Working with USAID
14hrs training + homework
USAID may appear a difficult donor to work with, but it is also one of the largest donors in the world. This training provides you background information on how USAID works and how you can explore your chances of working with USAID. It also gives you insights into how to prepare for an opportunity and explains the proposal development process. Further, it provides understanding of the key regulations you need to implement when you start working with USAID.
This training is mainly focused on assistance awards (Cooperative Agreements and Grants).
Did you know that...
- USAID is looking for local partners to fund? USAID is planning 25% of it’s funding to go to local partners in the next four years, which is a great opportunity for local organizations.
- Organizations working on sexual and reproductive health care and education are eligible for USAID funding again? Under the Biden administration the global gag rule (also known as the Mexico City policy) has been fully removed, which makes USAID funding an interesting opportunity for those organizations again.
- USAID has a huge budget? The 2023 budget of USAID is $29.4 billion.
Session 1 : Getting to know USAID
Topics included in this session are the USAID policy framework, the assistance and acquisition strategy, the country strategies and different type of awards USAID works with.
Participants will learn how to approach the first steps towards identifying USAID as a potential partner/donor for their organization. Are you working in one of the USAID priority area’s or countries?
New developments within USAID will be covered and it will be explained where and how to find new funding opportunities.
Participants will experience that the first steps towards familiarizing yourself with USAID may not be as complex as expected.
3hrs. 30 min.
Session 2 : Positioning & Preparing for USAID funding
This session answers how to explore the above questions and explains how to register with USAID; it also discusses the first steps in the proposal development process, both technical and financial. Steps that are taken within USAID before an opportunity is released, will be discussed, as well as the certifications to be signed with the submission of the proposal package.
Further, it explains the different proposal processes that USAID may use, what a proposal should look like and discusses best practices and lessons learned.
3hrs. 30 min.
Session 3 : Cooperative Agreements for NON US NGOs
An example agreement will be used to become familiar with USAID awards, and with the regulations that an organization is required to follow. Understanding the regulations is not only needed during project implementation but may be even more needed when negotiating the terms of the award.
This session includes the most important standard provisions, cost principles and procurement regulations. This helps you to understand the terms of the award with USAID or the prime recipient, before signing the award and during implementation.
3hrs. 30 min.
Session 4 : Continuation of Session 3 and Q&A
3hrs. 30 min.
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