Opportunity Information: Apply for BAA ZIMBABWE 2017
The USAID/Zimbabwe Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Zimbabwe's Development Challenges is a competitive funding opportunity designed to bring in fresh, practical ideas that can improve development outcomes in Zimbabwe, with a strong emphasis on health. Rather than prescribing a single fixed project model, the BAA is structured to encourage collaboration with USAID/Zimbabwe to jointly shape solutions. The core intent is to identify innovative interventions that are workable in real-world conditions, affordable relative to impact, and capable of moving beyond concept stage into piloting, testing, and eventual scale if results are strong. A key example of the kinds of outcomes USAID highlights is increasing the number of Zimbabweans who live longer, healthier lives, which signals that health-related approaches and measurable population-level benefits are central to the announcement.
A defining feature of this opportunity is its focus on partnership-based development through co-creation, co-design, and co-investment. In practical terms, that means USAID is not only seeking proposals that look good on paper, but also solutions that applicants are willing to refine together with the Mission, align with local realities, and potentially support with additional resources or leveraged contributions. The BAA explicitly invites a broad range of participants, including individuals, organizations, and private companies, to collaborate with USAID/Zimbabwe to develop more strategic, focused, and results-oriented responses to the country's development challenges. This kind of approach is commonly used when an agency wants to draw on a wider ecosystem of innovators and implementers, including nontraditional partners, rather than limiting participation to a narrow set of typical development contractors.
In terms of award structure, the funding instrument type is a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the funding agency during implementation. That aligns with the announcement's emphasis on joint design and ongoing collaboration. The opportunity is categorized under "Other" but the funding activity category is listed as Health, and it is associated with CFDA number 98.001. The award ceiling is stated as USD 5,000,000, with an expectation of one award, suggesting a potentially sizable, mission-priority activity rather than multiple small grants. The announcement was issued by the Agency for International Development, Zimbabwe (USAID-Harare), created on August 21, 2017, with an original closing date of September 20, 2017 at 1700 Harare time.
Eligibility is intentionally broad and is listed as "Others," with clarification referenced in an additional eligibility text field (not included in the excerpt). That framing generally signals an effort to expand the pool of applicants and encourage participation from diverse entities that can contribute technical expertise, local knowledge, innovative methods, or scalable delivery models. Overall, the opportunity can be understood as a call for high-impact, evidence-driven, and scalable health and development interventions in Zimbabwe, with USAID positioning itself as an active partner throughout the idea-to-scale pathway rather than a hands-off funder.Apply for BAA ZIMBABWE 2017
- The Agency for International Development, Zimbabwe USAID-Harare in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The USAID/Zimbabwe Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Zimbabwe’s Development Challenges" 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 Aug 21, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 20, 2017 September 20, 2017 at 1700 Harare Time. (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.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FAQs: USAID/Zimbabwe Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Zimbabwe's Development Challenges
What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is the USAID/Zimbabwe Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Zimbabwe's Development Challenges. It is a competitive funding announcement intended to attract fresh, practical ideas to improve development outcomes in Zimbabwe, with a strong emphasis on health.
What is the main purpose of the BAA?
The BAA aims to identify innovative interventions that are workable in real-world conditions, affordable relative to their impact, and able to move beyond a concept into piloting, testing, and potentially scaling if results are strong.
Is the focus strictly on health, or broader development challenges as well?
The announcement is framed around Zimbabwe's development challenges broadly, but the funding activity category is listed as Health, and the narrative emphasizes health outcomes (for example, increasing the number of Zimbabweans who live longer, healthier lives).
What kind of outcomes is USAID/Zimbabwe looking for?
USAID highlights outcomes such as increasing the number of Zimbabweans who live longer, healthier lives. This signals an emphasis on measurable, population-level benefits and results-oriented approaches.
Does the BAA prescribe a specific project model or set intervention?
No. A defining feature of this BAA is that it does not prescribe a single fixed project model. Instead, it is structured to encourage applicants to collaborate with USAID/Zimbabwe to jointly shape solutions.
What does "co-creation" and "co-design" mean in this BAA?
Co-creation and co-design mean applicants should expect to refine and shape their approach together with USAID/Zimbabwe. The BAA emphasizes partnership-based development where solutions are aligned with local realities and developed collaboratively rather than finalized unilaterally by the applicant.
What does "co-investment" imply for applicants?
Co-investment indicates USAID is interested in solutions where applicants may be willing to bring additional resources or leveraged contributions to support the work, alongside USAID involvement. The BAA stresses that the Mission is looking for more than ideas that look good on paper.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is intentionally broad and listed as "Others." The BAA explicitly invites a broad range of participants, including individuals, organizations, and private companies. Additional eligibility details are referenced as being in an eligibility text field that is not included in the provided excerpt.
Are private companies allowed to participate?
Yes. The announcement explicitly invites private companies, along with individuals and organizations, to collaborate with USAID/Zimbabwe.
Is this opportunity designed for nontraditional partners?
The BAA is described as an approach commonly used to draw from a wider ecosystem of innovators and implementers, including nontraditional partners, rather than limiting participation to a narrow set of typical development contractors.
What type of award will be made?
The funding instrument type is a Cooperative Agreement. This typically indicates substantial involvement by the funding agency during implementation, which matches the BAA's emphasis on joint design and ongoing collaboration.
How involved will USAID/Zimbabwe be during implementation?
Because the award type is a Cooperative Agreement and the BAA emphasizes collaboration, USAID/Zimbabwe is expected to be actively involved throughout implementation rather than acting as a hands-off funder.
What is the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The award ceiling is USD 5,000,000.
How many awards does USAID/Zimbabwe expect to make?
The opportunity states an expectation of one award, suggesting a single potentially sizable, mission-priority activity rather than multiple small grants.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 98.001.
Which USAID office issued this announcement?
The announcement was issued by the Agency for International Development, Zimbabwe (USAID-Harare), also referred to as USAID/Zimbabwe.
When was the announcement created?
The announcement was created on August 21, 2017.
What was the original closing date and time?
The original closing date was September 20, 2017 at 1700 Harare time.
Is this opportunity competitive?
Yes. The BAA is described as a competitive funding opportunity.
What stage of innovation is USAID/Zimbabwe trying to support?
The BAA is intended to support solutions that can progress beyond concept stage into piloting and testing, with the potential for eventual scale if results are strong.
What qualities are emphasized for proposed solutions?
Solutions are expected to be innovative, practical, workable under real-world conditions, affordable relative to impact, evidence-driven, and scalable if proven effective.
What does it mean that the opportunity category is listed as "Other"?
The opportunity is categorized under "Other," while the funding activity category is listed as Health. The excerpt does not provide further explanation of the "Other" category beyond that listing.
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