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USAID/Guinea is inviting concept submissions for a targeted public-private partnership opportunity called "Empowering Guinea's Economic Resilience through Private Sector Partnerships." This call is being issued as an addendum under the broader Agency-wide Private Sector Collaboration Pathway (PSCP) Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA23APS00007, and it is framed within the US Government Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS). The core idea is to use private sector investment, capabilities, and market reach to reduce the economic pressures that can fuel fragility and conflict, while also creating more inclusive and sustainable growth in areas that are considered especially vulnerable.
The geographic focus is on Guinea's Kankan and N'Zerekore regions, where economic shocks, limited opportunities, and uneven distribution of benefits can increase local tensions. USAID is specifically looking for partnership concepts that strengthen economic resilience in practical, measurable ways and that also contribute to conflict prevention. Rather than funding a stand-alone development project, the opportunity is designed around collaboration with businesses and other private sector actors, meaning applicants will likely need to show credible pathways to mobilizing private capital, improving how markets function, and aligning incentives so that economic gains are shared more broadly.
Priority partnership areas include working with mining companies to improve transparency and ensure communities see fair and equitable economic benefits from extraction activities. This can include approaches that strengthen local procurement, improve revenue transparency and accountability, expand community development investments, reduce grievances linked to land or labor issues, and create systems that help benefits reach affected populations in a predictable and trusted way. Another priority is agricultural value chain development in high-potential zones, which generally means moving beyond subsistence production toward stronger linkages among farmers, aggregators, processors, transporters, and buyers, with attention to productivity, quality, storage, finance, and market access so that rural incomes become more stable.
USAID also emphasizes youth employment and skills development, reflecting the reality that large youth populations with limited job prospects can become a risk factor for instability. Concepts in this area would typically connect young people to real demand in the labor market, such as apprenticeships with employers, industry-recognized training, entrepreneurship support tied to viable sectors, and job placement pipelines. Cross-border economic resilience programming is another focal point, pointing to the importance of trade corridors, border communities, and regional market systems in sustaining livelihoods. This could involve reducing bottlenecks that disrupt trade, improving compliance and efficiency, strengthening small trader participation (including women and youth), and supporting market linkages that make local economies less vulnerable to shocks.
Finally, the call highlights infrastructure development and market access improvements, which often serve as enabling conditions for both agriculture and broader private sector growth. This can include concepts that improve transport and logistics, storage and cold chain, digital connectivity for market information, energy access for processing, or other investments that reduce transaction costs and connect producers and businesses to buyers. Across all these themes, the intent is to address underlying economic drivers of fragility by making growth more inclusive, improving trust and transparency around economic benefits, and expanding legitimate income opportunities.
From the funding details provided, this is a discretionary opportunity offered by USAID/Guinea (USAID-Conakry) with a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. The activity category is listed under agriculture (CFDA 98.001), though the scope clearly spans mining-community benefit issues, workforce development, cross-border trade, and infrastructure as they relate to economic resilience. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, suggesting a broad range of applicants may apply, but the design strongly implies that successful submissions will need credible private sector partners and a clear partnership model. USAID anticipates making one award, with an award ceiling of $17,500,000. The opportunity number is 72067525RFA00001, it was created on December 18, 2024, and the closing date is February 28, 2025.Apply for 72067525RFA00001
- The Guinea USAID-Conakry in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Empowering Guinea’s Economic Resilience through Private Sector Partnerships" 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 2024-12-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-02-28. (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 $17,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this funding opportunity called?
The opportunity is a targeted public-private partnership call titled "Empowering Guinea's Economic Resilience through Private Sector Partnerships."
2. Who is issuing this call for concept submissions?
It is being issued by USAID/Guinea (USAID-Conakry).
3. What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is 72067525RFA00001.
4. Is this a standalone solicitation or connected to a broader USAID mechanism?
This call is being issued as an addendum under the Agency-wide Private Sector Collaboration Pathway (PSCP) Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA23APS00007.
5. What broader strategy is this opportunity framed within?
The opportunity is framed within the US Government Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS).
6. What is the main purpose of this call?
The core purpose is to strengthen economic resilience in ways that reduce economic pressures that can contribute to fragility and conflict, while promoting more inclusive and sustainable growth through private sector partnerships.
7. What type of submissions is USAID/Guinea inviting?
USAID/Guinea is inviting concept submissions for a targeted public-private partnership opportunity.
8. What geographic areas are prioritized?
The geographic focus is on Guinea's Kankan and N'Zerekore regions.
9. Why are Kankan and N'Zerekore highlighted in this call?
They are described as areas where economic shocks, limited opportunities, and uneven distribution of benefits can increase local tensions, making them especially vulnerable to fragility and conflict.
