Tucked amidst rice terraces and forests lining the hills of Tublay, a municipality of Benguet in the Philippines’s Luzon island, stand the training center and offices of Alay sa Kapatid Foundation (AKAP).

Do you wish you could share your thoughts on how USAID does business? Now is your chance!

When development actors sit at global and regional conferences to discuss the rights and welfare of children in Africa or other regions, do we see African children, especially those from rural areas, sitting at the table? The localization movement calls for a “participation revolution” of communities impacted by foreign assistance to be involved in decision-making —and this must include children.

Did you know that 85 percent of USAID’s development work around the world is implemented through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts? USAID uses these mechanisms, also known as acquisition and assistance (A&A) mechanisms, to provide funding to partners to implement development programs.

USAID launches an updated Acquisition and Assistance Strategy. Read more about the strategy and the accompanying implementation plan here.

Connecting you with opportunities to work with USAID and its partners: that’s our mission at the Partnerships Incubator. And that’s why we are excited to be rolling out a new Sub-Opportunities page on WorkwithUSAID.org.

Don't miss these important deadlines in March.

Subcontracts and subawards are important ways that USAID projects can access specialized expertise and capabilities. While USAID does not have direct legal relationships with the organizations that support prime partners on its projects, the Agency recognizes that their contributions are central to achieving transformative development outcomes.