Development Grants Program (DGP)
The Development Grants Program (DGP) is a small competitive grants program, initiated in 2008, that provides opportunities for nascent U.S. PVOs and local NGOs that have limited experience working directly with USAID. Cooperative Agreements are awarded to successful PVO/NGO applicants to implement activities in the field over a three-year period. Each award is $2 million or less; organizational and technical strengthening is a component of the program, to assist grantees to improve their implementation planning and management, monitoring and evaluation and other organizational systems so critical to effective service delivery and organizational sustainability.
Established in 2008 by Section 674 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, the first competitive cycle resulted in 61 awards in 26 countries. The DGP provides an opportunity for U.S. PVOs and local NGOs to make contributions to USAID's objectives to address the development challenges of local communities and beneficiaries.
A second solicitation inviting potential partners to submit concept papers will soon be announced on www.grants.gov, and will appear on this site.
 The development sectors to be supported in Round Two of the DGP are microenterprise, water and sanitation, rural dairy, and adaptation to climate change.
These sectors support Agency priorities at the community level in the areas of economic growth, food security, water and global climate change. The DGP also strengthens civil society to promote transparent and accountable governance.
The FY2009 Request for Applications will be announced soon. The FY2009 Request for Applications will invite U.S. PVOs registered with USAID and local, indigenous NGOs to contribute to USAID concept papers to address worldwide development challenges in these sectors. Successful proposals will be funded for an implementation period of three years. New PVOs planning to apply to the FY2009 DGP should register with USAID as soon as possible.
Additional information about the FY 2008 Round One DGP program can be found at the following link:
Development Grants Program - Round One
Additional information about the DGP program can be found at the following link:
http://www.dgpconnect.net/home
Contact Person:
Colin Holmes, Program Manager, Private and Voluntary Cooperation Division, Office of Development Partners, USAID E-mail: cholmes@afr-sd.org
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