem-solving through co-designed alliances that are practical, regionally grounded, and sustainable.Apply for APS OAA 16 000001 ADDENDUMDIASPORA
- The Agency for International Development in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID: DIASPORA PARTNERSHIPS" 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 2017-01-05.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-04-20. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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FAQs: USAID Diaspora Partnerships (Broad Agency Announcement / APS Addendum)
1) What is the USAID Diaspora Partnerships opportunity?
USAID Diaspora Partnerships is a Broad Agency Announcement-style funding opportunity structured as an addendum to an Annual Program Statement. It is designed to spark collaborations between USAID and private-sector actors to address major development challenges in low- and middle-income countries through alliance-building and co-created solutions.
2) What is the main goal of this opportunity?
The main goal is to build alliances where private-sector partners work alongside development implementers and other organizations to deliver measurable development results while also aligning with the partners' interests. The emphasis is on joint approaches that can achieve stronger outcomes than any one organization could achieve alone.
3) Does USAID prescribe a specific technical sector or theme?
No. The opportunity is intentionally flexible and does not prescribe a single technical theme. Applicants are expected to identify priority problems, propose practical partnership models, and explain why working jointly with USAID improves results.
4) What types of partnerships is USAID trying to encourage?
USAID is encouraging early-stage alliance concepts that bring together private-sector actors with development implementers and other organizations to co-design solutions. The opportunity emphasizes meaningful private-sector engagement and practical partnership models that are regionally grounded and sustainable.
5) Who does USAID want involved from the private sector?
USAID explicitly invites participation from private businesses, financial institutions, chambers of commerce, industry associations, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, private foundations, and other private-sector actors.
6) Are NGOs, universities, and other non-private-sector organizations allowed to apply or participate?
Yes. USAID encourages NGOs, universities, donors, governments, and prospective implementing partners to proactively engage private-sector actors and develop alliance concepts together. These organizations are also included among the eligible applicant categories.
7) Is there any preference for certain kinds of alliances?
Yes. Preference is given to alliances that include private-sector partners with a demonstrated long-term commitment to the target region and a clear business interest in the proposed concept. This signals an emphasis on sustainability beyond a single award and on incentives that support long-term continuation.
8) Who is eligible to apply as the applicant?
Eligibility is broad and the list of eligible applicants is described as illustrative rather than limiting. USAID welcomes applications from U.S. and non-U.S. entities including private businesses and trade associations, foundations, NGOs and faith-based organizations, international organizations, colleges and universities, civic groups, and regional organizations.
9) Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are not eligible to apply as the applicant. Applicants must be legally recognized organizational entities under applicable law.
10) Can for-profit companies apply and participate?
Yes. For-profit entities can participate and may apply. However, they should not expect to receive fee or profit as part of a USAID assistance award.
11) Can a prime recipient include profit or fee in the budget under this opportunity?
No. Under USAID assistance instruments, USAID policy prohibits paying fee or profit to the prime recipient. This restriction generally extends to subrecipients when they meet the definition of a recipient.
12) If a company does not take profit, can that forgone profit count as cost share or leverage?
No. USAID states that profit a company chooses not to take (forgone profit) does not count as cost share or leverage.
13) Is profit ever allowable for a for-profit involved in an alliance?
Yes, in a specific situation. If a for-profit is engaged through a procurement-style buyer-seller relationship as a subcontractor providing goods or services, profit is allowable on that contract.
14) Can grant funds support capacity building for local organizations?
Yes. USAID indicates that, depending on the alliance goals and development objectives, grant funds may be used for capacity building of local organizations, whether those local organizations are for-profit or nonprofit.
15) How are universities treated for eligibility purposes?
Public and private universities are generally treated like NGOs for these purposes and are eligible to participate, subject to the stated restrictions on legally ineligible countries.
16) Are non-U.S. universities eligible?
Non-U.S. universities are eligible unless they are located in countries that are legally ineligible for U.S. foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act or related appropriations restrictions. Universities in such legally ineligible countries cannot participate.
17) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The posted opportunity data identifies this as CFDA 98.001.
18) What type of funding opportunity is this listed as?
This is listed as a discretionary USAID funding opportunity. The funding instrument type is labeled as "Other" in the posted opportunity data.
19) What activity category is listed for this opportunity?
The activity category is labeled as "Other" in the posted opportunity data.
20) What was the original closing date shown in the posted opportunity data?
The original closing date shown is April 20, 2017.
21) Is the award ceiling specified in the posted excerpt?
No. In the provided source excerpt, the award ceiling is not specified (it is shown as 0).
22) Does the provided information state how many awards USAID expects to make?
No. The number of expected awards is not listed in the provided excerpt.
23) What does USAID mean by "alliance-building" in this opportunity?
In this context, alliance-building refers to forming collaborations that bring together USAID and private-sector partners, along with development implementers and other organizations, to co-create solutions. The expectation is that partners align around shared development objectives while also recognizing private-sector interests that can help sustain the work.
24) What is USAID looking for in a proposed concept?
Based on the provided information, USAID is looking for concepts that (1) identify a priority development problem, (2) propose a practical partnership model that meaningfully engages private-sector actors, and (3) explain how a joint approach with USAID can produce stronger measurable results than a single organization acting alone.
25) How should organizations approach building an alliance for this opportunity?
USAID encourages prospective applicants and implementing partners to proactively reach out to private-sector actors early and develop alliance concepts together, rather than building a concept in isolation and adding partners later.
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