The USAID/Global Development Lab’s Center for Development Research, based out of Washington DC, is interested in better understanding how USAID can help increase the use of scientific research to inform policies, programs and innovative solutions (i.e. tools, technologies and approaches) to development challenges. They have created a Request for Information (RFI) that asks for ideas, comments and information from the public to assist them in creating a programming portfolio that will most effectively achieve the objectives described above. They are particularly interested in feedback from local organizations operating in countries in which USAID works. To this end, we invite you to view the linked Request for Information (RFI) (RFI-OAA-17-000100 published on 11/07/2016) and consider responding to it directly with any helpful insights you may have. Please note, this announcement is a RFI, issued solely for information and planning purposes, and so it does not constitute a Request for Applications (RFA) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this RFI are not applications or official proposals. Submissions will be accepted until 17:00 EDT on December 2, 2016.