Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS BAGHDAD PD 2024 006

Harnessing Solar Energy to Develop Irrigation Techniques (Funding Opportunity Number: DOS BAGHDAD PD 2024 006) is a discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Mission to Iraq (U.S. Embassy Baghdad) under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) of the U.S. Department of State. The opportunity focuses on the energy sector (Funding Activity Category: Energy; CFDA/Assistance Listing: 19.021) and is designed to support a single project that helps modernize irrigation in Iraq by pairing solar power with efficient irrigation technology, specifically solar-powered drip irrigation systems.

At its core, the program aims to reduce reliance on traditional irrigation methods that can be water-intensive and less efficient, and instead promote approaches that conserve water and lower environmental impact. By introducing solar-powered drip irrigation, the project targets two linked challenges at once: improving water-use efficiency in agriculture and leveraging renewable energy to power agricultural infrastructure. The overall intent is practical capacity-building, so participants can understand, adopt, and help scale modern, water-saving, and eco-friendly irrigation practices that are appropriate for local Iraqi needs and conditions.

The main activities described are training sessions and workshops that can be delivered either in person or virtually. These learning components are meant to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to shift from conventional irrigation toward drip irrigation systems powered by solar energy. While the announcement does not list a fixed curriculum, the emphasis is clearly on applied training that supports real-world implementation, likely covering how solar energy can be integrated with irrigation hardware, how drip systems are designed and operated for efficiency, and how these systems can be managed and maintained over time.

The target audience is broad but focused on people positioned to implement and spread these practices. This includes undergraduate and graduate students specializing in agriculture and water resources management, entrepreneurs who could potentially build businesses around supplying, installing, or servicing such systems, and technical staff from Iraqs Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Water Resources. By including both emerging professionals (students), private-sector actors (entrepreneurs), and government technical personnel, the program is structured to build capacity across multiple parts of the agricultural and water management ecosystem, which can help the techniques move beyond a pilot concept and into wider adoption.

Eligibility is limited to U.S. and foreign not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations. Applicants are expected to have demonstrated experience developing and administering similar programs, signaling that the funder is looking for an organization with proven program management capacity, relevant technical or training expertise, and the ability to deliver workshops and coordinate stakeholders effectively. The award instrument is a grant, and the opportunity anticipates a single award, with an award ceiling of $100,000, meaning proposals should be scoped to deliver meaningful training and capacity-building outcomes within that maximum budget.

Key dates included in the notice indicate the opportunity was created on August 14, 2024, and the original application closing date is September 14, 2024. In practical terms, this is a relatively short application window, so prospective applicants would need to have a clear plan, established partnerships or access to participants, and a workable training design ready to propose. Overall, the grant is best understood as a targeted, skills-and-knowledge transfer initiative intended to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered drip irrigation in Iraq by training the people most likely to champion, implement, and sustain the transition.

  • The U.S. Mission to Iraq in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Harnessing Solar Energy to Develop Irrigation Techniques" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.021.
  • This funding opportunity was created on 2024-08-14.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-14. (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 $100,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others.
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