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The USAID/KEA Transboundary Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Resilience Program is a forthcoming USAID/Kenya and East Africa (USAID/KEA) initiative focused on strengthening biodiversity conservation and climate resilience across major cross-border ecosystems in East Africa. Rather than being a finalized funding solicitation, this notice is a Request for Information (RFI), meaning USAID is still shaping the activity and is seeking technical and practical input before deciding on the final design, scope, and implementation approach. The opportunity sits within the Environment sector (CFDA 98.001) and is being managed by USAID in Nairobi.
The program concept centers on restoring and improving the resilience of one or two priority transboundary landscapes selected for their ecological importance, economic value, and social significance. USAID has identified two potential focal landscapes. The first is the Great East African Plains spanning Kenya and Tanzania, a region associated with large-scale savanna ecosystems, wildlife migrations, tourism economies, and interconnected land and water use systems that cross national boundaries. The second is the Northern Savannas spanning Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan, a landscape where conservation, climate stressors, and human livelihoods are tightly linked across borders, and where resilience efforts often require coordination among multiple countries and institutions.
A key point in the RFI is that USAID has not yet decided whether the final activity will focus on only one of these landscapes or both, and it has also not decided whether implementation will be carried out through a single award or multiple awards. In other words, the geographic scope and procurement structure are intentionally left open at this stage, and stakeholder feedback is meant to help inform those decisions. The RFI is therefore both a market research step and a design consultation process.
The stated purposes of the RFI are twofold. First, USAID is soliciting feedback on the proposed activity, inviting recommendations that can improve how the program promotes ecosystem recovery and climate resilience in these cross-border settings. Second, USAID is using the RFI to identify organizations that are qualified and capable of implementing the eventual activity, including entities with relevant technical experience, operational presence, partnerships, and the ability to work across political boundaries and diverse stakeholder groups. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, which typically signals that a wide range of organizations may respond, including international and local NGOs, firms, consortia, academic institutions, and other capable entities, depending on the details provided in the full RFI attachment.
Administratively, the opportunity is labeled discretionary, with the funding instrument type listed as "Other," reflecting that the RFI is not yet a standard grant or contract competition. The posting indicates a closing date of April 5, 2024, and does not specify an award ceiling or expected number of awards, consistent with the early-stage, information-gathering purpose of an RFI. Interested parties are directed to consult the full RFI attachment for detailed response instructions, the specific questions USAID is asking, and any formatting or submission requirements.Apply for 72061524RFI00003
- The Kenya USAID-Nairobi in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/KEA Transboundary Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Resilience Program" 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 2024-03-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-05. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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USAID/KEA Transboundary Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Resilience Program (RFI) - FAQs
What is the USAID/KEA Transboundary Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Resilience Program?
It is a forthcoming USAID/Kenya and East Africa (USAID/KEA) initiative focused on strengthening biodiversity conservation and climate resilience across major cross-border ecosystems in East Africa. At this stage, it is presented as a concept under development rather than a finalized, competed funding opportunity.
Is this a grant competition or a Request for Information (RFI)?
This notice is a Request for Information (RFI). An RFI is used to gather technical and practical input to help USAID shape the activity before deciding the final design, scope, and implementation approach. It is not a finalized funding solicitation.
What is USAID trying to accomplish through this RFI?
The RFI has two stated purposes: (1) to solicit feedback and recommendations to improve the proposed activity and how it would promote ecosystem recovery and climate resilience in cross-border settings, and (2) to identify organizations that are qualified and capable of implementing the eventual activity.
What sector and CFDA listing does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity sits within the Environment sector and is listed under CFDA 98.001.
Which USAID office is managing this opportunity?
It is being managed by USAID in Nairobi under USAID/Kenya and East Africa (USAID/KEA).
What is the overall program concept?
The concept centers on restoring and improving the resilience of one or two priority transboundary landscapes. These landscapes are expected to be selected for ecological importance, economic value, and social significance.
Which transboundary landscapes are being considered?
USAID identified two potential focal landscapes: (1) the Great East African Plains spanning Kenya and Tanzania, and (2) the Northern Savannas spanning Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan.
What is the Great East African Plains landscape as described in the notice?
It is described as spanning Kenya and Tanzania and associated with large-scale savanna ecosystems, wildlife migrations, tourism economies, and interconnected land and water use systems that cross national boundaries.
What is the Northern Savannas landscape as described in the notice?
It is described as spanning Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan, where conservation, climate stressors, and human livelihoods are tightly linked across borders, and where resilience efforts often require coordination among multiple countries and institutions.
Will the final activity focus on one landscape or both?
USAID has not decided yet. The RFI explicitly states that the final activity may focus on only one of the landscapes or potentially both, and stakeholder feedback is intended to help inform that decision.
Will there be one award or multiple awards?
USAID has not decided yet. The RFI notes that the procurement structure is open and may result in a single award or multiple awards, depending on what USAID determines during the design process.
What does it mean that the geographic scope and procurement structure are "intentionally left open"?
It means USAID is still shaping the activity. The RFI is being used as both a market research step and a design consultation process to help USAID decide what the final scope should be and how implementation might be structured.
Who is eligible to respond to this RFI?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted. This typically indicates that a wide range of organizations may respond, potentially including international and local NGOs, firms, consortia, academic institutions, and other capable entities (as further defined in the full RFI attachment).
What types of organizations is USAID trying to identify through the RFI?
USAID is looking to identify organizations qualified to implement the eventual activity, including entities with relevant technical experience, operational presence, partnerships, and the ability to work across political boundaries and diverse stakeholder groups.
Does this notice include an award ceiling or total expected funding amount?
No. The posting does not specify an award ceiling, which is consistent with the early-stage, information-gathering purpose of an RFI.
Does the notice state the expected number of awards?
No. The posting does not specify an expected number of awards, and it also notes that USAID has not yet decided whether implementation would be through a single award or multiple awards.
What is the funding instrument type for this opportunity?
The funding instrument type is listed as "Other," reflecting that this is an RFI and not yet a standard grant or contract competition.
What does it mean that the opportunity is labeled "discretionary"?
The posting labels the opportunity as discretionary. In the context provided, it appears as an administrative classification accompanying an RFI rather than indicating a finalized, competed assistance award.
What is the closing date for the RFI?
The posting indicates a closing date of April 5, 2024.
Where can applicants find the questions USAID is asking and the response instructions?
Interested parties are directed to consult the full RFI attachment for detailed response instructions, the specific questions USAID is asking, and any formatting or submission requirements.
Does responding to the RFI guarantee future funding?
The notice describes this as an RFI used to shape the program and identify capable organizations. It does not state that submitting an RFI response guarantees an award or future funding.
What key decisions will stakeholder feedback help inform?
Based on the notice, feedback is intended to help inform decisions about the final activity design, the geographic focus (one landscape or both), and the implementation approach, including whether USAID uses a single award or multiple awards.
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