USAID/Indonesia Teman LPDP | 72049720RFI00002

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USAID/Indonesia Teman LPDP (Funding Opportunity No. 72049720RFI00002) is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by USAID in Jakarta to gather written input from potential partners and stakeholders about a planned education-focused activity tentatively titled "Technical and Management Support to Indonesian LPDP Scholarship (Teman LPDP)." An RFI is not the same as a formal call for proposals or applications; instead, it is an early market research step USAID uses to understand what approaches, capacities, and ideas exist before deciding whether and how to launch a future solicitation. The underlying goal of the anticipated activity is to help strengthen the management and overall administration of Indonesia's National Scholarship Program run by the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education, commonly known as LPDP (Lembaga Penjamin Dana Pendidikan). In practical terms, this signals USAID's interest in improving how LPDP plans, operates, and oversees its scholarship program so it can function more effectively, consistently, and transparently at scale.

The opportunity is categorized under Education and is associated with CFDA 98.001. USAID indicates an anticipated award ceiling of up to USD 5,000,000, though the listing does not specify the number of expected awards. Because this is an RFI, the ceiling should be read as a planning reference rather than a guaranteed funding commitment. The original closing date for submitting information in response to the RFI was September 30, 2020, and the record shows it was created on September 11, 2020, which reinforces that the purpose was to quickly collect input to shape a prospective program design.

A notable feature of this RFI is USAID's indication that it may later limit eligibility or competition to local entities, and specifically to organizations that have received less than USD 25 million in USAID funding across any tier during the past five years. This kind of anticipated restriction is typically used to broaden participation among smaller or less-established local organizations and to support locally led development by ensuring the field is not dominated by large, historically well-funded implementing partners. For interested organizations, that eligibility note is an important early signal to evaluate alignment, partnership strategies, and whether they would qualify if USAID proceeds to a formal solicitation.

Overall, the Teman LPDP RFI is best understood as USAID/Jakarta exploring the best ways to provide technical assistance and management support that would improve LPDP scholarship program systems and performance. Organizations responding would generally be expected to provide thoughtful input on capabilities, implementation approaches, and practical solutions relevant to scholarship program management, rather than a full proposal with a detailed budget and work plan. For the full specifics on what USAID requested from respondents, the opportunity directs readers to the complete RFI document in the "Related Documents" section.

• The Indonesia USAID-Jakarta in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Indonesia Teman LPDP" 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 2020-09-11.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-09-30. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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