Kenya Inclusive Governance, Accountability, Performance and Participation (Kenya-IGAPP) | 72061521APS00001

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The Kenya Inclusive Governance, Accountability, Performance and Participation (Kenya-IGAPP) opportunity is a USAID/Nairobi grant program designed to support governance-focused work in Kenya, with a strong emphasis on local leadership and local ownership. USAID/KEA is specifically inviting concept papers from organizations that are Kenya-led, Kenya-managed, and Kenya-owned. In practice, that means the program is trying to shift more responsibility and resources toward Kenyan institutions that can design, run, and sustain governance and accountability initiatives on the ground, rather than relying mainly on external implementers.

A major feature of Kenya-IGAPP is its push for partnership-based implementation. USAID anticipates that local organizations will participate both as prime recipients and as sub-awardees, often working together through consortia or other formal partnership arrangements. The opportunity encourages coalitions that bring together different kinds of Kenyan stakeholders, especially civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, and community-based organizations, alongside universities, research institutions, and private sector actors where interests align. The intention is to create broader, more credible, and more capable networks that can address governance challenges from multiple angles, combining community reach, technical expertise, evidence generation, and practical implementation capacity.

The program also signals an intent to expand the range of partners USAID works with in Kenya. Kenya-IGAPP plans to build new partnerships with county governments and intergovernmental organizations, as well as Kenyan organizations operating at both national and local levels. It also highlights interest in working with non-traditional partners, including groups that may not have received USAID funding before. This is important because it suggests the solicitation is not only open to established NGOs with long donor histories, but also potentially accessible to credible local actors that have strong relationships and track records in Kenyan communities but limited direct experience as USAID grantees.

From an eligibility and compliance standpoint, the opportunity is issued as a discretionary grant under an Annual Program Statement (APS) framework (Funding Opportunity Number 72061521APS00001; CFDA 98.001). The posted award ceiling is USD 5,000,000. The original closing date listed is 2024-01-27, and applicants would typically be expected to submit a concept paper first, with full applications requested later from selected applicants, consistent with how APS processes often work.

The notice includes a specific clarification for for-profit organizations, whether U.S. or non-U.S. It explains that under USAID assistance rules, fee or profit is not allowed for prime recipients using assistance instruments (like grants), and this restriction generally extends to sub-recipients when they meet the definition of a recipient under the applicable federal regulations (including 2 CFR 200). It also makes clear that choosing not to take profit does not count as cost share or leverage. However, the notice distinguishes between sub-awards and procurement-style relationships: if a prime recipient hires a for-profit firm strictly as a contractor to provide goods or services under a buyer-seller subcontract, profit for that contractor may be allowable, consistent with USAID guidance on profit under assistance instruments (referenced in the linked ADS material). In other words, for-profits can be involved, but how they are engaged (sub-recipient versus vendor/contractor) affects whether profit is permissible.

Overall, Kenya-IGAPP is positioned as a locally driven governance program that aims to strengthen inclusive governance, accountability, and public participation in Kenya by funding Kenyan organizations and encouraging multi-stakeholder partnerships, including closer collaboration with county-level institutions and a broader set of local and non-traditional partners.

• The Kenya USAID-Nairobi in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Kenya Inclusive Governance, Accountability, Performance and Participation (Kenya-IGAPP)" 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 2021-02-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-01-27. (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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