What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (HEP-DRI) Activity Addendum under HELIX APS", offered by India USAID-New Delhi. It is associated with CFDA program 98.001. Through this Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (HEP-DRI) Activity’ Addendum, USAID/India aims to engage new, nontraditional, and local actors to expand and amplify the...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on October 20, 2023. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $1,000,000 -- $5,000,000. Total estimated funding: $5,000,000. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · 72038623RFA00006 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (HEP-DRI) Activity Addendum under HELIX APS

Federal grant opportunity posted by India USAID-New Delhi, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1M-$5M
Award range: Closed
Status: October 20, 2023
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (HEP-DRI) Activity Addendum under HELIX APS is a closed discretionary listing from India USAID-New Delhi that offered $1,000,000 -- $5,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 39 other opportunities from India USAID-New Delhi.

$1M-$5M
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Res… is closed (last close October 20, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. India USAID-New Delhi still indexes 39 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 October 20, 2023

Posted Aug 18 Closes Oct 20

Est. Total Funding

$5,000,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Through this Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (HEP-DRI) Activity’ Addendum, USAID/India aims to engage new, nontraditional, and local actors to expand and amplify the Agency’s work through and with higher education. NPI seeks to support partner countries’ to achieve sustainable and resilient results and catalyze more effective partnering for impact. The HEP-DRI Activity aims to utilize Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to enhance the systemic resilience of infrastructure against disaster and climate risks. This will be achieved by establishing a network of selected HEIs from the United States and India, working in collaboration with other stakeholders, to address gaps in infrastructure resilience education, training, and knowledge management. The activity aims to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders and foster a higher education ecosystem focused on infrastructure resilience.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72038623RFA00006

Grants.gov marks Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Res… 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 Disaster Prevention and Relief (DPR). This eligibility-code string dominates the India USAID-New Delhi book (20 peers, 50% of 40).

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

Dev Kant Sharma Grantor Phone 911124198456

What to do next

Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Res… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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