Closed · 72052318APS00001 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Mexico USAID-Mexico City, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $15M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 3, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM) is a closed discretionary listing from Mexico USAID-Mexico City that offered Up to $15,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 29 other opportunities from Mexico USAID-Mexico City.

up to $15M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM) is closed (last close April 3, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Mexico USAID-Mexico City still indexes 29 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 3, 2020

Posted Jan 2 Closes Apr 3

Est. Total Funding

$15,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Through this amendment to solicitation 72052318APS00001, the United States Agency for International Development in Mexico (USAID/Mexico) is interested in exploring potential partnership opportunities with Mexican non and for-profit organizations to participate in USAID/Mexico’s Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM) Annual Program Statement.Through SAM, USAID/Mexico announces its desire to forge strategic alliances with local organizations and with the private sector in priority areas, as defined by the Government of Mexico (GOM) and the United States Government (USG). SAM is designed to increase the sustainability and impact of our development investments in Mexico in the following areas:(1) Crime and Violence(2) Rule of Law(3) Human Rights(4) Integrity and Transparency(5) Sustainable LandscapesThese areas are further elaborated in Section VII - Other Information, A - Program Funding Areas. USAID is particularly interested in promoting innovative approaches to working in the areas mentioned above but will also consider other areas identified by the GOM as areas of priority.SAM is not a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), nor a Request for Proposals (RFP). Instead, it is a call to receive potential partnership concept papers that take into consideration the private sector with the aim to explore possible alliances that could allow for a higher impact in our joint development objectives with the GOM.This solicitation requests a 2 page concept paper. Interested organizations must read this solicitation in its entirety and follow the instructions for submitting a concept paper.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72052318APS00001

Grants.gov marks Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the Mexico USAID-Mexico City book (11 peers, 37% of 30).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Kerry West Regional Agreement Officer USAID/El Salvador

What to do next

Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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