DIV APS | 7200AA18APS00005

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The DIV APS (Funding Opportunity Number 7200AA18APS00005) is a USAID Broad Agency Announcement-style solicitation issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), specifically under USAID/LAB, to invite proposals for grant funding focused on science, technology, and other research and development activities. The central aim of the opportunity is informational and competitive at the same time: it lays out what kinds of activities USAID is willing to consider, how applicants should prepare and submit an application package, how USAID will evaluate those submissions, and where applicants can find supporting reference materials online. In practice, it functions as a framework for USAID to identify, fund, and scale promising solutions that align with its development objectives, while giving applicants a clear rulebook for what "responsive" and fundable looks like under this particular program.

This opportunity falls under the discretionary category and uses the grant instrument type, meaning awards are made competitively and depend on the quality of proposals and their alignment with USAID priorities rather than entitlement or formula allocation. The activity area is explicitly tied to Science and Technology and other R&D, which signals that USAID is looking for innovation, evidence generation, testing, and approaches that can demonstrate measurable impact or learning value. The listing references CFDA (now often called Assistance Listing) 98.001, which is commonly associated with USAID foreign assistance funding streams.

USAID indicates it anticipates making multiple awards as a result of this solicitation, which typically means applicants are not competing for a single "winner-take-all" grant but rather for a spot among several funded projects. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $5,000,000, suggesting that while smaller awards may be possible depending on the program design, proposals can be structured at meaningful scale if the concept, evidence base, and implementation plan justify it. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others," which usually implies that eligibility may not be limited to a narrow set of institutions and could include a variety of organizations (for example, nonprofits, for-profits, universities, consortia, or other entities), though the specific eligibility boundaries and any exclusions would be defined in the APS itself.

From a process standpoint, the APS emphasizes that applications must be fully responsive to all directions in the solicitation to be considered competitive. That line is important because APS processes can be strict about formatting, required attachments, page limits, compliance certifications, and the exact structure of technical and cost narratives. USAID also highlights that the APS includes the evaluation criteria, meaning applicants are expected to write directly to those criteria rather than submitting a generic proposal. The mention of "See Section D.2" indicates that a particular section of the APS likely contains critical details about responsiveness, eligibility, submission steps, or evaluation requirements that, if missed, could lead to disqualification or a lower technical score.

Key administrative details show the opportunity was created on 2018-09-12 and had an original closing date of 2020-03-31. That timeline suggests it may have been open for a long application window or structured with rolling reviews or staged submissions (common with APS mechanisms), though the exact submission cadence would be clarified in the full APS text. Overall, DIV APS is best understood as a competitive USAID innovation and R&D funding opportunity designed to attract strong, well-structured applications that follow the APS instructions closely, propose credible and testable interventions or innovations, and demonstrate a clear pathway to development impact at scale.

• The Agency for International Development in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DIV APS" 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 2018-09-12.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-03-31. (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: Others.

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