Program
Public-Private Partnerships
Enhancing development impact by partnering with the private sector
Program Description
With GDA, USAID is committed to fulfilling its development mandate through an innovative approach that:
- Responds to a new global environment and new challenges
- Extends USAID's reach and effectiveness in meeting its development objectives
- Leverages additional resources for development impact and
- Fosters cooperation between USAID and new partners.
USAID considers an "alliance" to be a formal agreement between two or more parties created to jointly define and address a development problem. Alliance partners combine resources, risks and rewards in pursuit of common objectives. Alliance partners make financial and/or in-kind contributions to increase the impact and sustainability of development efforts.
In successful alliances, four key characteristics are usually present. First, a joint definition of the development problem and its solution is agreed by all development partners in the alliance. Second, an agreement is made between the development partners to share resources, risks and results in pursuit of an objective that can be better obtained through joint efforts. Third, innovative approaches are sought from new or existing partners. And finally, significant resources are leveraged, which may include financial resources, in-kind contributions or intellectual property.
GDA alliances are expected to create significant new resources, new ideas, and new technologies, using new or existing partners in new ways, to address development problems in the region.
The alliances seek at least a one- to- one match between the partners and GDA in terms of resources. In addition, the private sector must provide at least an equivalent of 25% of the support requested from USAID. Matching resources will not always be money- different partners can contribute different things. In addition to monetary contributions, in-kind resources, intellectual property, implementation know-how, and technical assistance are also valuable contributions.
The Annual Program Statement (APS), which solicits GDA proposals, is available at www.usaid.gov/gda