Opportunity Information: Apply for 7200AA19RFA00016
The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) Support opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 7200AA19RFA00016) is a USAID-funded cooperative agreement designed to strengthen the ability of BIFAD to carry out its advisory role on international food and agriculture priorities. The central purpose of the mechanism is to provide BIFAD with the analytical, logistical, and technical support it needs to develop timely, well-grounded, and relevant recommendations to the U.S. Agency for International Development on new and emerging issues that affect food security and agricultural development. In practical terms, this means supporting BIFAD as it scans the landscape for policy and program challenges, convenes expertise, reviews evidence, and translates lessons into actionable advice for USAID decision-makers.
The scope highlighted in the opportunity focuses on food- and agriculture-related research, capacity development, trade, and extension. That emphasis suggests the awardee would help BIFAD access and synthesize current research and field experience, identify gaps and opportunities in partner-country agricultural systems, and explore how innovations in research and extension can be scaled. It also points to attention on institutional and human capacity development (for example, strengthening universities, research institutes, and workforce pipelines) and on the role of trade in agricultural growth and food systems resilience. Because the description explicitly references "new and emerging issues," the mechanism is also oriented toward responsiveness, meaning the support structure should be able to quickly mobilize analysis or convenings when unexpected developments arise in global agriculture, markets, climate impacts, plant and animal health, or technology and data systems.
USAID listed the instrument type as a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a closer working relationship between the funding agency and the recipient than a standard grant. Under a cooperative agreement, USAID typically anticipates substantial involvement in shaping priorities, reviewing work products, coordinating with relevant USAID bureaus and missions, and ensuring that the support being provided aligns with USAID needs and timelines. The opportunity category and funding activity category are both labeled as "Other," implying the work is specialized and support-oriented rather than fitting neatly into a single conventional program area.
The award information indicates an award ceiling of $2,000,000 and an expectation of a single award. This setup implies USAID intended to select one primary implementer to serve as the core support platform for BIFAD, rather than spreading the function across multiple recipients. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the competition was open broadly to any type of applicant (subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may have appeared in the full notice), which could include nonprofits, universities, research organizations, private firms, and other entities with the capacity to provide high-quality technical and administrative support for an advisory board engaged in complex international development issues.
Administratively, the funding is associated with CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 98.001, and the opportunity was issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The notice shows a creation date of June 3, 2019, with an original closing date of July 18, 2019, placing it within a defined application window in mid-2019. Overall, the opportunity can be read as an effort by USAID to ensure that BIFAD has a well-resourced support mechanism that enables rigorous analysis, effective engagement with expert communities, and efficient production of recommendations on research, capacity building, extension, and trade issues shaping global food and agricultural development.Apply for 7200AA19RFA00016
- The Agency for International Development in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) Support" 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 Jun 03, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 18, 2019. (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 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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