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Partnerships with MCC Program

Millennium Challenge Corporation · 95332419N0001

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Deadline

August 26, 2025

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Partnerships with MCC Program. Millennium Challenge Corporation. MCC is issuing this APS in order to develop partnerships with organizations that share compact and threshold program and MCC institutional goals and align with the needs of MCC’s current portfolio. MCC partnerships take many forms and benefit both MCC and our partner organizations by increasing... Funding amounts not specified.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • Eligible applicants that may participate in this NOFO include but are not limited to: U
  • Cost sharing/matching required
  • Deadline: 2025-08-26

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Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

MCC is issuing this APS in order to develop partnerships with organizations that share compact and threshold program and MCC institutional goals and align with the needs of MCC’s current portfolio. MCC partnerships take many forms and benefit both MCC and our partner organizations by increasing our respective access to cutting-edge research, knowledge, data, technologies, networks and expertise, as well as co-funding. Partnerships can help open new markets, scale programs, drive innovation, and transform the lives of people around the world. Successful partnerships are expected to involve collaboration between MCC and partner staff and support MCC’s ability to achieve its mission and programmatic goals.


Partnerships must concentrate on priority development activities which fall within MCC’s mission of poverty reduction through economic growth and align with its core principles of results, good policies, and accountability. MCC funds activities in the public sector where the government role is clear and preeminent, but through partnership hopes to draw more broadly on non-governmental partners to stimulate additional investment and innovative development practices.

 

MCC is seeking concept papers for the following partnership opportunities:

1.      Empowering African Women through Data Skills – Due Date: Closed

2.      Environmental Economics Partnership – Due Date: Closed

3.      Women’s Entrepreneurship Partnerships – Due Date: Closed

4.      Collaborative for Data Science in Africa – Due Date: Closed

5.      Geospatial and Earth-Observation Analyses for Africa – Due Date: Closed

6.      Strengthening Evidence and Economic Modeling Partnership – Due Date: Closed

7.      Fiscal Analysis Partnership – Due Date: Closed

8.      Community Engagement to Achieve Social License Agreements with Tourism Investors in the Solomon Islands – Closed

9.      Increasing Access to Rural Infrastructure – Closed

10.   Women’s Data Lab and Network (WDLN) project in Côte d’Ivoire – Closed

11.    Partnership on Integrated Environmental-Economic Modeling – Closed

12.    Shared Learning Agenda and Multistakeholder Collaboration in the Areas of Financial Inclusion for MSMEs and Transportation Infrastructure in Indonesia – Closed

13.   Nature-based Solutions Manual of Practice Partnership – Closed

14.   Tanzania Trade Facilitation Partnership – Due Date: Closed

15.   Urbanization and Growth Constraints Partnership – Due Date: Closed

 

Additional partnership opportunities may be added over the course of the APS announcement period and partnership opportunities will be closed and removed as MCC’s partnering interests are met.

 

The APS uses a four-stage, competitive application process for partnership formation that fits within the parameters of USG assistance awards:

 

Stage I: Concept

Stage II: Co-Creation

Stage III: Application

Stage IV: Award

Attachments

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NOFO Conformed Copy v20_31 Jan 2025

Amendment_0020_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_v20_01.31.25.pdf

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Amendment 0019 Cover Page_Q&As and Additional Resources

Amendment_0019_QAs_and_Addl_Resources.zip

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Amendment 0021 to MCC APS NOFO No. 95332419N0001 Conformed copy

Amendment_0021_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_v21_02.13.25.pdf

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Amendment 0021 Cover Page_02.13.25

Amendment_0021_Cover_Page_02.13.2025.pdf

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Summary description of Amendment 0020

Amendment_0020_Cover_Page_01.31.25.pdf

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Amendment 0018 Cover Page

Amendment_0018_Cover_Page.pdf

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Amendment 0018 to MCC APS NOFO No. 95332419N0001 Conformed copy 12.31.24

Amendment_0018_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_copy_12.31.24.pdf

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Cover Page

Amendment_0017_Cover_Page.pdf

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Amendment 0017 to MCC APS NOFO No. 95332419N0001 Conformed Copy_v18_12.13.24

Amendment_0017_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_v18_12.13.24.pdf

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Amendment 15 was admin, Amendment 16 is latest version

Amendment_0016_Cover_Page_Final.pdf

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Amendment 16 is latest version

Amendment_0016_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_12.9.24.pdf

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Questions and Responses

Questions_and_Responses.pdf

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Amendment 0014 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0014_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_-_v14_-_03.14.24.pdf

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Cover Page

Amendment_0014_Cover_Page_Final.pdf

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Cooperative Agreement Standard Provisions

MCC_Cooperative_Agreement_Standard_Provisions_-_July_2019.pdf

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Amendment 0013 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0013_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_-_v13_-_02.22.24.pdf

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Amendment 0013 Purpose

Amendment_0013_Cover_Page_Final.pdf

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Amendment 0012 Purpose

Amendment_0012_Cover_Page.pdf

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Amendment 0012 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0012_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_-_v13_-_02.16.23.pdf

