Climate Smart and Disaster Ready | 720BHA22APS00002

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USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is offering a funding opportunity called "Climate Smart and Disaster Ready" (Funding Opportunity Number 720BHA22APS00002) focused on helping communities that face the highest risk from climate-related disasters, especially in humanitarian contexts that are already experiencing crises or are likely to in the near future. The program is centered on practical, innovative climate adaptation solutions that can be applied on the ground to reduce disaster risk and strengthen community resilience to climate change. A key emphasis is on locally driven, inclusive approaches and partnerships, meaning USAID BHA is signaling that it wants solutions shaped with and by local actors and community stakeholders rather than top-down, one-size-fits-all interventions.

This announcement is structured as an umbrella Annual Program Statement (APS). In practical terms, that means it is not a typical single-deadline grant competition where organizations submit concept notes or full applications right away. Instead, the APS lays out the overall goal, objectives, expected results, and priorities for the Climate Smart and Disaster Ready program, and USAID BHA plans to release future amendments that will open specific "Rounds of Applications." Those later rounds are where applicants will actually be invited to submit concept papers and/or applications. The APS remains open until it is amended, and USAID BHA also notes that it may increase the amount of funding available through future amendments.

The opportunity falls under the Disaster Prevention and Relief activity category and is listed under CFDA 98.001. USAID indicates it expects a relatively large number of awards overall (an estimated 65), with an award ceiling of up to $10,000,000 per award. The funding instruments mentioned are both grants and cooperative agreements, which is important because cooperative agreements typically involve a higher level of USAID involvement in implementation compared to a standard grant, so applicants should be prepared for more active collaboration and oversight if selected under that mechanism.

Eligibility is broad and includes several types of organizations: nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding higher education institutions), private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. This range suggests USAID BHA is open to varied partnerships, including academic, nonprofit, and private sector innovation, as long as proposed activities align with the program's adaptation and resilience goals in humanitarian settings.

For communications, USAID BHA set up a formal question process tied to the APS. Questions had to be submitted in writing to BHA.APS.720BHA22APS00002@usaid.gov by November 18, 2022 at 12 a.m. EST. USAID also emphasizes fairness and transparency: if a prospective applicant receives information that is important for preparing an application, or if not sharing it would disadvantage others, USAID will distribute that information broadly to other prospective applicants as part of the APS process. Overall, the main takeaway is that this is a long-running umbrella solicitation meant to channel multiple future funding rounds toward locally grounded climate adaptation and disaster readiness solutions in high-risk humanitarian environments, rather than a single, immediate call for proposals.

• The Agency for International Development in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Climate Smart and Disaster Ready" 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 Nov 04, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This umbrella Annual Program Statement (APS) only outlines the goal, objectives, expected results and priorities of the Climate Smart and Disaster Ready program, with future amendments that will announce Rounds of Applications. This APS is open till amended. The deadline to submit questions is November 18, 2022.. (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 65 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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