Opportunity Information: Apply for PD MRR 03 2019
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk, and Resilience is a USAID-funded opportunity tied to the Feed the Future initiative and focused on agricultural development. It is being planned as a single, large Innovation Lab award designed to support research and applied work around how markets function, how agricultural and food systems manage risk, and how households, firms, and institutions build resilience in the face of shocks. At the time of the announcement, USAID released a draft program description specifically to gather public comments and practical feedback before issuing the final Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which is the formal solicitation that would govern eligibility details, required activities, and application instructions.
This posting is categorized as an earmark opportunity and would be implemented through a cooperative agreement, meaning USAID expects substantial involvement during implementation rather than a hands-off grant. The activity area is agriculture, and the listing is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas). USAID anticipated publishing the final NOFO in April 2019 and making the award by September 2019, indicating a relatively short timeline between the final solicitation and award decision. The draft also set a deadline for stakeholder input, requesting comments by April 2, 2019 at 4:00 PM Washington, D.C. time, with the understanding that these comments could shape the final solicitation.
In terms of scale, the opportunity is substantial: the stated award ceiling is $30,000,000, and USAID expected to make one award. That combination suggests a single lead recipient would likely manage a broad portfolio of research, partnerships, and field activities, potentially coordinating with universities, research institutes, NGOs, private-sector actors, and local institutions in partner countries. While the draft summary does not spell out the precise technical priorities, the title signals a concentration on improving agricultural market outcomes, strengthening tools and systems that help manage price, production, climate, and other risks, and building resilience so that producers and consumers can better absorb and recover from disruptions. The draft also notes that the closing date for full applications would be updated once the final NOFO was released and the official due dates were finalized.
Eligibility is listed generally as “Others,” with clarification to be provided in an additional eligibility field in the full posting. In practice, opportunities of this type often emphasize competitive selection among qualified organizations capable of managing a large cooperative agreement, meeting USAID compliance requirements, and delivering results through research-to-implementation pathways. The key takeaway is that this March 2019 notice was not yet the final funding competition, but rather an early, draft stage meant to shape the eventual solicitation for a major Feed the Future Innovation Lab centered on markets, risk, and resilience in agricultural and food systems.Apply for PD MRR 03 2019
- The Agency for International Development in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk, and Resilience" 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 Mar 20, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Close date will be updated when the final NFO is posted and due dates are finalized.. (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 $30,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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