Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0009164
The Americas Partnership Fund for Nature is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity run through the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES). The project is designed to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that participate in the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) unlock more investment in natural capital and nature-based solutions, especially approaches that also deliver clear climate benefits. In practical terms, the grant aims to move beyond traditional conservation funding by building and scaling innovative financing mechanisms that can attract private-sector participation and larger pools of capital.
This opportunity is closely tied to the Americas Partnership, a regional cooperation framework launched at the June 2022 Summit of the Americas. Through this partnership, the United States and participating countries (including Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay) have committed to inclusive, sustainable investment and broader efforts that strengthen competitiveness, resilience, and shared prosperity. The funding itself was announced by President Biden at the Americas Partnership Leaders Summit in November 2023, positioning it as a flagship climate and conservation initiative within the broader economic and development agenda for the region.
The core purpose of the grant is to catalyze investment in natural capital, meaning the forests, wetlands, coastal ecosystems, biodiversity, and other natural systems that provide economic value and essential services. By expanding funding and market-based tools for nature-based solutions, the initiative ultimately targets multiple outcomes: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting and restoring ecosystems, creating jobs connected to sustainable land and resource management, and reducing the risks to communities from climate impacts such as flooding, storms, drought, and heat. The grant is also intended to advance the priorities of the OES Office of Global Change (OES/EGC) and the Department of State Special Envoy for Climate Change (S/SPEC), aligning the work with U.S. government goals around conservation, climate action, and mobilizing private capital for climate-aligned development in APEP markets.
Structurally, this is a discretionary grant (not a formula program), categorized under the Environment funding activity area (CFDA/Assistance Listing 19.017). The funding opportunity number is DFOP0009164. The anticipated award structure is a single award, with an award ceiling of $4,932,500 and an expected number of awards of 1. The original closing date listed for applications was April 4, 2024, and the opportunity record was created on March 4, 2024.
While the listing shows eligible applicants as "Unrestricted," the narrative explicitly states that OES is inviting the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) to submit an application to implement the project, signaling that the intended implementer is IADB. Standard U.S. government eligibility restrictions apply as well: any applicant with an active exclusion in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) or an outstanding debt to the U.S. government is not eligible for an assistance award, consistent with federal rules at 2 CFR 180 and related debarment and suspension executive orders. In addition, no entity or individual appearing on the SAM.gov Excluded Parties list may participate in activities funded under the award, and applicants are encouraged to screen partners and participants to ensure compliance.
Overall, the opportunity can be understood as a targeted effort to use U.S. State Department grant funding to help APEP countries build the financial tools, partnerships, and investment pipelines needed to scale nature-based climate solutions, with benefits that extend from emissions reductions and ecosystem protection to economic opportunity and climate resilience for communities across the region.Apply for DFOP0009164
- The Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Americas Partnership Fund for Nature" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.017.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-04. (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 $4,932,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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