APS Conf Nov 30 TA 3-4.pptx

MCC Annual Program Statement Technical Areas 3 & 4 November 30, 2017 Online Conference

APS Conference Agenda Introduction from Office of Strategic Partnerships General Overview of Technical Area #4: Data Collaboratives for Local Impact Program General Overview of Technical Area #3: Agribusiness in Niger APS Overview with MCC Contracts & Grants Management Team Q&A

A U.S. Government foreign assistance agency fighting to end global poverty.

Created by the U.S. Congress in 2004, with bipartisan support, as a different approach to U.S. foreign assistance.

About MCC What’s different about MCC?

MCC & Partnerships MCC established the Office of Strategic Partnerships to provide a vision and strategy for MCC partnerships that align with agency goals. Building on MCC’s strong track record of leveraging partnerships to maximize and sustain its investments, OSP works to more fully incorporate partnerships in the agency’s work to increase the scope, impact, and sustainability of our poverty-fighting programs.

Learn more at: https://www.mcc.gov/work-with-us/partnerships

Technical Area #4: Data Collaboratives for Local Impact

Funding/in-kind donation partners for sustainability Data science / data training service delivery Building dLab staff data analytics & business skills Tanzania/Regional collaboration APS Need:

Co-investment, collaboration and thought partners in areas of data science, data use training, open data, data transparency, and data use innovation Youth engagement / Data fellows program

HIV/AIDS AND HEALTH – EDUCATION – GENDER EQUALITY – ECONOMIC GROWTH

Technical Area #3: Agribusiness in Niger The Opportunity

Value Chain Partnerships

Input Supply Partnerships

MCC can offer: Organization and capacity building of smallholders, extension services; Infrastructure investments; Limited Grant Funding (in some cases)

Opportunity to integrate smallholders into key value chains including onion, rice, cowpea, peanut, moringa, vegetables, sesame, millet, diary and livestock, with support from MCC Niger Compact.

In some cases, MCC may be able to provide matching grant funding for processing or supply chain investments in compact areas that utilize a Nigerien partner.

Opportunity to implement sustainable models of input and equipment provision for smallholder farmers, whose demand for inputs will increase with MCC compact investments.

Particularly interested in innovative delivery mechanisms that address last mile distribution and integrated business models that target challenges faced by smallholders.

Technical Area #3: Agribusiness in Niger Context MCC’s 5 year, $437 million compact in Niger, approved in June 2016 and expected to begin implementation in January 2018, aims to increase agricultural/livestock productivity and facilitate market access for smallholder producers

Investments will include:

~5000 hectares of irrigation infrastructure in Konni and Dosso-Gaya;

capacity building in production and marketing and other services to farmers;

upgrade of 307 km of national and rural roads serving Dosso-Gaya;

community-based infrastructure and natural resource management projects to increase agricultural productivity, resilience, and sales;

livestock health services and market infrastructure development.

ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT (APS)

No: 95332418N0002 PARTNERSHIPS with MCC Program

Posted on www.grants.gov on November 9, 2017 for one year

Contracts and Management Team

Taylor Wolf, AO

Nataliya Holl, AS

Jacqueline Naranjo, AO

The APS is open to U.S. and non-U.S. private businesses, business and trade associations, foundations, U.S. and non-U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), international organizations, U.S. and non-U.S. colleges and universities, civic groups, regional organizations, etc.

For Cooperative Agreements Two-phase Competition The competition will be conducted in two phases – Phase I -Concept Paper submission, open to everyone, and Phase II - Complete Application by MCC invitation only Collaboration, co-creation and feedback brainstorming sessions

Highlights

Timeline and Key Dates

Questions for Review Window 1 Concept Papers due Window 1 November 30, 2017 10.00 am EST December 4, 2017 2.00 pm EST November 9 - December 13, 2017 2.00 pm EST Questions for Review Windows 2-7 are due 15 calendar days from the start date of each window at 2.00 pm EST

Cost Sharing/Matching and Leveraging Program Income

Question & Answer Session All questions will be documented and released as an amendment to the APS package on grants.gov.

Please click the ‘raise hand’ icon to be recognized for a question, or you may type your question into the chat box.

Thank you for joining us today, we look forward to working with you!

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