Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 530 17 000001
SERVIR Amazonia is a USAID-Lima (Peru) funding opportunity aimed at improving how the Amazon region monitors, shares, and uses environmental and water-related information for practical decision making. The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient would not just receive funds and operate independently, but would be expected to work closely with USAID during implementation. The activity is categorized under the Environment funding area (CFDA 98.001) and was designed to support one main award, with an anticipated maximum funding level (award ceiling) of up to $9,000,000.
At the core of the opportunity is support for a regionally focused consortium, rather than a single standalone organization acting alone. The intent is to bring together partners who can collectively serve the Amazon across borders and institutions, linking technical expertise, data systems, and end users. Eligibility is broadly listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full opportunity materials, which typically indicates that a range of nontraditional or mixed entities (for example, nonprofits, universities, research institutes, regional organizations, or similar groups) may be considered if they meet the specific requirements described in the full announcement.
The first objective focuses on strengthening a regional system or hub that can disseminate and encourage collaboration around key publicly available precipitation and hydrologic monitoring and modeling data. In practical terms, this is about making sure important rainfall and water information is easier to find, access, interpret, and use consistently across the region. It also signals an emphasis on coordination: not only distributing data, but creating a shared platform or network where agencies, researchers, and practitioners can align methods, improve interoperability, and reduce duplication when working with hydrologic and precipitation datasets and models.
The second objective centers on building and institutionalizing capacity within the Amazon region to generate, disseminate, and use geospatial information and decision-support tools. The word "institutionalize" is important here because it implies long-term capability that remains in place after the project ends, rather than short-term training alone. This objective points to strengthening local and regional organizations so they can produce geospatial analyses, manage data pipelines, maintain tools, and embed geospatial decision support into routine operations. It also suggests a focus on durable knowledge transfer, organizational processes, and potentially the creation or strengthening of regional centers of excellence that can continue to support government and civil society users.
The third objective targets the development of user-tailored tools to inform decision making by governments and civil society. Instead of building generic technical products, the activity calls for tools designed around the needs of specific users, which could include agencies responsible for water resources, disaster risk management, land use planning, or environmental protection, as well as nongovernmental and community-oriented organizations. The emphasis on tailoring implies ongoing engagement with stakeholders to define requirements, test prototypes, refine interfaces and outputs, and ensure that the final tools fit real workflows and constraints. The overall idea is to turn geospatial and hydrometeorological data into practical, actionable information that can guide policies and on-the-ground responses.
Administratively, the opportunity was issued as RFA 530-17-000001, created on July 13, 2017, with an original closing date of August 31, 2017, and it anticipated making a single award. In summary, SERVIR Amazonia is designed to strengthen regional environmental information systems for rainfall and hydrology, expand and sustain geospatial capacity in Amazonian institutions, and deliver decision-support tools that are shaped by end-user needs so that public agencies and civil society can make better-informed choices.Apply for RFA 530 17 000001
- The Agency for International Development, Peru USAID-Lima in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SERVIR Amazonia" 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 Jul 13, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2017. (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 $9,000,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - SERVIR Amazonia (USAID-Lima, Peru)
What is the SERVIR Amazonia funding opportunity?
SERVIR Amazonia is a USAID-Lima (Peru) funding opportunity focused on improving how the Amazon region monitors, shares, and uses environmental and water-related information for practical decision making. The activity emphasizes turning geospatial and hydrometeorological data into actionable information that supports real-world policies and responses.
Who is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by USAID-Lima (Peru).
What type of award is this?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement. This means the selected recipient is expected to work closely with USAID during implementation rather than operating fully independently.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The anticipated maximum funding level (award ceiling) is up to $9,000,000.
How many awards does this opportunity plan to make?
The opportunity was designed to support one main award and anticipated making a single award.
What is the funding area and CFDA number for this opportunity?
The activity is categorized under the Environment funding area and is listed under CFDA 98.001.
What is the solicitation number (RFA) for this opportunity?
