Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Sweden, and Duke Energy Corporation invite proposals to respond to Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development Competition.This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is for a funding competition component of this Grand Challenge for Development, designed to address barriers to increasing access to clean energy services within the agriculture sectors of developing countries. The BAA describes the purpose of the program and the types of activities that it will fund; indicates the process for preparing and submitting proposals; and outlines criteria that will be used to evaluate the proposals. Through this competition, Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development anticipates disbursing $10-$20 million USD in award funding. Individual awards are expected to be between $300,000 USD and $1,500,000 USD. The period of performance for individual awards is up to three years; the actual period of performance for each award will be determined at the time of award. Awards made through this BAA may be in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and collaboration agreements, depending on the nature of the submitting organization and the proposal.