Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI72018218R00001
The USAID Albania Request for Information (RFI) is a market-sounding and information-gathering notice issued by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Tirana to collect ideas, feedback, and technical input from any interested organizations or individuals in advance of a possible future program. Rather than announcing a finalized grant competition, the RFI is meant to help USAID refine a proposed concept and better understand what approaches, partners, and implementation models might work best in the Albanian context.
The concept USAID is exploring is the creation of a leadership training program in Albania called NextGen Albania. The proposed program is aimed at building leadership capacity among mid-level public officials and private sector leaders, suggesting a focus on the kinds of decision-makers who are positioned to influence institutions, management practices, and organizational culture over the medium term. The emphasis on both public and private sector participants indicates the program is likely envisioned as cross-sectoral, potentially supporting stronger collaboration, professional networks, and shared leadership standards across government and business.
The opportunity is categorized under Education, reflecting that the core activity is training and capacity development rather than direct service delivery or infrastructure. The funding opportunity is listed as discretionary and uses an "Other" funding instrument type, which signals that the final mechanism (for example, a cooperative agreement, contract, or another arrangement) may not have been determined at the time of the notice and could depend on what USAID learns through the RFI process.
The RFI is identified as Funding Opportunity Number RFI72018218R00001 under CFDA 98.001, and it is open to unrestricted applicants, meaning USAID is inviting input broadly from public and private entities without limiting the outreach to a narrow applicant class. The notice was created on 2018-10-05 with an original closing date of 2018-10-19, giving a short window for submissions, which is common for RFIs intended to quickly gather perspectives before moving into a design or procurement phase. The listing includes an award ceiling of $5,000,000, which should be interpreted carefully in an RFI context: it may reflect the anticipated scale of a potential future program, but it does not guarantee funding or confirm that an award will be made, especially since the RFI itself is not a solicitation for proposals. The expected number of awards is not specified, consistent with the idea that this is preliminary outreach rather than an announced competition.
Overall, this notice communicates USAID Albania's intent to explore and shape a leadership development initiative, NextGen Albania, and to do so with input from a wide range of stakeholders. Interested parties were being asked to review the attached documentation (referenced in the notice) and provide information that could help USAID define program objectives, training content and delivery methods, participant selection approaches, partnership structures, and other practical design elements before any formal funding opportunity is released.Apply for RFI72018218R00001
- The Albania USAID-Tirana in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID Albania Request for information" 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 2018-10-05.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-10-19. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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