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INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL

EXAMINATION

PROJECT/ACTIVITY DATA

Project/Activity Name: Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) Geographic Location(s) (Country/Region): Global Amendment (Yes/No), if Yes indicate # (1, 2...): No Implementation Start/End Date (FY or M/D/Y): Estimated FY23 – FY28

If Amended, specify New End Date: N/A Solicitation/Contract/Award Number(s): TBD Implementing Partner(s): TBD Bureau Tracking ID: GH-22-10694 Tracking ID of Related RCE/IEE (if any): N/A Tracking ID of Other, Related Analyses: N/A

ORGANIZATIONAL/ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Implementing Operating Unit(s):

(e.g. Mission or Bureau or Office)

Emerging Threats Division (GH/ID/ETD)

Other Affected Operating Unit(s): Missions Lead BEO Bureau: GH

Funding Account(s) (if available): GHP-C-AI Original Funding Amount: Anticipated ceiling of $90 million

If Amended, specify funding amount: N/A If Amended, specify new funding total: N/A

Prepared by: Tiffany D’Mello and Angela Garvey Date Prepared: 23 December 2021

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REVIEW DATA

Analysis Type: ☒Environmental Examination ☐Deferral Environmental Determination(s): ☒Categorical Exclusion(s)

☒Negative ☐Positive ☐Deferred (per 22 CFR 216.3(a)(7)(iv)

IEE Expiration Date (if applicable): N/A Additional Analyses/Reporting Required: Core EMMP and Annual ESFs and EMMRs Climate Risks Identified (#): Low ___4___ Moderate ___2___ High ___0___ Climate Risks Addressed (#): Low ___4___ Moderate ___2___ High ___0___

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THRESHOLD DETERMINATION AND SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

PROJECT/ACTIVITY SUMMARY

The purpose of the Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) is to work with and through local partners to address critical global health security gaps to prevent, detect, and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals, with a focus at the sub-national and community levels. LGHS aims to achieve progress against country-driven emerging infectious disease priorities by strengthening the organizational capacity of local partners, improving the connectivity between the multiple levels of global health security actors (national, sub-national, community) and fostering trust in infectious disease prevention, detection, and response activities. LGHS aims to promote sustainability by improving the organizational capacity of local organizations and there will also be emphasis on promoting learning within and outside the activity regarding sharing lessons and best practices related to strengthening global health security capacities and local organizations. LGHS will be implemented as a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) type contract.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONS

Upon approval of this document, the determinations become affirmed, per Agency regulations

(22 CFR 216).

TABLE 1: ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONS

Projects/ Activities Categorical Exclusion Citation (if applicable)

Negative Determination

Positive Determination

Deferral

Activity 1 — Provide technical assistance to address critical global health gaps to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR 216.2(2)©(2)(i) for education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.)

Activity–2 - Provide public health commodities needed to strengthen laboratory and surveillance capacities to

X ☐ ☐

2 GH does not grant deferrals during the IEE Process 1 Positive Determinations require preparation of a Scoping Statement and Environmental Assessment.

prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

Sub-Activity 2.1:

Procurement of public health commodities.

X ☐ ☐

Sub-Activity 2.2:

Collection and Distribution of public health commodities.

X ☐ ☐

Activity 3 — Improve the organizational capacity of local organizations to support global health security to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR 216.2(2)(c)(2)(i) for education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.)

Activity 4 — Foster coordination, collaboration, connectivity and learning related to global health security activities to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR §216.2(c)(2)(i) Education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.);

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR §216.2(c)(2) (iii)Analyses, studies, academic or research workshops and meetings;

§216.2(c)(2)(v) Document and information transfers

CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT

Based on the activities described in the above table, the climate risk assessment is categorized as low/moderate. At this time, the project is at the design stage, and all activities listed are illustrative. All expected activities/sub-activities present low or moderate risk; please refer to the CRM table analysis in the Annex. The LGHS project will include opportunities to strengthen climate resilience and address the identified risks at the project design stage and include appropriate language and references to the CRM within the solicitation and award documentation. Applicants will be encouraged to complete the Climate Risk Tool for any activities that meet the moderate to high-risk rating. ETD will continue to work with the implementing partners, once the projects are awarded, to address climate risk at the work planning level.