10. What kind of approach is USAID looking for (project vs. partnership)?
The opportunity is designed around collaboration with businesses and other private sector actors rather than funding a stand-alone development project. Submissions are expected to demonstrate a credible partnership model and practical, measurable resilience outcomes.
11. What does USAID mean by "economic resilience" in this context?
Based on the call description, economic resilience refers to strengthening livelihoods, markets, and income opportunities so communities and local economies are less vulnerable to shocks, while also addressing drivers of fragility by improving inclusion, trust, and transparency around economic benefits.
12. What are the priority partnership areas?
Priority partnership areas include:
- Mining-community benefit and transparency partnerships
- Agricultural value chain development in high-potential zones
- Youth employment and skills development aligned to labor market demand
- Cross-border economic resilience and trade corridor support
- Infrastructure development and market access improvements
13. What types of partnerships are envisioned in the mining sector?
The call prioritizes working with mining companies to improve transparency and help ensure communities see fair and equitable economic benefits from extraction activities.
14. What mining-related activities are specifically mentioned as examples?
Examples mentioned include strengthening local procurement, improving revenue transparency and accountability, expanding community development investments, reducing grievances linked to land or labor issues, and creating systems that help benefits reach affected populations in a predictable and trusted way.
15. What does USAID highlight for agricultural value chain development?
The call emphasizes agricultural value chain development in high-potential zones, with the general intent of moving beyond subsistence production toward stronger linkages among farmers, aggregators, processors, transporters, and buyers.
16. What agriculture-related constraints does the call suggest partnerships might address?
The description points to areas such as productivity, quality, storage, finance, and market access so rural incomes become more stable.
17. How does youth employment fit into conflict prevention and stability goals?
The call notes that large youth populations with limited job prospects can be a risk factor for instability, so youth employment and skills development are emphasized as part of building economic resilience and preventing conflict.
18. What youth-focused activities are mentioned?
Examples include apprenticeships with employers, industry-recognized training, entrepreneurship support tied to viable sectors, and job placement pipelines connected to real labor market demand.
19. What is meant by "cross-border economic resilience programming" in this call?
It refers to supporting trade corridors, border communities, and regional market systems that sustain livelihoods, including efforts to reduce trade disruptions and strengthen participation in cross-border trade.
20. What types of cross-border or trade-related improvements are mentioned?
Examples include reducing bottlenecks that disrupt trade, improving compliance and efficiency, strengthening small trader participation (including women and youth), and supporting market linkages that reduce vulnerability to shocks.
21. What does the call say about infrastructure and market access?
Infrastructure development and market access improvements are highlighted as enabling conditions for agriculture and broader private sector growth, aimed at reducing transaction costs and connecting producers and businesses to buyers.
22. What infrastructure-related examples are explicitly mentioned?
Examples include transport and logistics improvements, storage and cold chain, digital connectivity for market information, and energy access for processing, as well as other investments that connect producers and businesses to markets.
23. What kind of results is USAID looking for?
The call emphasizes practical, measurable improvements in economic resilience that also contribute to conflict prevention, including more inclusive growth, improved trust and transparency around economic benefits, and expanded legitimate income opportunities.
24. What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
25. Is this a discretionary funding opportunity?
Yes. It is described as a discretionary opportunity offered by USAID/Guinea (USAID-Conakry).
26. What activity category and assistance listing are associated with this opportunity?
The activity category is listed under agriculture, with CFDA 98.001.
27. Does the scope only cover agriculture?
No. While the activity category is listed as agriculture (CFDA 98.001), the described scope spans mining-community benefit issues, workforce development, cross-border trade, and infrastructure as they relate to economic resilience.
28. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, suggesting a broad range of applicants may apply.
29. Does the call indicate any expectations about private sector involvement?
Yes. The design strongly implies that successful submissions will include credible private sector partners and a clear partnership model, including pathways to mobilize private capital, improve market functioning, and align incentives so gains are shared more broadly.
30. How many awards does USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipates making one award.
31. What is the maximum (ceiling) funding amount?
The award ceiling is $17,500,000.
32. When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on December 18, 2024.
33. What is the closing date for submissions?
The closing date is February 28, 2025.
34. What is the central theory of change behind this call?
Based on the description provided, the theory of change is that leveraging private sector investment, capabilities, and market reach can reduce economic pressures that contribute to fragility and conflict, while expanding inclusive and sustainable growth in vulnerable areas.
35. What kinds of issues is this call trying to address in fragile contexts?
The call highlights economic shocks, limited opportunities, and unequal distribution of economic benefits as pressures that can increase tensions. It aims to address underlying economic drivers of fragility through inclusive growth, transparency, and expanded legitimate income opportunities.
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