Company Profile

Creative Associates International Inc. is a dynamic and fast-growing professional services firm that specializes in international development in the areas of education, democratic transitions and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Washington, DC, the firm has a field presence in 30 countries worldwide with a strong and diverse portfolio that includes global contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other clients including the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense. The firm has earned a solid reputation among its clients and missions worldwide and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. 

Job Description

Subject:  Annual Program Statement - APS-LRI-2021-04-19

Title of Opportunity:   Improving Understanding of Drivers of Conflict, Instability and Radicalization through Grants to Local Organizations in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, and Togo

Issue Date:  2021-04-19

Deadline for Questions/Clarifications: 2021-10-15, 5:00 PM

Deadline for Applications:    2021-10-31, 5:00 PM Local Time

The Littorals Regional Initiative (LRI) program, implemented by Creative Associates International on behalf of the U.S Agency for International Development’s Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), announces its desire to support applications for local level initiatives that will improve the program and its partners’ understanding of current drivers of conflict, instability, and radicalization in the five West Africa coastal countries of Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, and Togo.

Program Summary

The USAID/OTI Littorals Regional Initiative (LRI) is seeking concepts from eligible applicants to improve the program’s understanding of current drivers of conflict, instability, and radicalization in the five West Africa coastal countries of Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Togo through innovative action-research, data collection, and community-based activities. Through grants issued under this APS, LRI intends to leverage the capacity of local civil society organizations and private sector partners to understand drivers of conflict, instability, and radicalization. LRI is looking to fund activities that incorporate innovative, community-based, monitoring, research, and analysis capabilities.

This Annual Program Statement outlines LRI’s funding priorities, strategic themes, and the procedure for submitting requests for funding. Applications for programs are accepted on a rolling basis until the deadline of October 31, 2021.