The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3) and USAID/Indonesia is announcing the Higher Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) Addendum to the Higher Education for Leadership, Innovation, and Exchange (HELIX) New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Annual Program Statement (APS), hereafter known as the HELIX APS.

USAID/Indonesia aims to engage locally based new and underutilized partners to expand and amplify the Agency’s work through and with higher education. The overall Agency NPI seeks to support partner countries’ progress on the Journey to Self-Reliance, achieve sustainable and resilient results, and catalyze more effective partnering for impact. This Addendum disseminates information to prospective Applicants so they may develop and submit Concept Notes in response and ultimately to be considered for USAID funding.

The purpose of the HEPI Activity is to (1) improve the ability of select Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-related programs of study in select Indonesian higher education institutions to meet international standards, and (2) enhance collaboration with select American HEIs to strengthen STEM-related degree(s) in order to provide Indonesian students with essential technical skills, critical thinking, soft skills, experiential learning, and internationally recognized certifications and credentials needed by local and international businesses in a digital age and the digital economy.

The activity will advance USAID/Indonesia Intermediate Result (IR) 2.1: Workforce Productivity Increased of the CDCS5 . The activity will directly further IR 2.1.1 Access to Quality, Global Standard University Strengthened by engaging both public and private HEIs to work in a partnership to address Indonesia’s development challenges

Funding Information

• Subject to the availability of funds, USAID/Indonesia anticipates supporting one or more awards of up to $6 million in total over the life of the award(s). The actual number of assistance awards, if any, under this Addendum is subject to the availability of funds and the interests and requirements of USAID/Indonesia, as well as the viability of eventual Applications received.
• The anticipated period of performance of this activity is five (5) years.

Geographic Focus: The HEPI activity will operate nationally but give preference to partnering with HEIs and relevant partners in the eight CDCS priority provinces (DKI Jakarta, Banten, East Java, South Sulawesi, West Kalimantan, North Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara, and Papua). The activity will collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) as the main stakeholder counterpart. Other relevant ministries or institutions may collaborate as well.

Eligibility Criteria

USAID defines “Implementing Partners” as U.S. and non-U.S. non-governmental organizations that can design and implement assistance activities outside the United States. All Implementing Partners must be legally registered entities under applicable law and eligible under the relevant laws to receive funding from a foreign source. Individuals, unregistered, or informal organizations are not eligible to be Implementing Partners.

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