Opportunity Information: Apply for 72052724RFI00002
Request for Information (RFI) No. 72052724RFI00002 is a market-sounding and consultation notice issued by the USAID/Peru Mission under the USAID Amazon Regional Environment Program (AREP). It is not a grant competition and it is not asking for full technical or cost proposals. Instead, USAID is using this RFI to collect ideas, evidence, practical lessons, and recommendations from organizations and individuals to help refine a draft program concept titled "USAID Value-chain Opportunities for Indigenous Conservation Enterprises (VOICE)." USAID describes this as part of its effort to design a well-researched, realistic regional environment activity and openly notes that it is seeking outside expertise to strengthen the eventual program approach before any formal solicitation is released.
The draft VOICE concept focuses on strengthening the ability of Indigenous and Maroon Peoples across the Amazon region to pursue inclusive community development through commercial activities that are both environmentally sustainable and economically viable, while also respecting Indigenous rights and cultural priorities. The emphasis is on "transformative conservation enterprises" and bioeconomy models that can generate local economic benefits and, at the same time, advance conservation outcomes. In practical terms, the program direction is aimed at supporting enterprises and value chains that incentivize forest protection and sustainable natural resource management, reduce threats to biodiversity, and address drivers of greenhouse gas emissions. USAID signals that, while there are many possible development needs in Amazonian communities, the likely funding focus will be limited to approaches with a clear connection to biodiversity protection and emissions reduction.
AREP is a regional program operating across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname, and the RFI makes a point of inviting recommendations that are especially relevant to Guyana and Suriname. The geographic framing suggests USAID is looking for ideas that can work across different national contexts in the Amazon basin (and nearby forest regions), and that can be adapted to different governance environments, market access conditions, and community enterprise readiness levels. Because the program is oriented around value-chain opportunities, respondents would typically be expected to comment on what kinds of forest-positive products and services, business models, partnerships, financing structures, and enabling conditions could help Indigenous and Maroon enterprises succeed without creating incentives for deforestation or resource depletion.
Operationally, USAID will use the RFI responses strictly for planning and design decisions, and it reserves the right to use all, some, or none of the information submitted. USAID states that submissions will not be acknowledged and individual responses will not be provided, and it will not reimburse any costs incurred by respondents in preparing submissions. Submissions must be provided in writing by email (phone calls are explicitly not accepted). Although the RFI is available in English with courtesy translations in Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch, the English version controls in case of any inconsistencies.
Key dates and submission requirements are clearly laid out. The RFI was issued January 16, 2024, and closes March 1, 2024 at 3:00 pm local Lima time, staying open for 45 days. Responses must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document, limited to five pages total, using Calibri 12-point font. The email subject line must read: "RFI No. 72052724RFI00002 - USAID VOICE Activity," and responses are to be sent to limasolicitations@usaid.gov. Each submission should include basic identifying information: the RFI reference number (72052724RFI00002), date, name and email, affiliation/organization, address, and phone. In the structured data associated with the notice, the opportunity is listed as discretionary with an "Other" instrument type, under the Environment category (CFDA 98.001), with unrestricted eligibility; however, it also shows no award ceiling and notes an expected awards count of 1, reinforcing that this particular posting is informational rather than a funded call for applications.
Overall, this RFI is best understood as USAID gathering grounded, field-informed input on how to design a regional initiative that helps Indigenous and Maroon communities build or strengthen conservation-linked enterprises and value chains that protect forests, support sustainable livelihoods, and reinforce local governance and rights-respecting development across multiple Amazon countries, with heightened interest in insights applicable to Guyana and Suriname.Apply for 72052724RFI00002
- The Peru USAID-Lima in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Information (RFI) No 72052724RFI00002 - USAID Value-chain Opportunities for Indigenous Conservation Enterprises (VOICE)" 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 2024-01-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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