FY 2022 RFA Changes after Public Comments.pdf

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA)

Program Worldwide Request for Applications No. 720DD122RFA00002 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022

Subject: Changes to the official FY 2022 RFA after the Public Comments

● RFA Cover Page Paragraph 1 - Added text to provide additional context on ASHA's history and mission

● RFA Cover Page Paragraph 2 - Inserted language that allows for the possibility of combining awards (if one USO successfully competes for awards with more than one OSI partner in FY 22).

● RFA Cover Page Paragraph 3 - Added clarifying language that encourages all applicants to respond carefully to the RFA, take into account ASHA's past feedback on applications, and highlight the inability of the Selection Committee (SC) to weigh prior knowledge when scoring applications.

● RFA Page 7 - Inserted language regarding geographic areas of interest to the Administration, and added “climate change” to the list of the Agency’s priorities.

● RFA Page 9 - Inserted language that allows for the possibility of combining awards (if one USO successfully competes for awards with more than one OSI partner in FY 22)

● RFA Page 15 - Inserted language about pre-award terms per ADS 303mba

● RFA Page 17 - Added clarifying language that encourages all applicants to respond carefully to the RFA, take into account ASHA's past feedback on applications, and highlight the inability of the Selection Committee (SC) to weigh prior knowledge when scoring applications..

● RFA Page 23 - Added language to allow applicants to charge USAID/ASHA funds for M&E activities related to Public Diplomacy.

● RFA Page 32 - Provided additional Public Diplomacy guidance, in response to feedback from applicants during the FY 21 RFA cycle.

● RFA Page 33 - Provided clarifying language about the need to communicate the "American" aspect of the Public Diplomacy intervention, in response to feedback from applicants in the FY 21 RFA cycle.

● RFA Page 33 - Clarified the expectations for Criterion 1a which deals with the Phase 1 applications under the Middle East set-aside.

● RFA Page 41 - Added an explanation of program income and expectations pertaining to anticipated program income, per 2 CFR 200.307 and directive of the Agreement Officer.

● RFA Page 45 - Added Pre-Award Terms