Restoring Our Future Activity | 72051422RFA00001

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USAID/Colombia's Restoring Our Future Activity is a large-scale cooperative agreement opportunity focused on strengthening reconciliation and preventing a return to conflict-related violence in Colombia. The program is rooted in the country context of more than five decades of armed conflict that damaged community ties, deepened polarization, and left 9.1 million officially registered victims. While the 2016 Peace Accords with the FARC marked a formal end to that phase of conflict, the opportunity recognizes that full implementation of the Accords and meaningful national reconciliation require sustained effort over time. It also aligns closely with Colombia's 2011 Victims Law, which set out victims' rights and underscored the role of victim-centered support as a foundation for reconciliation.

The grant builds on more than ten years of USAID support to the Government of Colombia to create and strengthen the institutional systems needed to carry out the Victims Law. Prior USAID-backed efforts highlighted in the notice include helping establish the Victims and Land Restitution Unit, supporting a comprehensive national victims registry, and creating spaces where the Victims Unit and victims' organizations can engage in dialogue. These steps were intended to improve Colombia's ability to deliver land restitution, implement individual and collective reparations, and comply with Constitutional Court rulings related to victims. Restoring Our Future is positioned as the next phase that leverages those investments, shifting from primarily establishing systems toward deepening reconciliation outcomes and rebuilding the "social and community fabric" in a durable way.

Programmatically, the Activity is designed to increase Colombians' willingness and ability, including victims and affected communities, to confront the past and move toward coexistence. Its emphasis is on strengthening dialogue, resilience, and trust, with the explicit goal of advancing "guarantees of non-repetition" and making peace "irreversible and long lasting." The opportunity signals an intent to apply lessons learned from previous programs, use a territorial approach (meaning interventions tailored to local conditions and institutions in specific regions), and scale reconciliation capacities from the individual level up through communities. A key feature is the commitment to differential approaches, adapting strategies for different victim demographics, communities, and organizational types rather than relying on a single uniform model across the country.

From an administrative and eligibility standpoint, this is a USAID competitive funding opportunity issued by USAID-Bogota under the Agency for International Development, Colombia. The opportunity number is 72051422RFA00001, and it is labeled as a continuation category with a community development focus. The instrument type is a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the agency during implementation compared to a standard grant. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to qualified entities, subject to any clarifications in the NOFO's eligibility language. The CFDA number listed is 98.001.

In terms of timeline and scale, the notice was issued June 17, 2022. Questions were due by July 1, 2022 at 1700 Colombia local time, directed to the primary point of contact at elromero@usaid.gov. Concept papers were due July 22, 2022 at 1700 Colombia local time, and full applications were due 30 days after applicants received a Request for Full Application. USAID anticipated making a single award, with an award ceiling of up to $70,000,000, indicating a major, national-level initiative likely involving multiple regions and partners. The NOFO attachment is referenced as the definitive source for detailed requirements, selection criteria, and submission instructions.

• The Agency for International Development, Colombia USAID-Bogota in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Restoring Our Future Activity" 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 Jun 17, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 2022 Issue Date June 17, 2022 Deadline for Questions July 1, 2022, at 1700 Colombia Local time.Closing Date amp Time for Concept paper July 22, 2022, at 1700 Colombia Local time.Closing Date amp Time for Full Applications 30 days after receiving Request for Full Application.. (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 $70,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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