Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI 612 18 REFRESH
The Request for Information (RFI) titled "Restoring Fisheries for Sustainable Livelihoods in Lake Malawi (REFRESH)" is a USAID Malawi (USAID-Lilongwe) market-sounding and information-gathering notice focused on environmental and fisheries sustainability in and around Lake Malawi. It is labeled as a discretionary opportunity and points toward a potential future cooperative agreement, which usually means USAID anticipates a partnership-style award where the agency stays meaningfully involved in technical direction and implementation decisions rather than simply issuing a grant with limited oversight. The primary theme signaled by the title is restoring fisheries resources in Lake Malawi in a way that also protects and improves livelihoods, suggesting an interest in approaches that connect ecological recovery with economic and community benefits.
Based on the listing details, the activity category is "Environment" and the CFDA (assistance listing) number is 98.001, which is commonly used by USAID for foreign assistance programs. The opportunity is identified with Funding Opportunity Number "RFI 612 18 REFRESH." The eligible applicants field is listed as "Unrestricted," which indicates the RFI was open to any interested parties to provide information, perspectives, or capabilities, rather than limiting participation to a narrow applicant class. Since this is an RFI rather than a formal solicitation, the purpose is typically to collect input from implementers, researchers, NGOs, private sector actors, community organizations, and other stakeholders to help USAID refine problem definitions, assess feasible interventions, understand local constraints and opportunities, and shape a later Request for Applications (RFA) or Request for Proposals (RFP).
The posting shows an original closing date of 2019-01-08, meaning interested respondents had until that date to submit their information to USAID. The listing does not provide an award ceiling and shows an award ceiling value of 0, and it also does not specify expected awards. In government opportunity databases, those fields are often left blank or set to zero for RFIs because an RFI is not a commitment to fund and does not usually specify budget ranges or the number of eventual awards. The creation date is 2018-12-14, which indicates when the notice was first published.
Even though the short description in the source data repeats the title and does not include narrative details about technical priorities, the title itself points to the likely intent: to identify strategies that can help reverse fish stock declines or ecosystem degradation in Lake Malawi while supporting sustainable livelihoods for communities that depend on the lake. In practical terms, RFIs in this space often seek information on what has worked before in fisheries management and co-management, enforcement and compliance models, habitat protection, data and monitoring systems, value chain improvements (post-harvest handling, processing, cold chain, market access), livelihood diversification, community governance structures, gender and youth inclusion in fisheries and related enterprises, and ways to align interventions with Malawi government policies and local institutions. The use of a cooperative agreement instrument type further suggests USAID may have been exploring a program that combines on-the-ground implementation with adaptive management, learning, and collaboration with government counterparts and local stakeholders.
In summary, REFRESH was an information request issued by USAID Malawi to gather ideas and capabilities related to restoring Lake Malawi fisheries in a way that supports sustainable livelihoods. It was open to all respondents, categorized under environmental assistance, and served as an early step that could inform a later, more detailed funding competition rather than representing a direct funding offer by itself.Apply for RFI 612 18 REFRESH
- The Malawi USAID-Lilongwe in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request For Information (RFI) Restoring Fisheries for Sustainable Livelihoods in Lake Malawi (REFRESH)" 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 2018-12-14.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-01-08. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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