Opportunity Information: Apply for 72049219RFA00005
Generating Rural Opportunities by Working with Cooperatives (GROW-Coop) is a USAID/Philippines grant opportunity designed to raise rural incomes and improve the overall well-being of rural households by strengthening agriculture-based cooperatives. The central idea is to help large, high-performing local cooperatives evolve into Local Resource Organizations (LROs) that can act as capable, locally anchored service providers. These LROs are expected to deliver hands-on mentoring, practical capacity-building, and sustained coaching to smaller and less established micro and small cooperatives that are struggling to grow, professionalize, or compete in agricultural markets. Rather than focusing only on short-term trainings, the activity emphasizes deeper, ongoing support that helps cooperatives improve governance and operations while also becoming more active participants in agricultural value chains.
The opportunity sits under the broader USAID/Philippines initiative called Economic Growth, Democracy and Governance with Equity (EGDGE). In that context, GROW-Coop is meant to contribute to the Philippines' longer-term development trajectory toward greater self-reliance, stronger democratic practice, and the national ambition of reaching stable middle-income status by 2040. Programmatically, it aligns to the EGDGE goal of making economic development more inclusive, and it supports the related objective of improving the environment for trade and investment so it becomes more open and competitive. By concentrating on agri-based cooperatives and value chain participation, the activity links enterprise-driven growth with locally led development approaches, echoing USAID priorities such as Local Works and the Journey to Self-Reliance. In practical terms, this means the design leans toward empowering local institutions to deliver results, build durable local capacity, and reduce dependence on external support over time.
GROW-Coop also explicitly supports the Philippine Government's 2017-2022 Philippine Development Plan (PDP), especially the sections that focus on expanding economic opportunities in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (Chapter 8) and broadening opportunities in industry and services through work and business, often framed as "Trabaho at Negosyo" (Chapter 9). The PDP highlights reducing inequality and poverty by widening access to economic opportunities for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), cooperatives, and overseas Filipinos, and it recognizes that better access to finance is part of making cooperatives and MSMEs more viable. Within that policy alignment, GROW-Coop can be understood as a mechanism for making cooperatives stronger market actors: better managed, better connected, and more able to access financing and participate in profitable markets.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary award to be made through a cooperative agreement, meaning USAID anticipates substantial involvement during implementation rather than a more hands-off grant structure. The funding opportunity number is 72049219RFA00005 under CFDA 98.001, issued by USAID/Manila. The posted award ceiling is USD 1,800,000, with one award expected. The opportunity was created on May 28, 2019, with an original closing date of July 1, 2019. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with clarification to be provided in the additional eligibility information in the full announcement. Overall, the grant is aimed at building a practical, locally sustained support system where successful cooperatives help lift up smaller agricultural cooperatives, leading to stronger rural livelihoods, higher household incomes, and more inclusive participation in competitive value chains.Apply for 72049219RFA00005
- The Agency for International Development, Philippines USAID-Manila in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Generating Rural Opportunities by Working with Cooperatives (GROW-Coop)" 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 May 28, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 01, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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