USAID Mapping for Resilience – Community Solutions Through Student-Led Open Mapping Initiatives Addendum to the Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships in Higher Education Program Annual Program Statement | 7200AA18APS00003 ADDENDUM MAPPINGRESILIE

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USAID issued a special addendum to its FY 2018 Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships in Higher Education (STIP) Annual Program Statement (APS No. 7200AA18APS00003) to solicit concept notes for a focused initiative called "USAID Mapping for Resilience - Community Solutions Through Student-Led Open Mapping Initiatives." The core idea is to support student-driven efforts that generate open, publicly usable mapping and geographic datasets that can directly help local communities and inform USAID program planning and operations. In practical terms, this opportunity is centered on producing and improving open geospatial information (for example, maps and related geographic data layers) in ways that are usable on the ground for resilience-building and community problem solving.

The instrument USAID planned to use for this call is a cooperative agreement, which typically means USAID expects substantial involvement during implementation rather than simply providing funds and stepping back. The activity sits in the "Science and Technology and other Research and Development" category under CFDA 98.012, reflecting a strong emphasis on innovation, applied research, and partnerships, particularly those linked to higher education. While the call highlights student-led open mapping, it is framed within USAID's broader STIP platform, signaling that the work is meant to connect academic or training environments with real development needs and to produce outputs that remain accessible for continued use beyond the life of the award.

In terms of funding and scale, the addendum indicated an anticipated single award, with an award ceiling of up to $5,500,000. That ceiling sets the maximum amount USAID expected to provide under this particular competition, suggesting a relatively large, centralized effort rather than multiple small grants. The opportunity category is listed as discretionary, meaning it is a competitive funding opportunity rather than a formula-based allocation.

Eligibility is noted as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which implies eligibility was broader than a narrow set of applicants but dependent on conditions spelled out in the full APS/addendum materials. Given the higher-education partnership framing, applicants in similar STIP calls often include universities, consortia, nonprofits, and other organizations able to coordinate student engagement and deliver open data products at meaningful scale, but the specific eligibility boundaries would be defined in the full notice.

The timeline for submissions was short and clearly defined. Questions were due by June 15, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, and concept notes were due by June 22, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. USAID posted the addendum on June 8, 2018, leaving roughly two weeks between posting and the concept note deadline. Overall, the announcement is best understood as a targeted request under an existing USAID higher-education innovation framework, aimed at rapidly identifying a partner capable of organizing student-led open mapping to produce community-relevant geospatial data that can be used both locally and by USAID programs.

• The Agency for International Development in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID Mapping for Resilience – Community Solutions Through Student-Led Open Mapping Initiatives Addendum to the Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships in Higher Education Program Annual Program Statement" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.012.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 08, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 22, 2018. (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 $5,500,000.00 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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