Opportunity Information: Apply for 72052724RFI00003
USAID/Peru issued a Request for Information (RFI) titled "Public/Private partnerships for natural climate solutions" (RFI No. 72052724RFI00003) as a market-sounding exercise to help shape a future USAID activity in Peru. This is not a grant competition and not a request for proposals or budgets. Instead, USAID is collecting practical input, examples, and lessons learned from organizations that are already designing or implementing forest-based climate mitigation efforts in Peru, especially those that have attracted private sector or philanthropic financing and that deliver clear social and environmental co-benefits alongside emissions reductions.
The central focus is climate mitigation through improved forest and land management, with strong interest in projects that reduce deforestation and increase carbon storage through approaches such as conserving standing forests, forest rehabilitation, reforestation, afforestation, agroforestry, and zero-deforestation agriculture. USAID is trying to understand what is working in Peru now, what has not worked, and what it would take to scale credible, high-integrity natural climate solutions to a much larger level. The RFI sits within the broader context of USAID's Climate Change Strategy 2022-2030, which emphasizes mobilizing more capital toward emissions-reducing activities and improving ecosystem management, while also supporting resilient livelihoods for the communities who depend on these ecosystems.
A major theme running through the RFI is the need for integrity and equity in carbon and forest-climate projects. USAID explicitly notes widespread concerns in Latin America and elsewhere about projects that overstated climate benefits and/or harmed or misled local and Indigenous communities. Because of that history, USAID signals that future programming will need to demonstrate verifiable mitigation results, stronger safeguards, and fair benefit sharing. In practical terms, USAID is looking for real-world insight on how projects can prove their climate impact, share benefits transparently, maintain community trust over time, and avoid common pitfalls that can undermine both environmental outcomes and local rights.
USAID is also using this RFI to identify potential "resource partners" that might co-fund or invest alongside USAID in a future initiative. That includes foundations, impact investors, investment funds, and other institutions capable of bringing climate finance to Peru, as well as organizations experienced in originating, structuring, and managing forest and land-use mitigation projects. The RFI encourages input from nontraditional partners and local entities, reflecting USAID's broader push for locally led development and expanded collaboration beyond the usual set of implementers.
To guide responses, USAID lists the types of information it wants to see. Respondents can describe current projects (or projects under development) and explain how those efforts use public-private collaboration and climate finance mechanisms. USAID asks how projects align with Peruvian national and subnational strategies, including how they support Peru's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and how they might help the Government of Peru design and implement policies that could accelerate net-zero and climate-resilient pathways. For project summaries, USAID requests concrete details such as objectives, scale (hectares and tons of carbon), funding sources and terms, and results to date. They also want specifics on private or philanthropic investment: who is investing, under what conditions, how involved investors are in project decisions, and whether additional funding sources are being pursued.
Equitable benefit sharing is a core information request. USAID asks respondents to describe their benefit-sharing plans for communities and landowners, whether those plans were developed through consultation, and whether there are ongoing feedback channels or consultation processes during implementation. USAID also wants to understand how projects engage women, youth, and Indigenous communities, including strategies used and any examples of outcomes. In addition, the RFI seeks information on how projects incorporate sustainable livelihoods and local economic development, and how biodiversity protection is built into project design and implementation. Finally, USAID invites ideas on incentives beyond the voluntary carbon market that could help reduce deforestation in Peru, which signals openness to blended models that combine carbon revenue with other revenue streams or policy and market incentives.
On logistics, the RFI was issued January 24, 2024 and closed February 23, 2024 at 2:00 pm Lima local time. Responses had to be submitted in writing by email (no phone calls) to limasolicitations@usaid.gov, using the required subject line: "RFI No. 72052724RFI00003 - USAID Natural Climate Solutions Activity." Submissions were limited to a Microsoft Word document of no more than three pages in Calibri 12-point font, and could be written in English or Spanish (with English controlling in case of discrepancies). USAID stated it would not reimburse any costs to respond, would not acknowledge submissions or return materials, and could use all, some, or none of the input at its discretion for planning and design of a potential future solicitation.
In short, this opportunity is best understood as an early-stage shaping document for a future USAID Peru program rather than immediate funding. USAID is gathering actionable intelligence on forest-based mitigation models in Peru that combine credible climate outcomes, real community benefits, and private/philanthropic financing, with particular attention to transparency, benefit sharing, and safeguards that address the reputational and ethical risks that have affected some carbon and forest projects in the region.Apply for 72052724RFI00003
- The Peru USAID-Lima in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Public/Private partnerships for natural climate solutions" 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 2024-01-24.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-02-23. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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