The South Asian Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP) is a five-year flagship program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) India Mission. RTI International as the lead Implementing Partner for the SAREP Program has announced a call for applications (https://www.rti.org/current-opportunities) for grants to enable clean energy transition through the SAREP Partnership Fund (SPF). This is the first of the five planned RFA’s over the 5-year period (2021-2026), expected to cumulatively amount to USD 12 million.
Applications are invited for activities such as pilot demonstrations, incubation support, feasibility studies, project reports, knowledge management, knowledge sharing, institutional capacity building, policy advocacy, amongst others. Local organizations and new and underutilized partners are encouraged to apply. Additional details can be found in the RFA document.
An information sharing meeting for potential applicants was held virtually on December 21, 2021, the recording for which is available here.