Announcement

Environmental Defenders Working to Reduce Pollution and Waste in the Urban Space Annual Program Statement

USAID’s Program for Local and Urban Sustainability (PLUS), implemented by Deloitte Consulting LLP, is pleased to announce it will award up to $1.0 million in grants to catalyze and grow civil society’s role to help reduce toxic chemical, plastic, air and climate-related pollution in peri-urban and urban areas. Objective:… Read More

U.S. Agency for International Development, Clean Air Catalyst, and Indore Municipal Corporation Launch New Air Quality Monitoring Stations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New state-of-the-art equipment to provide data on sources of local air pollution  (INDORE, February 15, 2023) The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Clean Air Catalyst, and Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) unveiled three reference-grade air quality monitoring stations, which will provide highly accurate data on local sources… Read More

An Opportunity to Join USAID for an Evening Reception with Implementing Partners and Other Stakeholders at the 2024 USAID Environment & Sustainability Conference

On January 22-26, 2024, USAID is hosting our Environment & Sustainability Conference, a week-long, interactive capacity building experience for USAID staff from across the Agency and from USAID Missions around the world. Read More

USAID Africa Trade and Investment Partnerships Opportunity: USAID Kenya & East Africa (USAID/KEA) Regional Ocean Plastic APS Addendum

Issuance date: December 20, 2023 Closing date for submission of concept papers: February 28, 2024, 5.00 PM EDT Overview: USAID established the Africa Trade and Investment (ATI) Program to mobilize enterprise-driven solutions that increase trade and investment and contribute to job creation in Africa. As part of the Save Our… Read More

USAID Shares Key Recommendations for Developing Inclusive Extended Producer Responsibility Frameworks in Support of International Plastics Treaty Negotiations

As negotiations continue to develop the first legally binding agreement on plastic pollution by 2024, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joined global leaders at the third session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) on plastic pollution in Nairobi, Kenya from November 13-19, 2023 Read More

Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Urbanlinks Photo Contest!

We are excited to announce the winners of the inaugural Urbanlinks 2023 Photo Contest! Over 80 submissions representing 12 countries were submitted to the contest. Submissions to the four themes of Air Quality, Climate, Ocean Plastics, and Urban Communities highlight the work that USAID engages in with local partners, alongside… Read More

Request for Full Application (RFA): “Oceans Plastics-Solid Waste Management” Program

The Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance (ROAA) is pleased to announce the posting of the Request for Full Application (RFA) no. 72051723RFA00006 for the “Oceans Plastics-Solid Waste Management” program. The due date for applications submissions, under this RFA is September 18, 2023.  Questions regarding this RFA must be submitted in writing, via email, to Mercedes Calderón, at … Read More

USAID Donates Vehicles to the Municipality of Máncora

Cross posted from the Government of Peru  In an effort to reduce pollution, USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program, donated a truck and three motorcycle vans to the District Municipality of Máncora. This donation aims to strengthen and support the Municipal Program MÁNCORA RECICLA, to promote recycling in homes… Read More

U.S. and Korea Strengthen Development Cooperation Partnership through Joint Projects in the Philippines

The leading development assistance agencies of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea have agreed to pursue joint development projects in the Philippines to boost the country’s climate resilience and address ocean plastic pollution. The partnership is a result of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the… Read More

USAID Calls for Collective Action at Local and National Levels to Reduce Plastic Pollution

May 2023 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) participated in multiple side events at the second session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution—a gathering of global leaders to develop the first-ever legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution. At an INC-sponsored side event,… Read More