Closed · DRG-GFS-07-2021 · CFDA 98.001 · Other

Governance for Solutions (GfS)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Malawi USAID-Lilongwe, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Governance for Solutions (GfS) is a closed other listing from Malawi USAID-Lilongwe that offered Varies by applicant across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 35 other opportunities from Malawi USAID-Lilongwe.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Governance for Solutions (GfS) is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Malawi USAID-Lilongwe still indexes 35 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

This listing is no longer accepting applications

Posted Jul 21 Closed

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Governance for Solutions (GfS) SYNOPSIS: This pre-solicitation notice informs interested Applicants about an anticipated opportunity to be released by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Malawi under the Democratic, Rights and Governance (DRG) office. The solicitation opportunity is a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Governance for Solutions activity aimed at strengthening public sector performance in service delivery through increased accountability and effectiveness thereby making service delivery responsive to local needs. The intended RFA release date is scheduled for not later than August 31, 2021. All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the electronic solicitation package that will be posted at https://www.grants.gov. Interested Applicants are advised to periodically monitor the above website for updates concerning this procurement. The RFA will be released for at least 30 days from which Applicants will be required to prepare and submit a technical and cost application. In the application, Applicants will identify key personnel; subs; develop organizational, management, and technical approach; compile past performance with references (where applicable); and the Cost application. The project scope is clearly defined in the Draft Program Description herein attached. Interested Applicants are encouraged to be registered at http://www.sam.gov which is a prerequisite to being awarded a U.S. government grant. This registration takes time, so it is best to begin early. The registration is not a requirement to apply, but it must be in place before an award can be made on the solicitation. For more information, interested Applicants may refer to the Program Description herein attached. All questions about this upcoming solicitation should be held on to until the granted Question period in the solicitation document. This pre-solicitation notice does not obligate USAID/Malawi to release a solicitation or award a grant, nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of the application.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DRG-GFS-07-2021

Grants.gov marks Governance for Solutions (GfS) 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 Malawi USAID-Lilongwe book (18 peers, 50% of 36).

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

Lazarus Chimangeni Acquisition and Assistance Specialist Phone 2651772455

What to do next

Governance for Solutions (GfS) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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