What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education Activity", offered by Kosovo USAID-Pristina. It is associated with CFDA program 98.001. Dear Prospective Applicants: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kosovo is seeking applications from qualified entities to implement the program entitled “Private Sector ...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on January 5, 2022. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $950,000 -- $4,000,000. Total estimated funding: $4,000,000. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · 72016722RFA00002 · CFDA 98.001 · Other

Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education Activity

Federal grant opportunity posted by Kosovo USAID-Pristina, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$950K-$4M
Award range: Closed
Status: January 5, 2022
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education Activity is a closed other listing from Kosovo USAID-Pristina that offered $950,000 -- $4,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 24 other opportunities from Kosovo USAID-Pristina.

$950K-$4M
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Hig… is closed (last close January 5, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Kosovo USAID-Pristina still indexes 24 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 January 5, 2022

Posted Oct 21 Closes Jan 5

Est. Total Funding

$4,000,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Dear Prospective Applicants: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kosovo is seeking applications from qualified entities to implement the program entitled “Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education” which aims to strengthen partnerships between the private sector and academic institutions and support development of market-oriented and experiential learning approaches. While eligibility for this assistance award is not restricted, any application must include a partnership that, at a minimum, includes at least one U.S. Higher Education Institution (HEI) and at least one Kosovar HEI. See attached Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Request for Concept Papers under Request for Applications (RFA) No. 72016722RFA00002 for further details regarding the type of program sought, submission requirements, and selection process.Sincerely,

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72016722RFA00002

Grants.gov marks Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Hig… 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 Education (ED). 8 other Kosovo USAID-Pristina listings share this eligibility-code string (32% of 25).

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

Fiolla Radoniqi USAID/Kosovo

What to do next

Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Hig… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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