Amendment 0019_Q&As and Add'l Resources.zip

This is an Amendment containing Questions & Answers and Additional Resources for the Partnerships with MCC Program (Solicitation #95332419N0001). The amendment package is related to a competitive Annual Program Statement (APS) issued by the Millennium Challenge Corporation seeking partnerships to support poverty reduction through economic growth.

The APS outlines six specific partnership opportunities with different due dates in April-May 2019: Empower African Women through Data Skills (April 26), Environmental Economics Partnership (May 3), Women's Entrepreneurship Partnerships (May 15), Collaborative for Data Science in Africa (May 15), Geospatial and Earth-Observation Analyses for Africa (May 15), and Strengthening Evidence and Economic Modeling Partnership (May 17). The opportunities use a four-stage competitive process including concept papers, co-creation, application, and award phases. Funding instruments include grants and cooperative agreements under CFDA 85.002 (MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs). The partnerships aim to leverage non-governmental expertise in areas like research, data, technology and networks while focusing on public sector development activities.