Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI 685 19 YC
USAID Youth Connect (RFI 685 19 YC) is not a funding competition, but a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the USAID Sahel Regional Office (SRO) to gather stakeholder input on a draft design document for a planned activity called "USAID/SRO Youth Connect." The main point of the notice is to invite organizations and other interested parties to review the attached draft design and provide practical, targeted comments that could strengthen or refine the activity before USAID finalizes its approach. In other words, USAID is still in the planning and design stage and is using this RFI to collect outside perspectives, suggestions, and critiques that might improve the program.
This opportunity is explicitly for information and planning purposes only. USAID makes clear that the RFI is not a Request for Applications (RFA) or Request for Proposals (RFP), and any responses submitted must not be treated as proposals. Submitting feedback does not create any binding agreement, does not commit the U.S. Government to issue a future solicitation, and does not commit USAID to fund anything based on the responses. USAID also states it will not pay respondents for the cost of preparing or submitting comments, and it reserves the right to change the scope or scale of the RFI as it continues its planning. A key detail for potential respondents is that providing comments now will not give any organization an advantage in any later procurement process if USAID eventually releases a formal solicitation.
For submissions, USAID requests no more than four pages of comments, with an emphasis on being concise and specific. They specifically value feedback that is "issue-specific" and that references page and section numbers in the draft design document, which suggests they are looking for actionable edits and clear recommendations tied directly to the text of the draft. Responses must be emailed to sahelregional@usaid.gov, and the deadline is June 20, 2019 by 5:00 PM GMT (local Senegal time). Respondents may receive an electronic confirmation of receipt, but USAID states it will not answer questions submitted in response to this RFI, and it will not hold a pre-solicitation conference for this request (noting that this differs from how the office handled some previous RFIs).
The published listing includes standard grant-system fields but reinforces that no award amount is being offered at this stage. The award ceiling is listed as 0, and while an "ExpectedAwards: 1" field appears in the record, the narrative repeatedly stresses that this is not a solicitation and does not signal a guaranteed future award. The agency is the U.S. Agency for International Development, with the posting associated with USAID-Dakar (Senegal) and the USAID Sahel Regional Office. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses an "Other" instrument type and activity category, reflecting that it is an RFI rather than a conventional grant or contract competition.
In practical terms, the best way to view this notice is as an early engagement window for practitioners, NGOs, local organizations, researchers, implementers, and other stakeholders who have relevant experience with youth programming in the Sahel and want to shape how USAID designs Youth Connect. The deliverable is not an application package; it is structured feedback on the draft design, submitted by email, within the page limit and by the stated deadline.Apply for RFI 685 19 YC
- The Agency for International Development, Senegal USAID-Dakar in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID Youth Connect" 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 May 28, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 20, 2019 Comments and responses should be provided no later than June 20,2019 ,5 Pm ,GMT( Local Senegal Time).. (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: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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