ClosedOpportunity 72038621RFA00001

USAID’s Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) Activity

India USAID-New Delhi · Agency for International Development

At a glance

USAID’s Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) Activity is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the India USAID-New Delhi (Agency for International Development). The application deadline was March 23, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $4.5M – $25M, with about 1 award expected and $25M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Feb 1, 2021Posted
Mar 23, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Feb 1, 2021
Close date: Mar 23, 2021
Award floor: $4,500,000
Award ceiling: $25,000,000
Est. total funding: $25,000,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Earmark

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose of the Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) activity is to expand the planting of trees outside of forests in India for enhanced provision of ecosystem services, especially carbon sequestration, and increased inclusive economic opportunities. Through the TOFI activity, USAID/India will support the Government of India (GoI) and other stakeholders to increase the uptake of trees outside of forests in India by: strengthening an enabling environment that promotes and incentivizes planting of trees; increasing economic opportunities from trees outside of forests; and improving access to information to help scale TOF in the country.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

98.001USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs OverseasProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 98.001

Historical data · not a prediction

FY19

$10.3B

FY20

$10.3B est.

FY21

$10.3B est.

FY22

$28.8B

FY23

$30B est.

FY24

$32B est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 98.001. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Vandana S Vats Acquisition and Assistance Speciali
vvats@usaid.gov
91 11 24198568

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “USAID’s Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) Activity”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “USAID’s Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) Activity”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $4.5m – $25m, total estimated program funding is $25,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “USAID’s Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) Activity”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 72038621RFA00001), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

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