OpportunityTitle: USAID Mapping for Resilience &#8211;  Community Solutions Through Student-Led Open Mapping Initiatives Addendum to the Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships in Higher Education Program Annual Program Statement
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility for this Addendum is restricted to partnerships between one or more higher education institutions (HEI) with the lead being a U.S. HEI.    Through this Addendum to the FY2018-FY2019 Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnership (STIP) Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA18APS00003, the U.S. Agency for International Development&#8217;s Global Development Lab (USAID/LAB) seeks to capitalize on the expertise, ingenuity, and passion of the HEI community to advance the network of YouthMapper chapters to benefit international development through open geospatial data.  For purposes of the STIP APS, higher education institutions are defined as follows, consistent with guidance provided by USAID/E3/Education: &#8220;A tertiary education institution is an organization that provides educational opportunities that build on secondary education, providing learning activities in specialized fields...Tertiary education includes what is commonly understood as academic education but also includes advanced vocational or professional education. This may include public or private universities, colleges, research institutes, training institutes [including teacher training institutes], etc.&#8221;
Description: Through this Addendum to the FY 2018 Science, Technology, Innovation and Partnership (STIP) Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA18APS00003 (the STIP APS), USAID/LAB/CDD is making a special call for the submission of Concept Notes focused on creating open mapping and geographic data for use by local communities and USAID programs. Deadline for Written Questions: 06/15/2018 at 11:00 a.m. EDT; Deadline for Submission: 06/22/2018 at 5:00 p.m. EDT
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agreement Officer
GrantorContactText: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: &lt;br/&gt;Veronica Bates-Shields &lt;br/&gt;