New Partnerships Initiative (NPI): Conflict-Prevention and Recovery Program (CPRP)

The New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) was re-launched in 2019 as an effort to operationalize the

principles articulated in the Agency’s first Acquisition and Assistance Strategy. NPI’s focus on

lowering barriers to entry to working with USAID, supporting greater local engagement,

enhancing local capacity development, and expanding the use of co-creation is closely linked

with key issues of rebalancing power and accountability to local populations. As USAID renews

its commitment to improving the way we engage with local systems through funding,

promoting, and empowering local actors, NPI seeks to advance a more diverse, equitable, and

inclusive1 approach to partnering.