How does my firm become a certified or registered supplier for USAID?
The Central Contractor Registration/Business Partner Network Policy became effective October 1, 2003 for all contractors and recipients conducting business with the federal government. Please take the time to review this important information and visit the Central Contractor Registration Website at – www.ccr.gov or www.bpn.gov. Visit www.usaid.gov, Business section frequently for updated postings on this matter. U.S. and international private voluntary organizations (PVOs) wishing to become eligible for assistance (grants and cooperative agreements) from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and that meet USAID’s definition of a PVO, must register with USAID. USAID may partner with a variety of organizations that do not meet this definition-such as churches, synagogues, mosques or other similar religiously affiliated institutions; universities; private foundations; and hospitals. Under USAID policy however, no funds appropriated under the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act ma