The opportunity was issued as RFA 530-17-000001.
When was the opportunity created and what was the original closing date?
The opportunity was created on July 13, 2017, with an original closing date of August 31, 2017.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broadly listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full opportunity materials. This typically suggests that a range of nontraditional or mixed entities may be considered if they meet the specific requirements described in the full announcement.
Does this opportunity prefer a single organization or a group of partners?
At its core, the opportunity supports a regionally focused consortium rather than a single standalone organization acting alone. The intent is to bring together partners that can collectively serve the Amazon across borders and institutions.
What is the overall intent of forming a consortium for SERVIR Amazonia?
The consortium approach is meant to link technical expertise, data systems, and end users. The goal is to improve regional coordination and practical use of environmental and water information across the Amazon.
What are the main objectives of SERVIR Amazonia?
The opportunity describes three core objectives: (1) strengthen a regional system or hub for precipitation and hydrologic monitoring/modeling data dissemination and collaboration, (2) build and institutionalize capacity in the Amazon region to generate and use geospatial information and decision-support tools, and (3) develop user-tailored tools to inform government and civil society decision making.
What does the first objective focus on?
The first objective focuses on strengthening a regional system or hub that disseminates and encourages collaboration around key publicly available precipitation and hydrologic monitoring and modeling data. Practically, it aims to make rainfall and water information easier to find, access, interpret, and use consistently across the region.
What does the opportunity mean by improving collaboration around hydrologic and precipitation data?
It emphasizes coordination beyond simply distributing data. The intent includes creating a shared platform or network where agencies, researchers, and practitioners can align methods, improve interoperability, and reduce duplication when working with hydrologic and precipitation datasets and models.
What is meant by a "regional system or hub" in this opportunity?
Based on the description, a regional system or hub is a mechanism to disseminate key precipitation and hydrologic information and to support collaboration across institutions and borders so that information can be used more consistently throughout the Amazon region.
What does the second objective focus on?
The second objective centers on building and institutionalizing capacity within the Amazon region to generate, disseminate, and use geospatial information and decision-support tools. It points toward strengthening local and regional organizations so they can produce analyses, manage data pipelines, maintain tools, and embed geospatial decision support into routine operations.
What does "institutionalize capacity" mean in the context of this program?
"Institutionalize" implies long-term capability that remains in place after the project ends, rather than short-term training alone. The description signals durable knowledge transfer and organizational processes that help geospatial decision support become part of normal operations.
What kinds of organizations are expected to benefit from capacity building?
The opportunity describes strengthening local and regional Amazonian institutions. It also suggests the possibility of creating or strengthening regional centers of excellence that can continue supporting government and civil society users.
What does the third objective focus on?
The third objective targets the development of user-tailored tools to inform decision making by governments and civil society. The emphasis is on designing tools around specific user needs rather than building generic technical products.
Who are the intended users for the tools developed under this opportunity?
Intended users include governments and civil society. Examples mentioned include agencies responsible for water resources, disaster risk management, land use planning, or environmental protection, as well as nongovernmental and community-oriented organizations.
What does "user-tailored" mean for the tools developed?
"User-tailored" means tools should be shaped by the needs and workflows of specific users. The description implies ongoing engagement with stakeholders to define requirements, test prototypes, refine interfaces and outputs, and ensure the final tools fit real operational constraints.
What kinds of data or information does the opportunity emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes publicly available precipitation and hydrologic monitoring and modeling data, as well as geospatial information used for decision support in environmental and water-related contexts.
What is the geographic focus of the activity?
The activity is focused on the Amazon region and is described as regionally oriented, including an emphasis on working across borders and institutions within the Amazon.
What does success look like according to the opportunity summary?
Success is described as strengthening regional environmental information systems for rainfall and hydrology, expanding and sustaining geospatial capacity in Amazonian institutions, and delivering decision-support tools shaped by end-user needs so that public agencies and civil society can make better-informed choices.
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