Energy Sector Self-Reliance BAA

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This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks opportunities to co-create, co-design, and co-invest in the research, development, piloting, and scaling of innovative and cost-effective interventions to support the advancement of self-reliant energy sectors in developing countries. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invites organizations, companies, government agencies, academic and research institutions, and investors1 to propose innovative approaches to address the diverse set of challenges faced by countries that are striving to achieve universal access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy services. USAID’s Office of Energy and Infrastructure (E+I) within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3), developed this BAA for Energy Sector Self-Reliance to expand the Agency’s ability to engage with a wide range of implementing partners and service providers within the global energy sector, and develop new means to rapidly deliver tailored, best-in-class assistance and technologies to help strengthen national and regional energy systems. The opportunity to do so will be provided through subsequent Addenda issued under this BAA. Addendum to BAA-OAA-E3-ENERGY-2020 New Approaches to Promoting Energy Sector Sustainability, has been posted as an attachment to the original announcement on February 10, 2020. Amendment 01 FAQs to Addendum to BAA-OAA-E3-ENERGY-2020 New Approaches to Promoting Energy Sector Sustainability, has been posted as an attachment to the original announcement on February 28, 2020. ***The deadline for submitting questions for EOIs Focus Areas 2, 3, and 4 has been changed from February 23 to March 20. *** ***Please send all questions to energynewapproaches@usaid.gov*** Amendment 02 to Addendum to BAA-OAA-E3-ENERGY-2020 New Approaches to Promoting Energy Sector Sustainability, has been posted as an attachment to the original announcement on March 6, 2020. E OI submission deadline for Focus Area 1 of the Energy BAA from March 6, 2020 to March 17, 2020. The anticipated co-creation workshop date has been changed to April/May 2020. Amendment 03 to Addendum to BAA-OAA-E3-ENERGY-2020 New Approaches to Promoting Energy Sector Sustainability, has been posted as an attachment to the original announcement on March 17, 2020. FAQs have been updated. Amendment 04 to Addendum to BAA-OAA-E3-ENERGY-2020 New Approaches to Promoting Energy Sector Sustainability, has been posted as an attachment to the original announcement on April 2, 2020. Addendum 01 has been updated to exted the deadline to respoond to Focus Areas 2-4 from April 3, 2020 to May 29, 2020. FAQs have been updated. See two attachments. Amendment 05 to Addendum to BAA-OAA-E3-ENERGY-2020 New Approaches to Promoting Energy Sector Sustainability, has been posted as an attachment to the original announcement on May 26, 2020. FAQs have been updated.

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