Closed · 72052321RFA00001 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM)

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

$750K-$4M
Award range
Closed
Status
February 15, 2021
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM) is a closed discretionary listing from Mexico USAID-Mexico City that offered $750,000 -- $4,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 29 other opportunities from Mexico USAID-Mexico City.

$750K-$4M
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM) is closed (last close February 15, 2021). 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 February 15, 2021

Posted Oct 29 Closes Feb 15

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, the United States Agency for International Development in Mexico (USAID/Mexico) is interested in exploring potential partnership opportunities with non- and for-profit organizations to participate in USAID/Mexico’s Strategic Alliances for Mexico (SAM) (NOFO). Eligibility for this award is not restricted.Through SAM, USAID/Mexico announces its desire to forge strategic alliances with entities 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:● In order to reduce impunity and violence:1. More effective, responsive, and accountable government institutions2. Communities more effectively resolve and mitigate local conflict3. Expanded engagement with non-governmental institutions● In order to expand US/Mexico economic ties:1. Developed, Sustainable, and Integrated Supply Chains2. Improved Business Transparency and Integrity PracticesThese areas are further elaborated in Section G - Other Information, 1 - Program Funding Areas.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72052321RFA00001

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 Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). 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

Elizabeth Colarik Agreement Officer Office of Acquisition and Assistance

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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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants