FY21 NOFO Public Meeting Chat Box Recording 20210420v1.pdf

09:02:35 From CBLACKLEDGE : Christine Blackledge 09:05:44 From Lindsay Carter : Please note all participants will be muted throughout. Please submit your questions in the Zoom chat box.

Questions will be collected and answered after the presentation.

09:07:03 From Joel Mercado : Would it be possible to share our names, email address and organizations in the chat box?

09:07:04 From Joel Mercado : Joel Mercado (jmercado@fh.org)-> Business Development Manager, Food for the Hungry.

09:09:03 From Michelle Logan : Michelle Logan (michellelogan@breedlove.org) > Govt. Relations Mgr, Breedlove Foods 09:09:11 From Whitney Kippes (she/her) @ Bid Boss : Glad to see you all here. And great suggestion Joel. Whitney w/ Bid Boss Consulting (whitney@bidboss.org) 09:09:41 From Lindsay Carter : If you would like to add in your name and email address, please feel free to share 09:10:04 From Seth Malone : Seth Malone (smalone@fh.org) - Sr.

Grants Analyst, Food for the Hungry 09:10:16 From GTM-FAS-USER1 : Ana Alonzo-FAS Guatemala Alonzoal@state.gov 09:10:55 From Global Impact - Rise Against Hunger : Alzina Fasadeju (afasadeju@riseagainsthunger.org) 09:11:08 From AlberthaNyaku : Hi everyone! Albertha Nyaku (anyaku@r4d.org), Results for Development, Washington DC 09:11:10 From Laurore Antoine : Laurore Antoine - CARE USA - Laurore.antoine@care.org 09:12:20 From Julia Johnson : Julia Johnson - OFW on behalf of Edesia Inc. - jjohnson@ofwlaw.com 09:12:35 From Beatrice Wamey : Hi Everyone, please to e-meet.

Beatrice Wamey- Nascent Solutions .

09:13:17 From Isla Fraser : Hi Everyone, Isla Fraser here from Mercy Corps 09:13:32 From Carole : Hi everyone! Carole Abourached, cabourached@counterpart.org from Counterpart International 09:14:04 From Alain : Alain Soglo Partners for Development Benin asoglo@pfd.org 09:14:22 From leifdavenport : Leif Davenport, USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, Burundi.

09:14:35 From Lola Maraiyesa : Good Morning All, Lola Maraiyesa (ymaraiyesa@partners.net) on behalf of Partners of the Americas 09:14:45 From Clare D. (she/her) : Clare Dreyfus, Save the Children, cdreyfus@savechildren.org 09:14:50 From Alain : Ilyace Amadou Partners for Development Benin iamadou@pfd.org 09:14:51 From Whitney Kippes (she/her) @ Bid Boss : A step in the right direction Shane! No animals 2021 :)

09:15:01 From Mazen Fawzy : Mazen Fawzy, Global Communities/PCI, Washington DC mfawzy@globalcommunities.org 09:15:14 From Belia Meneses : Belia Meneses bmeneses@unitedway.org.gt 09:15:36 From Miao Scheinberg : Miao Scheinberg from Mercy Corps HQ, mscheinberg@mercycorps.org 09:15:51 From Alysa Grude : Alysa Grude from ACDI/VOCA, agrude@acdivoca.org

09:16:06 From Juan Echanove Echanove : Juan Echanove from CARE jechanove@care.org 09:16:15 From Kelly Vaena : Kelly Vaena from Planet Aid, kvaena@planetaid.org 09:16:27 From Truphena Choti : Greetings everyone! Truphena Choti, Nascent Solutions, tchoti@nascents.org 09:16:46 From Eduardo Palacios : Good morning everybody from United Way Guatemala.

09:18:16 From NMason : Hello everyone! Great to be here. Naisiadet Mason, from Nascent Solutions. Nmason@nascents.org 09:19:34 From Isla Fraser : Hi Lindsey, could you confirm where the recording will be made available after the call? Many thanks!

09:21:56 From leifdavenport : Can additional priority countries be added in any given Fiscal Year?

09:23:51 From Seung Lee : Question: Sigal's presentation indicated that USDA separates LRP and MGD reports. Will this mean that the new awards where the LRP is integrated into MGD that the implementing partner will be required to report separately on these 2 programming areas?

09:23:53 From ejeon : Hi, would it be possible to get the PPTs?

09:25:54 From Muniru Kawa : Very useful to get a copy, please.

09:28:18 From CBLACKLEDGE : Good Morning. Christine Blackledge, international food consultant, clb@ swallowingtrust.com 09:29:12 From Kyle King : The PowerPoint presentation will be shared on grants.gov.

09:29:41 From CGA Technologies : Please could we get the link to where, Kyle?

09:38:14 From Isla Fraser : Question: Please can you confirm that you would like a narrative ToC only, and not an additional ToC graphic to complement the RF.

09:39:29 From anna.inzeo : Question on cost-sharing: Can FAS expand on its expectations vis-a-vis cost sharing? Will cost sharing need to be reported on in financial reports and if so in which detail?

09:44:57 From Whitney Kippes (she/her) @ Bid Boss : A recommendation for next year - inclusion of closed captioning on this presentation would make it accessible to those with impaired hearing and increase comprehension for non-native speakers.

09:46:15 From GTM-FAS-USER1 : Can you write the link to the upcoming meetings here please 09:49:16 From leifdavenport : Can you briefly explain how FAS determines priority countries?

09:49:22 From ejeon : Sorry can you please let us know where we can find the link for the meeting to be organized by USAID? is it grants.usda.gov? Sorry I missed it.

09:50:56 From Mazen Fawzy : Question: Volunteers - The NOFO provides some information on inclusion of volunteers in program designs.

Please provide further clarification USDA's position on this - how acceptable is the use of them?

09:52:13 From Whitney Kippes (she/her) @ Bid Boss : A recommendation for those considering submitting a proposal for non-priority countries:

the priority countries for the past ten years are public information, as are the awards for the past ten years.

09:53:55 From Mary Harvey : Do the USDA standard indicators include some of the USAID standard indicators? If not, should the USAID ones be considered when developing the custom indicators?

09:53:57 From anna.inzeo : Question on Food Safety and Health - are there any issues in mentioning the use of produce from school gardens to complement rations (when available)?

09:55:26 From Rob Stroud : Question: Can you confirm that no activity costs can be included in the LRP budget, including LRP specific activities 09:57:03 From Hugues Baimey : When will the PowerPoints (presentations) be available on Grants.gov ?

10:05:10 From Hugues Baimey : Can someone from-non eligible country be partner on the project ?

10:12:17 From CO 99 Mira Hotait Harp : Will there be country-specific USAID / public meetings organized for other countries? Or only Madagascar and Guatemala? Thanks!

10:15:29 From Lauren McAskill : While the Evaluation Plan guidance appear to focus strongly on the external evaluation, could USDA confirm that this is also an appropriate place in the application to discuss project monitoring approach?

10:21:13 From Seung Lee : Lindsay and USDA colleagues, Thanks for the very well organized and clear meeting.

10:21:53 From Whitney Kippes (she/her) @ Bid Boss : Thank you all!

This was very clear and organized. Appreciate how much effort y'all have put into this procurement process!

10:22:22 From Jeanne Landers Oaks : From Isla Fraser to Everyone:

09:38 AMQuestion: Please can you confirm that you would like a narrative ToC only, and not an additional ToC graphic to complement the RF 10:22:27 From Whitney Kippes (she/her) @ Bid Boss : Cheers Bruce, Meredith, Shane, and Kyle for being background heroes!

10:22:41 From Miao Scheinberg : Can you confirm that the Past Performance Review Template in Appendix G has to be exactly the same or if it is okay to have some minor non-material changes?

10:22:43 From Michelle Logan : Very helpful and appreciated! Thanks to all!

10:22:55 From CO 99 Mira Hotait Harp : Thanks! Very clear (and uninterrupted) public meeting - much appreciated!

10:24:13 From CBLACKLEDGE : Best way to locate a partner for a specific country project, such as Liberia?