Opportunity Information: Apply for 72039124RFI00003
This opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by USAID Pakistan (Islamabad) under funding opportunity number 72039124RFI00003. It is not a traditional grant or contract solicitation, and it does not offer funding by itself (the listed award ceiling is 0 and there are no expected awards). Instead, USAID is using the RFI as a listening and market-research tool to gather baseline information from Pakistani local organizations so the Mission can design a practical, Pakistan-specific workshop series focused on "How to Work with USAID." The closing date for responding is October 14, 2024.
The core purpose is to shape a customized set of workshops that helps Pakistani organizations understand and access multiple pathways for engaging with USAID. The RFI signals that USAID wants to go beyond a single, one-size-fits-all explanation of funding and partnerships and instead highlight different entry points and avenues that local actors can use to work with the Mission. In parallel, the workshop series is intended to strengthen the capacity of local organizations so they can play a more leading role in USAID-supported development work in Pakistan, rather than remaining on the sidelines or participating only as subrecipients. A third goal is to prepare local organizations to participate more effectively in future co-creation processes with USAID, meaning they are better positioned to help shape program ideas early and contribute substantively before formal solicitations are released.
A major theme running through the RFI is co-creation. USAID defines co-creation here as a participatory design approach that aims to produce better development outcomes by drawing on the ideas, resources, and energy of the people and organizations that have a stake in solving the problem. By emphasizing co-creation, USAID is indicating that it wants local organizations to have meaningful input into program design and solution-building, not simply implement pre-designed projects. The planned workshop series is meant to make local organizations more ready for those collaborative design opportunities, which often require a mix of technical insight, facilitation skills, partnership readiness, and an understanding of USAID processes and compliance expectations.
The RFI also connects the workshop series to USAID/Pakistan's broader localization strategy. In practical terms, this strategy is about shifting more leadership, agenda-setting, and solution development to local actors, with local organizations bringing their own expertise and resources to make those solutions real. The workshops are framed as a complement to that localization agenda, suggesting that USAID is trying to reduce common barriers that prevent local Pakistani entities from directly engaging with USAID systems, whether those barriers are informational (not knowing the routes to engagement), procedural (uncertainty about USAID requirements), or strategic (how to position an organization for partnership and co-creation).
Eligibility to participate, as stated, is aimed at local Pakistani organizations, with the exact definition of "Local Organization" referenced as being provided within the RFI itself. The CFDA number listed is 98.001, and the opportunity category and instrument type are both labeled "Other," which fits the fact that an RFI is primarily for information-gathering rather than awarding financial assistance. Overall, the key takeaway is that USAID is inviting local organizations to provide input that will directly shape a tailored capacity-building workshop series, with the longer-term intention of increasing local leadership in USAID programming and improving local readiness for future collaborative program design efforts.Apply for 72039124RFI00003
- The Pakistan USAID-Islamabad in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Information to Participate in Customized Locally Focused Workshop Series on “How to Work with USAID”" 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 2024-09-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-10-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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