The U.S. Department of State, Office of Global Partnerships (E/GP) is pleased to announce the COVID-19 Private Sector Engagement & Partnership Fund (Fund) Annual Program Statement (APS) that will be used make assistance awards.

Through this APS, the Department of State (DOS) announces its desire to engage private sector partners to expand and amplify the Department’s COVID-19 response. The Fund seeks to support private sector interventions and build upon private sector investments in response to the virus. The DOS broadly categorizes the private sector to include: U.S. corporations, foreign corporations, foundations, faith-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society groups, Diaspora groups, service organizations, universities and other institutions of learning.

DOS and USAID have jointly developed a four pillar COVID-19 response strategy:

• Protect American citizens overseas and maintain continuity of U.S. government operations;
• Prevent, prepare for, respond to, and bolster health systems to address COVID-19 and reemergence;
• Prevent, prepare for, respond to COVID-19 in existing complex emergency responses and address potential humanitarian consequences of COVID-19;
• Prepare for, mitigate and address second order economic, security, stabilization impacts of COVID-19 and prevent development backsliding.

The Fund will exclusively support public-private partnership programs that align with the fourthpillar.

Funding Information

• Anticipated award amount range is $50,000 to $1,000,000.
• Length of performance period: 12 to 36 months.

Eligible Applicants

S/GP encourages applications from U.S. non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations, U.S. and overseas private/state institutions of higher education, and for-profit and commercial firms.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.