Changes to FY23 RFA 720DD123RFA00001 FINAL (3.30.23) CLEARED.pdf

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA)

Program Worldwide Request for Applications No.720DD123RFA00001 for Fiscal Year 2023

Subject: Note to official RFA posting changes

Changes in the 11/1/2023 official posting

● Updated font to Calibri per USAID Notices

● Updated for USAID writing style per USAID Notices; numbers one through ten as words and numbers 11 and above as numerals.

● Section B: Updated USO limitation on award number

● Section C: Updated eligibility requirements

● Section D: Section 3 and 4 merged to now be section 3.

● Section D.3: moved order of text and consolidated

● Moved Phase 2 submission requirements from Section E.2 to Section D.4, distinguish between submission requirements and criteria

● Section D.4: Updated page number limits

● Section D.4: Moved Gender from from Phase 2 to Phase 1, in complying with USAID’s requirement that gender is integral to the main program.

● Section D.4: Consolidated commodities submission requirements

● Section D.4: reworded Construction/Renovation requirements

● Moved Environmental Capability questions from Annex 2 to Section D4.

● Section D.4: Environmental Capability - Added new question on new land development and updated climate risk question.

● Section D.5: clarified the use of M&E funds

● Section E.1: Clarified application pools

● Section E.1: Updated criteria weights

● Section E.1: Updated the criteria to be invited to Phase 2

● Section E.2: Updated and Streamlined Phase 1 and 1a Guidance

● Section E.2: Updated and streamlined the criteria for Phase 1 and 2

● Section E - Removed Illustrative examples

● Moved portions Phase 1 public diplomacy description from Section E to section A.

● Moved risk assessment from Section D.6 to Section G.

● Moved authorized geographic code from B.4 to Section G

● Annex 2 - Removed Gender section and updated page limits and added draft custom gender indicator

Changes in the 01/18/2023 posting for public comments

● Renumbered Annex list p. 4

● Updated Alignment with U.S. State Department–USAID Joint Strategic Plan p. 6

● Updated USO limitation on award number and size p. 7

● Clarified MENA Set-Aside requirements p. 10

● Updated USO limitation on award number and size p. 11

● Clarified OSI location p. 12

● Updated Leverage funds recommended p. 13

● Updated for application submission through Google Form p. 15-20

○ Google Form includes instructions for all the Annexes

● Update to include M&E for public diplomacy activities p. 21

● Clarified budget narrative requirements; shipping cost and public diplomacy M&E costs

p. 22

● Clarified UEI requirement p. 24

● Updated pool requirements p. 26

● Clarified “Set-Aside” rating p. 26

● Explained application review and process p. 26

● Clarified Phase 1 and Phase 2 requirements with regards to Public Diplomacy p. 28-34

○ Phase 1

■ Replaced American Values with Values held dear by Americans

■ Added additional bullet on American values to increase organizational performance and internally facing

■ Clarified minimum requirement for public diplomacy

■ Clarified public diplomacy requirement

■ Updated the requirement for 10 years of data

○ Phase 2

■ Clarified requirement for commodity requests

■ Updated climate change/energy efficiency requirements

● Updated Adjectival Ratings Illustrative Examples p. 34-37

● Updated semi-annual reporting requirements p. 40

● Updated program income usage plan requirement p. 41

● Added section on “Acquisition and Assistance Ombudsman” p. 42

● Annex 5 Document Layout has been updated.

● Annexes 1, 2, and 3 will be uploaded in the Google Form.

● Annexes 4, 5, 6, and 7 are only for instruction/reference.

● The Environmental Capability Statement is included within the Phase 2 template;

therefore, Annex 3 and Mandatory Attachment M7 have been removed.

● Annex 2 - Environmental Capability Statement - Clarified questions to focus on environmental impacts.