Kenya Feed the Future Scaling Inclusive Food Systems

Background
USAID/Kenya and East Africa (USAID/KEA)’s Office of Economic Growth and Integration is designing a new activity. The purpose of this RFI is to provide industry and stakeholders an opportunity to review, comment and suggest areas of enhancement to the attached RFI concept. The RFI seeks to solicit ideas related to innovative models to accelerate locally-led inclusive agriculture-led economic growth for food security, job creation, and prosperity in the Kenya Feed the Future Zone of Influence (FTF ZOI).

Strategic and sustainable approaches for strengthening the resilience of marginalized people and communities, effective approaches for sustainably improving the nutritional status of women and children in the Kenya Feed the Future Zone of Influence, and integrating important cross-cutting issues such as the empowerment of women and adolescent girls, youth unemployment, access to water and sanitation services, access to energy including productive use of energy, climate change adaptation and mitigation among other issues.

Grant Details
The RFI is seeking innovative models for accelerating locally-led inclusive agriculture-led economic growth for food security, job creation, and prosperity in the Kenya Feed the Future Zone of Influence. It also aims to identify strategic and sustainable approaches for strengthening the resilience of marginalized people and communities, as well as effective approaches for sustainably improving the nutritional status of women and children in the Kenya Feed the Future Zone of Influence. Additionally, it seeks ideas for integrating important cross-cutting issues such as the empowerment of women and adolescent girls, youth unemployment, access to water and sanitation services, access to energy including productive use of energy, climate change adaptation and mitigation among other issues.

Eligibility Requirements
Although responses may come from any source, USAID intends to restrict eligibility for any possible solicitation to local Kenyan entities.

Grant Value
Not specified

Place of Performance
The RFI is targeting 17 counties which make up the Feed the Future Zone of Influence that have high poverty and malnutrition rates. The counties include Taita Taveta, Makueni, Kitui in southeastern semi-arid areas; Turkana, Marsabit, Isiolo, Garissa, Samburu, Wajir in the northern arid areas; Kakamega, Busia, Migori, Homa Bay, Kisumu, Vihiga, Bungoma and Siaya in the western high rainfall areas.