Higher Education for Development (HED) offers a range of resources to help USAID Bureaus & Missions fulfill their development goals. What’s more, our funding process is simple and straightforward. The pages on this site will help you determine which program is best suited to your needs, and how to access our simple process. If you have questions, please be sure to contact us.

Leader with Associate Agreements and Associate Awards  
HED, under a Leader with Associate Agreement (LWA), provides resources across each of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s program areas. Through Associate Awards, HED works directly with Missions to design programs that access the expertise and resources of an estimated 2,800 higher education institutions and their overseas partners.

How to work with HED 
HED supports USAID bureaus and missions by simplifying access to higher education expertise.  

The Value of HED

• HED has experience and expertise in developing program solicitations.

• HED provides access to the U.S. higher education community and enhances USAID’s ability to tap the best ideas and approaches.

• HED’s transparent competitions and rigorous peer review process guarantee only the best, most

cost-effective programs are funded.

• HED manages evaluation design, review and the program oversight process.

• HED works closely with Mission staff, providing appropriate support to meet Mission needs.