While the U.S. Agency for International Development is making efforts to diversify its partners ecosystem and engage directly with local organizations through the New Partnerships Initiative, subcontracting remains one of the most common entry points to start working with the agency.
This involves partnering with a “prime” — the lead organization that will manage the overall contract and most likely has past experience partnering with USAID. This system allows new organizations to learn about USAID’s procurement processes while also gaining experience working with the agency.
Here are some key tips to win a subaward with USAID:
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This article was last updated on 13 February 2023
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Raquel Alcega
Raquel Alcega leads the data research and analysis at Devex, providing advice to organizations on the latest funding and programmatic trends that shape the global development space. She also heads up the news business content strategy and designs internal knowledge management processes. Prior to joining Devex’s Barcelona office, she worked in business development in Washington, D.C., and as a researcher in Russia and Mexico.