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Amendment 0011 to MCC APS NOFO No. 95332419N0001 Conformed Copy - v12 - 04.14.22

Amendment_0011_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_-_v12_-_04.14.22.pdf

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Amendment 0011 to MCC APS NOFO No. 95332419N0001 - 04.14.22

Amendment_0011_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_-_04.14.22.pdf

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Amendment 0010 Purpose

Amendment_0010_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_20220330.pdf

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Amendment 0009 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0009_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_-_v10_-_03.18.22.pdf

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Amendment 0010 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0010_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_v11_20220330.pdf

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Amendment 0009 Purpose

Amendment_0009_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_-_03.18.22.pdf

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Amendment 0008 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0008_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_20210504.pdf

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Amendment 0007 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0007_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_20210428.pdf

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Amendment 0007 Purpose

Amendment_0007_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_20210428.pdf

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Amendment 0008 Purpose

Amendment_0008_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_20210504.pdf

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Amendment 0007 Responses to Questions

Amendment_0007_-_95332419N0001_APS_MCC_Responses_to_Questions_20210428.docx

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Opportunity Statement #10 Annex I MCC CIV Stats

Amendment_0007_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Attachment_Opportunity_Statement_10_Annex_I_MCC_CIV_Stats.pdf

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Opportunity Statement #10 Annex I MCC CIV Stats

Amendment_0006_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Attachment_Opportunity_Statement_10_Annex_I_MCC_CIV_Stats.pdf

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Amendment 0006 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0006_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Conformed_Copy_20210402.pdf

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Amendment 0006 Purpose

Amendment_0006_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_20210402.pdf

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Amendment 0005 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0005_-_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_-_Conformed_Copy_-_Version_6_-_05.07.20.pdf

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Amendment 0005 - Responses to Questions

Amendment_0005_-_95332419N0001_APS_MCC_Responses_to_Questions_-_05.07.20.pdf

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Amendment 0005 Purpose

Amendment_0005_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_-_05.07.2020.pdf

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Amendment 0004 Purpose

Amendment_0004_to_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_-_04.09.20.pdf

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Amendment 0004 Conformed Copy

Amendment_0004_-_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_-_Conformed_Copy_-_Version_5_-_04.09.20.pdf

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Amendment 0003 Conformed Copy

95332419N0001_Amendment_3_Version_4_Conformed_Copy.pdf

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Amendment 0003 Purpose

95332419N0001_Amendment_3_Version_4.pdf

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Amendment 002 add to eligibility requirements

Amendment_0002_to_APS_No._95332419N0001_v3_05_08_19.pdf

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Responses to questions

Amendment_0002_-_95332419N0001_APS_MCC_Responses_to_Questions.pdf

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Amendment 0001 to MCC APS NOFO No. 95332419N0001

Amendment_0001_to_MCC_APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001.pdf

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APS NOFO No. 95332419N0001 - Annex A - MCC Assistance Award Standard Provisions

APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_-_Annex_A_-_MCC_Assistance_Award_Standard_Provisions.pdf

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APS NOFO No. 95332419N0001 - Partnerships with MCC Program - v3 - Conformed Copy

APS_NOFO_No._95332419N0001_Partnerships_with_MCC_Program_v3_Conformed_Copy.pdf

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants that may participate in this NOFO include but are not limited to: U.S.-based organizations; non-U.S.-based organizations; for-profit entities; and non-profit entities. An individual cannot apply as an applicant for MCC funding under this APS. U.S. Government agencies (Federal, state and local) and host country government entities are not eligible to apply for MCC funding under this APS, neither as a prime nor as a consortium member. Furthermore, cost applications may not contain level of effort or other related costs for host country government staff. All applicants must be legally recognized organizational entities under applicable law. In order to be eligible to receive U.S. Government funding, organizations must meet certain requirements. While these requirements do not have to be met in order to submit a concept paper under the APS, they will need to be met if the applicant is requested to submit a full application. Details of these requirements can be found under Section D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION of the NOFO. Public or government entities of current MCC partner countries, including Millennium Challenge Accounts (MCAs), are not eligible for award consideration under this APS. However, government entities of MCC partner countries may become eligible after their Compact/Threshold Program has been formally closed for at least one year before the Phase I Concept Papers are due.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Cost Sharing Required?
Yes
Funding Instrument
cooperative_agreement, grant

Key Dates

Posted: March 26, 2019
Application Deadline: August 26, 2025 (0 days remaining)

Current Partnership Opportunity Statement Concept Paper due dates are listed below under the Description section of this Synopsis. At its discretion, MCC may issue addenda or updates to this APS, such as when new partnership opportunities arise, and when existing partnership opportunities close.

Agency Contact

Jacqueline H. Naranjo Agreement Officer 1099 14th Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 E-mail: naranjoj@mcc.gov (202) 521-2692

naranjoj@mcc.gov

Ready to apply?

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