Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 641 16 000004
The USAID/Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (Ag/NRM) grant opportunity is a discretionary funding competition issued by USAID in Ghana (USAID-Accra) to support a major program under the USAID/Ghana Feed the Future strategy. USAID is looking for applications for a cooperative agreement, which typically means the recipient will implement the project while USAID remains actively involved in technical direction, oversight, and coordination during implementation. The project is positioned as USAID/Ghana's primary vehicle for addressing environmental and natural resource management challenges that affect agricultural growth and rural livelihoods.
The Ag/NRM project is designed to focus on three closely linked development outcomes: increasing rural wealth, improving nutrition, and strengthening climate change adaptation. In practical terms, this indicates an integrated approach where improved management of land, water, forests, and other natural resources is treated as essential to agricultural productivity and resilience. The emphasis on climate change adaptation suggests the program is expected to help rural communities and agricultural systems better handle climate-related shocks and stresses such as erratic rainfall, drought, flooding, land degradation, and other environmental pressures that can undermine food security and incomes.
USAID opened eligibility to a broad pool of applicants, listing eligible applicants as "unrestricted," and explicitly inviting both U.S. and non-U.S. organizations to apply. However, applicants must comply with all requirements laid out in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) and meet the eligibility criteria described in Section III of that notice, meaning that technical responsiveness, organizational capacity, and compliance documentation would be key to being considered for an award.
Key details of the opportunity include the funding opportunity title "USAID/Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management," funding opportunity number RFA 641 16 000004, and CFDA number 98.001. The instrument type is a cooperative agreement under the activity category "Other." USAID anticipated making a single award (Expected Awards: 1), with an award ceiling of $24,907,814, indicating a large, multi-year style program scale. The opportunity was created on November 13, 2015, with an original closing date of January 19, 2016, establishing the submission deadline for applications during that funding cycle.
Overall, this opportunity represents a substantial, single-award USAID implementation program meant to anchor Ghana's Feed the Future work on environmental and natural resource management, tying sustainable resource use directly to rural income growth, better nutrition outcomes, and stronger climate resilience.Apply for RFA 641 16 000004
- The Ghana USAID-Accra in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management" 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 2015-11-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-01-19. (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 $24,907,814.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): USAID/Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (Ag/NRM)
1) What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "USAID/Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management."
2) Which U.S. Government agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a USAID opportunity issued in Ghana by USAID/Accra (USAID in Ghana).
3) What is the purpose of the USAID/Ghana Ag/NRM opportunity?
The opportunity is intended to support a major program under the USAID/Ghana Feed the Future strategy. It is positioned as USAID/Ghana's primary vehicle for addressing environmental and natural resource management challenges that affect agricultural growth and rural livelihoods.
4) What kind of funding competition is this?
It is described as a discretionary funding competition.
5) What type of award is USAID planning to use?
USAID is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement.
6) What does "cooperative agreement" mean in this context?
A cooperative agreement typically means the recipient implements the project while USAID remains actively involved during implementation, including technical direction, oversight, and coordination.
7) How does this opportunity connect to Feed the Future?
The project is part of USAID/Ghana's Feed the Future strategy and is meant to anchor Feed the Future work in Ghana related to environmental and natural resource management.
8) What development outcomes is the Ag/NRM project designed to achieve?
The project is designed to focus on three closely linked outcomes: increasing rural wealth, improving nutrition, and strengthening climate change adaptation.
9) What does an "integrated approach" mean for this project?
Based on the description, the approach treats improved management of land, water, forests, and other natural resources as essential to agricultural productivity and resilience, rather than treating natural resource management as separate from agricultural development.
10) What climate-related issues is the project expected to address?
The opportunity indicates an emphasis on helping rural communities and agricultural systems handle climate-related shocks and stresses such as erratic rainfall, drought, flooding, land degradation, and other environmental pressures that can undermine food security and incomes.
11) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as "unrestricted," and USAID explicitly invited both U.S. and non-U.S. organizations to apply.
12) Are there additional eligibility or compliance requirements beyond being U.S. or non-U.S.?
Yes. Applicants must comply with all requirements laid out in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) and must meet the eligibility criteria described in Section III of that notice.
13) What should applicants pay attention to in order to be considered for an award?
The description indicates that technical responsiveness, organizational capacity, and compliance documentation would be key factors for consideration, in line with the requirements of the NFO and the eligibility criteria in Section III.
14) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is RFA 641 16 000004.
15) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 98.001.
16) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is listed as "Other."
17) How many awards did USAID expect to make?
USAID anticipated making a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
18) What is the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $24,907,814.
19) Does the award ceiling indicate anything about the scale of the program?
Yes. The ceiling suggests a large-scale program intended to serve as a major implementation vehicle for environmental and natural resource management within USAID/Ghana's Feed the Future work.
20) When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on November 13, 2015.
21) What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date was January 19, 2016, which served as the submission deadline for applications during that funding cycle.
22) Is this opportunity described as focusing only on agriculture?
No. While it is tied to agricultural growth and rural livelihoods, it explicitly emphasizes environmental and natural resource management as central to productivity, resilience, nutrition outcomes, and climate change adaptation.
23) What core natural resources are highlighted in the opportunity description?
The description points to integrated management of land, water, forests, and other natural resources as essential to the program's intent.
24) What role is USAID expected to play during implementation?
USAID is expected to remain actively involved, including providing technical direction, oversight, and coordination during implementation, consistent with a cooperative agreement structure.
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