Green Infrastructure for Water Security | RFA 527 17 000002

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 527 17 000002

The Green Infrastructure for Water Security opportunity is a USAID Peru (USAID-Lima) funding call focused on expanding and accelerating investment in green infrastructure in Peru to improve water security and strengthen climate resilience. The central idea is to use nature-based or ecosystem-focused approaches to help regulate water supply, reduce the risks associated with climate change, and address long-term challenges tied to both drought conditions and flooding. In practical terms, this kind of programming typically supports interventions that protect, restore, or manage natural systems in ways that improve how water is captured, stored, filtered, and released across watersheds, especially where climate variability is intensifying.

The opportunity is positioned as an environmental activity, and it is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the implementing partner should expect substantial involvement from the U.S. Government during implementation, including coordination on technical approaches, planning, monitoring, and key decisions. The funding opportunity number is RFA 527 17 000002, and it is listed under CFDA 98.001. The original closing date for submissions was August 31, 2017, and the award ceiling is set at $15,000,000, indicating a large-scale intervention designed to have measurable impact rather than a small pilot.

The intended beneficiaries include both urban and rural populations, reflecting the reality that water insecurity affects cities and countryside in different but interconnected ways. Urban areas may face water shortages, degraded water quality, and infrastructure stress, while rural communities often experience direct impacts on livelihoods, local drinking water access, and exposure to climate-driven extremes. The description also highlights productive sectors, particularly agriculture, as a key beneficiary group. This signals an emphasis on reducing vulnerability in sectors that depend heavily on reliable water availability and are often among the first to suffer from droughts, irregular rainfall, and flood events that damage crops, soils, and irrigation systems.

Eligibility is broad, listed as "Others," and explicitly open to both U.S. and non-U.S. organizations. That typically indicates USAID is willing to consider a range of applicants such as NGOs, non-profits, universities, research institutions, private entities, and other qualified organizations capable of delivering technical, financial, and community-based programming at scale. Overall, the grant is designed to mobilize significant resources toward green infrastructure as a national and local strategy for water regulation and climate adaptation in Peru, with direct benefits for communities and economically important sectors facing mounting water-related risks.

• The Peru USAID-Lima in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Green Infrastructure for Water Security" 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 2017-07-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-08-31. (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 $15,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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