Closed · 72061222RFA00006 · CFDA 98.001 · Other

Growth Poles Activity

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

$39.8M-$39.8M
Award range
Closed
Status
November 14, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Growth Poles Activity is a closed other listing from Malawi USAID-Lilongwe that offered $39,780,462 -- $39,780,462 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 35 other opportunities from Malawi USAID-Lilongwe.

$39.8M-$39.8M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Growth Poles Activity is closed (last close November 14, 2022). 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

Closed November 14, 2022

Posted Sep 15 Closes Nov 14

Est. Total Funding

$39,780,462

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The purpose of this activity is to accelerate environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable, resilient, and more inclusive wealth generation in Malawi by mobilizing rural-based private sector investments and partnerships with anchor firms and their surrounding communities, smallholder organizations, cooperatives, and MSMEs in a growth pole approach, with a youth and gender lens. It will build on the strong foundation of early growth pole development established by the FTF Agricultural Diversification (AgDiv) activity.The concept of a growth pole is a location centered around anchor firms that have internal economies of scale, provide a sustainable motor for growth, and can deliver positive benefits for surrounding areas; these may also center on a specific industry hub, or a geographic location like a municipality, or a specific value chain region. In Malawi, growth poles will be developed and strengthened with and through anchor firms (or several firms) that have long-term business strategies that are inherently inclusive (incorporate smallholder farmers, for example) and climate-positive and resilient (dependent on improved soil and watershed health), with robust environment, social and governance (ESG) strategies, and existing hard and soft infrastructure, that have a need of partnerships that can catalyze economic growth, resilience, and inclusivity results. Most companies in Malawi that fit this concept operate in the agricultural, food, energy, forestry, agroforestry and/or tourism sectors.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72061222RFA00006

Grants.gov marks Growth Poles Activity 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 Agriculture (AG). 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

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