Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI 720621 20 HORT
The USAID/Tanzania Horticulture Activity RFI (Funding Opportunity Number: RFI 720621 20 HORT) is a Request for Information issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Tanzania focused on the agriculture sector, specifically horticulture. This notice is not a call for full grant proposals and does not, by itself, represent a commitment to fund an award. Instead, it is a market research and planning step used by USAID to gather input from organizations with relevant expertise so the agency can better shape a future activity, refine technical approaches, and understand what capacity exists among potential partners.
The opportunity is categorized under “Other” for both the opportunity category and the funding instrument type, which reinforces that it is an information-gathering request rather than a standard grant or cooperative agreement solicitation. The listing is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance), and the eligible applicant category is broadly listed as “Others,” suggesting USAID was open to receiving responses from a wide range of stakeholders such as implementing partners, private sector actors, industry associations, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and other entities involved in horticulture value chains.
Although this is only an RFI, the source data includes an award ceiling of $39,000,000. In RFI contexts, a figure like this typically signals the potential scale of a future program USAID is considering, not guaranteed funding through the RFI itself. The number of expected awards is not specified, which is also common for RFIs because the purpose is to collect information, not to select awardees. The notice was created on 2020-03-04, with an original closing date of 2020-03-20, indicating a relatively short response window typical of RFIs designed to quickly inform acquisition and assistance planning.
In practical terms, an RFI like this generally asks respondents to share perspectives on key constraints and opportunities in Tanzania’s horticulture sector, possible intervention strategies, partnership models, implementation approaches, geographic considerations, sustainability pathways, and lessons learned from similar programs. USAID often uses these responses to improve the design of a later solicitation by clarifying objectives and results, validating assumptions about the market, identifying risks, gauging the feasibility of proposed approaches, and understanding what types of organizations or consortia might realistically deliver results at the intended scale. The official description notes that details are contained in an attached RFI document, meaning the specific questions, response format, and submission instructions would be in that attachment.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as an early-stage planning request tied to a potentially large USAID-funded horticulture activity in Tanzania. Organizations interested in influencing the eventual program design, positioning themselves for future solicitations, or sharing technical and market insights would typically respond to the RFI by the stated deadline, following the instructions in the attached document.Apply for RFI 720621 20 HORT
- The Agency for International Development in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Tanzania Horticulture Activity RFI" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-03-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-03-20. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $39,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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