Amendment 0001 instructions for conferences, change the name for technical area 2 and other edits.pdf

Amendment 0001 for the NOFO APS No: 95332418N0002

NOFO APS Name: “PARTNERSHIPS with MCC Program”

Subject: Instructions for Pre-Application Online Conferences; add Expression of Interest submission; change the name for the technical area 2 and provide more information for co-creation

The purpose of this Amendment 0001 is to: 1) provide conference logistics information and general agenda for the Pre-Application online conferences; 2) issue call for information and request Expression of

Interests (EOI) for collaboration and partnering; 3) change the name for the technical area 2; and 4) provide more information for co-creation at the end of Phase I.

A. Information for the pre-application online conference for all technical areas

Each of the six technical areas have been grouped into one of three Online Conferences for efficiency.

Each online conference will feature two technical areas. All interested applicants can participate in each online conference that fits your technical interest, there is no limitation for participation.

Time for Window 1 Pre-Application Online Conferences:

Group 1: Thursday, November 30, 2017, 03.00 pm – 04.00 pm Eastern Standard Time

1. Growth Diagnostics and Economic Policy Reform

2. Urban Growth Analysis and Urban Management

Group 2: Friday, December 1, 2017, 01.00 pm – 02.00 pm Eastern Standard Time

3. Agribusiness in Niger

4. Data Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI) in Tanzania and Cote d’Ivoire

Group 3: Thursday, November 30, 2017, 10.00 am – 11.00 am Eastern Standard Time

5. High Frequency Monitoring Data

6. Data Collection and Analysis in Sri Lanka

General Agenda for all calls:

1) Introduction from MCC Office of Strategic Partnerships (10 mins)

2) General Overview of the first Technical Area (10 mins)

3) General Overview of the second Technical Area (10 mins)

4) APS Overview with MCC Contracts & Grants Team (10 mins)

5) Q&A (20 mins)

Pre-registration is required to participate in an online conference and information about the registration process can be found here: https://www.mcc.gov/news-and-events/event/outreach-113017-ospwebinar https://www.mcc.gov/news-and-events/event/outreach-113017-ospwebinar

The online conferences will be delivered through the WebEx platform.

The estimated time for each of the online conference is 60 minutes.

MCC will issue another amendment to provide questions and answers received before, during and after the conferences. After the conference potential applicants will have a chance to ask additional questions by emailing Nataliya Holl at hollna@mcc.gov before December 8, 2017, 5:00 pm EST.

Consistent with our goal of following Open Contracting principles for this program, MCC will make publically available a list of all organizations participating in the online conferences, as well as those organizations which apply to the Concept Paper Phase I. This list will be provided through an amendment to this NOFO at www.grants.gov. This information can be useful for organizations that are seeking to partner with others in order to respond to this NOFO.

B. Call for Information for subpartners to submit the Expressions of Interest

In the interest of facilitating partnerships to address the technical areas noted in the NOFO, MCC invites organizations that are interested in participating in this NOFO as “subpartners” to potential prime recipient(s) to submit a partnering Expression of Interest (EOI) to MCC. MCC will publicize all EOIs so that organizations considering the submission of a Concept Paper in Phase I for a given technical area may choose to engage prospective subpartners. There are no eligibility restrictions for subpartners. If your organization is interested in being a subpartner for an APS opportunity, please provide the following EOI information to Nataliya Holl at hollna@mcc.gov MCC will make publically available a list of all organizations, contract names and information to enable collaboration and provide information for prime applicants seeking to partner with subpartners. Submission of a Subpartner EOI does not constitute submission of a Phase I Concept Note.

Information to provide in an Expression of Interest includes:

1. Organization name

2. Contact person name and title

3. Contract phone and e-mail address

4. Relevant Technical Area(s)

5. Short (max 2 pages) description of particular area of expertise and potential value added to a partnership.

C. Change the name for the Technical Area 2:

Throughout the APS document, change the name for the Technical Area 2 that currently reads “Urban

Economic and Social Context Analysis” and replace with: “Urban Growth Analysis and Urban

Management”.

D. Provide more information regarding the co-creation process at the end of Phase I

In Section D, part II Overview of Application Process, add the following:

“MCC may elect to hold active Collaboration and Co-creation Sessions with select applicants following the review of Phase I applications. The purpose of these sessions are: 1) To facilitate feedback and explanation of potential areas on interest for MCC related to a partnership proposal, and 2) To engage in brainstorming and open dialog with and/or among applicants to better clarify, develop, and refine partnership ideas. Applicants that are selected on the basis of their Phase I Concept Note to participate in a Collaboration and Co-Creation Session will receive invitations from MCC to attend these sessions. The sessions may include one or many prospective partners for a given technical area meeting with MCC at the same time, and prospective partners might be encouraged to collaborate on a Phase II Partnership

Application based on the respective strengths and complementary capabilities of prospective partners.

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MCC would arrange the Collaboration and Co-creation Sessions as both in-person and virtual gatherings.

Any costs or expenses related to participating in a Collaboration and Co-Creation Session would not be covered by MCC.”

E. In Section D, Part X. Funding Restrictions, add the following:

“5. Prohibition On Military Assistance And Training--Assistance under this section may not include military assistance or military training for a country.

6. Prohibition On Assistance Relating To United States Job Loss Or Production Displacement--Assistance under this section may not be provided for any project that is likely to cause a substantial loss of United

States jobs or a substantial displacement of United States production.

7. Prohibition On Assistance Relating To Environmental, Health, Or Safety Hazards—Assistance under this section may not be provided for any project that is likely to cause a significant environmental, health, or safety hazard.

8. Prohibition On Use Of Funds For Abortions And Involuntary Sterilizations--The prohibitions on use of funds contained in paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22

U.S.C. 2151b(f)(1)-(3)) shall apply to funds made available to carry out this section to the same extent and in the same manner as such prohibitions apply to funds made available to carry out part I of such Act.

The prohibition on use of funds contained in any provision of law comparable to the eleventh and fourteenth provisos under the heading ``Child Survival and Health Programs Fund'' of division E of

Public Law 108-7 (117 Stat. 162) shall apply to funds made available to carry out this section for fiscal year 2004.”

End of Amendment 0001