Opportunity Information: Apply for 72049721RFA00001
USAID/Indonesia is soliciting applications for a single cooperative agreement to run the "Kolaborasi: Papua Collaborative Governance Initiative," a program focused on strengthening collaborative governance in targeted districts across Papua. The overall aim is to improve how local government and citizens work together so public services are delivered more transparently, responsively, and in line with community priorities. The program is designed to build practical capacity on both sides: helping citizen groups organize, advocate, and monitor government performance, while also helping local governments improve core management functions like planning, budgeting, and resource management.
A central feature of Kolaborasi is support to civil society at the sub-national level through grants to local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). These CSO grants are intended to promote reforms and encourage more effective participation in local decision-making, including oversight of government processes and operations. In practice, this means enabling communities to articulate their priorities, engage with local officials, and track whether commitments translate into real improvements in services. The opportunity places particular emphasis on advancing citizen engagement for indigenous Papuans, ensuring that groups who are often excluded from formal processes can play a stronger role in shaping local development.
Beyond immediate capacity building and grantmaking, Kolaborasi also has an innovation and learning component. The activity is expected to identify, test, and help spread innovative models for citizen engagement and collaborative governance that are replicable in the Papuan context. In other words, it is not only about supporting isolated successes in a few districts, but also about developing approaches that can be adopted more broadly, adapted to local realities, and sustained over time.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity issued by USAID (Agency for International Development, Indonesia; USAID-Jakarta) under CFDA 98.001. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial USAID involvement during implementation compared to a standard grant. The award ceiling is USD 10,000,000, and USAID anticipates making one award. Eligibility is unrestricted, meaning applications are open to any type of entity as allowed under the NOFO, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the notice. Selection will be based on the merit review criteria described in the NOFO, and the intended awardee must also pass a risk assessment. The opportunity was posted on March 5, 2021, with an original closing date of April 19, 2021, under Funding Opportunity Number 72049721RFA00001.Apply for 72049721RFA00001
- The Agency for International Development, Indonesia USAID-Jakarta in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Kolaborasi: Papua Collaborative Governance Initiative" 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 Mar 05, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2021. (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 $10,000,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the Kolaborasi: Papua Collaborative Governance Initiative?
Kolaborasi is a USAID/Indonesia program designed to strengthen collaborative governance in targeted districts across Papua. It focuses on improving how local governments and citizens work together so public services are delivered more transparently, responsively, and in line with community priorities.
2) What is the overall goal of this funding opportunity?
The overall aim is to improve collaborative governance so that public services and local decision-making are more transparent and responsive, and better reflect community priorities.
3) What kinds of results is the program trying to achieve in public services?
The program aims to support service delivery that is more transparent, more responsive to citizen needs, and more consistent with locally defined priorities, by strengthening both citizen engagement and local government management functions.
4) Who is issuing this opportunity?
This discretionary funding opportunity is issued by USAID (Agency for International Development, Indonesia; USAID-Jakarta).
5) What is the funding mechanism?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically involves substantial USAID involvement during implementation compared to a standard grant.
6) How many awards does USAID expect to make?
USAID anticipates making one award under this opportunity.
7) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is USD 10,000,000.
8) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 98.001.
9) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 72049721RFA00001.
10) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on March 5, 2021, with an original closing date of April 19, 2021.
11) What does “collaborative governance” mean in the context of this program?
In this program, collaborative governance refers to practical ways for citizens and local governments to engage with each other to plan, prioritize, oversee, and improve public services and local development decisions.
12) What capacity-building support is expected for citizen groups?
The activity is designed to help citizen groups organize, advocate, and monitor government performance, so communities can articulate priorities, engage with officials, and track whether commitments lead to real improvements in services.
13) What capacity-building support is expected for local governments?
The program is intended to help local governments improve core management functions such as planning, budgeting, and resource management.
14) Does the program include grantmaking to local organizations?
Yes. A central feature of Kolaborasi is support to civil society at the sub-national level through grants to local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
15) What are the local CSO grants intended to do?
These grants are intended to promote reforms and encourage more effective participation in local decision-making, including oversight of government processes and operations.
16) What does “oversight of government processes and operations” mean here?
In the context provided, it means enabling communities and CSOs to track government performance and follow through on whether public commitments and plans translate into actual service improvements.
17) Is there a focus on inclusion of indigenous Papuans?
Yes. The opportunity places particular emphasis on advancing citizen engagement for indigenous Papuans, especially groups that are often excluded from formal processes, so they can play a stronger role in shaping local development.
18) Is the program limited to a few districts, or is it meant to spread approaches more broadly?
While the activity targets specific districts in Papua, it also aims to identify, test, and help spread innovative and replicable models for citizen engagement and collaborative governance that can be adopted more broadly and sustained over time.
19) What is the innovation and learning component of the activity?
The activity is expected to identify and test innovative models for citizen engagement and collaborative governance, and help spread approaches that are replicable in the Papuan context.
20) What does “replicable in the Papuan context” imply?
It implies that models developed under the activity should be practical for Papua, adaptable to local realities, and suitable for use beyond isolated successes in a small number of districts.
21) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning applications are open to any type of entity as allowed under the NOFO, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the notice.
22) How will applications be evaluated?
Selection will be based on the merit review criteria described in the NOFO.
23) Is there any additional screening beyond merit review?
Yes. The intended awardee must also pass a risk assessment.
24) Where can applicants find the detailed evaluation criteria and requirements?
The detailed merit review criteria and any additional eligibility clarifications are described in the NOFO for this funding opportunity.
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