Collecting Information on Organizations with Experience in Local Governance

The United States Agency for International Development in Central Asia (USAID/CA) is exploring the landscape of actors - within Kazakhstan - with capacity and experience in local governance. This effort will inform planning for a potential upcoming four-year USAID Local Governance activity in Kazakhstan. The upcoming Local Governance activity will be within USAID's global Local Works Program, which is designed to advance locally led development and enhance the Agency’s ability to empower locals to take the lead in addressing their development challenges.

This Request for Information (RFI) seeks information on the availability, interest, and diverse capacities of entities to support a prospective USAID Local Governance activity in Kazakhstan.

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It is NOT a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and in no way obligates the US Government to issue an award or pay for any information submitted as a result of this request.

Please submit responses to this RFI by Google Form no later than April 5, 2023 by 10:00am, Almaty Time. Responses received after this deadline will not be read or considered.

Please review the full text of this RFI in the attached file(s) to obtain all necessary information.

USAID/CA is interested in submission from local non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, private sector organizations, research institutions, educational organizations, or other organizations with experience relevant to the planned Local Governance activity described in this RFI. For this RFI exclusively USAID/CA defines a local organization as follows: ● Is legally organized under the laws of Kazakhstan;● Has Kazakhstan as their principal place of business or operations;● Is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Kazakhstan; and ● Is managed by a governing body, the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Kazakhstan.