Amendment 01 - Charcoal NOFO 72060525RFA00001.pdf

AMENDMENT NO. 01

Request for Application No.:72060525RFA00001

USAID/CARPE Promoting Alternative Technologies and Fuels to Reduce the Use of Charcoal for Cooking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Activity

DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT:

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Extend the due date for application submission to February 14, 2025;

2. Provide answers to the potential applicants’ questions (Attachment A); and

3. Make other changes to the NOFO (amended NOFO is in Attachment B).

Specifically, the NOFO is amended as follows:

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BY: ______________

Jamie Lewis

Agreement Officer

USAID/DRC

DATE: ______________

Notice of Funding Opportunity No.: 72060525RFA00001, Amendment 01 USAID/CARPE Promoting Alternative Technologies and Fuels to Reduce the Use of Charcoal for Cooking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Activity

(1) Cover Page, DELETE “January 27, 2025” and REPLACE with “February 14, 2025”;

(2) Section C: Program Description, 6. Intermediate Results, IR 4, DELETE “Sub-IR.4.2 The proportion of sustainably produced charcoal on the local market is increasing” and REPLACE with “Sub-IR.4.3 The proportion of sustainably produced charcoal on the local market is increasing”;

(3) Section D: Application Content and Format, 2. Technical Application Format, 2.2 Organization of Technical Application, 1) Technical Application, paragraph 5, DELETE “Management and Staffing Plan must not exceed three (3) pages, and is not included in the page limit for the technical application.” and REPLACE with “The Staffing Plan should be submitted as an annex, and is not included in the page limit for the technical application.”;

(4) Section D: Application Content and Format, 4. Business (Cost) Application Format, A. Format and Presentation, DELETE the following “i) Branding Strategy and Marking Plan,

j) Security Plan,

k) Funding Restrictions,

l) Conflict of Interest Pre-Award Term.”;

(5) Section D: Application Content and Format, 4. Business (Cost) Application Format, A. Format and Presentation, ADD sub-section f) as follows:

“f) Approval of Subawards, Request as applicable

Applicants must request approval of subawards in accordance with 2 CFR 200.308 and ADS

303.3.21. When seeking approval to be granted at the time of award, applicants should provide all cost information described in the third and fourth bullet under D.4.A.d)l(3).”

(6) Section D: Application Content and Format, 4. Business (Cost) Application Format, A. Format and Presentation, DELETE “f) Unique Entity Identification and Registration Requirements” and REPLACE with “g) Unique Entity Identification and Registration Requirements”;

(7) Section D: Application Content and Format, DELETE “g) History of Performance” and REPLACE with “h) History of Performance”

(8) Section D: Application Content and Format, DELETE “h) Branding Strategy and Marking Plan” and REPLACE with “5. Branding Strategy and Marking Plan”;

(9) Section D: Application Content and Format, DELETE “i) Funding Restrictions” and REPLACE with “6. Funding Restrictions”;

(10) Section D: Application Content and Format, DELETE “j) Conflict of Interest Pre-Award Term” and REPLACE with “7. Conflict of Interest Pre-Award Term”;

(11) Section D: Application Content and Format, DELETE “k) Applications with Proprietary Data” and REPLACE with “8. Applications with Proprietary Data”;

(12) Annex 3 - Past Performance Information (PPI), DELETE “The Applicant must provide a list of all its contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements involving similar or related programs during the

Notice of Funding Opportunity No.: 72060525RFA00001, Amendment 01 USAID/CARPE Promoting Alternative Technologies and Fuels to Reduce the Use of Charcoal for Cooking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Activity past three years.” and REPLACE with “The Applicant must provide a list of all its contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements involving similar or related programs during the past five years.”

[End of Amendment 01]