BEO SPECIFIED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL

IMPLEMENTATION

In accordance with 22 CFR 216 and Agency policy, the conditions and requirements of this document become mandatory upon approval. This includes the relevant limitations, conditions and requirements in this document as stated in Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the IEE and any BEO Specified Conditions of Approval.

USAID APPROVAL OF INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION

PROJECT/ACTIVITY NAME: Localize Global Health Security (LGHS)

Bureau Tracking ID: GH-22-10694

Clearance: Clear with edits 03/04/22 Tracey Goldstein, Division Chief [required] Date

Clearance: Cle�� ��t� E�it� 3/8/2022 Cara Chrisman, A/COR [required] Date

Clearance:

Denis Durbin, GH Climate Integration Lead [required] Date

Concurrence:

Denis Durbin, GH Environmental Officer [required] Date

DISTRIBUTION:

● Environmental Compliance Database (environmentalcompliancesupport@usaid.gov)

● Bureau for Global Health (ghcompliancesupport@usaid.gov)

● Africa Bureau, AFRBEO-Support@icf.com

● Asia Bureau

● Bangladesh

● Burkina Faso

● Cameroon

● Cote d’Ivoire

● Democratic Republic of the Congo

● Ethiopia

● Ghana

● Guinea

● Guatemala

● India

● Indonesia

● Kenya

● Liberia

● Mali

● Mozambique

● Nigeria

● Peru

● Senegal

● Sierra Leone

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● Tanzania

● Uganda

● Vietnam

INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL

EXAMINATION

CONTENTS

1.0 PROJECT/ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION 5

1.1 PURPOSE OF the IEE 5

1.2 PROJECT/ACTIVITY OVERVIEW 5

1.3 PROJECT/ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION 5

2.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 6

2.1 LOCATIONS AFFECTED AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT (ENVIRONMENT,

PHYSICAL, CLIMATE, SOCIAL, Threatened and ENDANGERED species) 6

2.2 APPLICABLE AND APPROPRIATE PARTNER COUNTRY AND OTHER

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (E.G. WHO), ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL LAWS,

POLICIES, AND REGULATIONS 6

2.3 COUNTRY/MINISTRY/MUNICIPALITY ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY ANALYSIS (AS

APPROPRIATE) 6

3.0 ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL RISK 7

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONS 7

4.1 RECOMMENDED ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONS 7

4.2 CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT 7

5.0 CONDITIONS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 8

5.1 CONDITIONS 8

5.2 AGENCY CONDITIONS 9

5.3 MITIGATION MEASURES 10

6.0 LIMITATIONS OF THIS INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION 11

7.0 REVISIONS 12

ATTACHMENTS: 12

1.0 PROJECT/ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

1.1 PURPOSE OF THE IEE

The purpose of this document, in accordance with Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 216 (22 CFR 216), is to provide a preliminary review of the reasonably foreseeable effects on the environment of the USAID intervention described herein and recommend determinations and, as appropriate, conditions, for these activities. Upon approval, these determinations become affirmed, and specified conditions become mandatory obligations of implementation.

This IEE also documents the results of the Climate Risk Management process in accordance with USAID policy (specifically, ADS 201mal).

This IEE is a critical element of USAID’s mandatory environmental review and compliance process meant to achieve environmentally sound design and implementation. Potential environmental impacts should be addressed through formal environmental mitigation and monitoring plans (EMMPs) and/or Environmental Assessments (EAs), if needed.

1.2 PROJECT/ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

Substantial progress has been made in improving health security capacities for emerging infectious diseases, but capacity gains and remaining gaps vary by country and region.

Moreover, recent Ebola outbreaks and the current COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the criticality of political will and community trust for the acceptance, uptake and sustainability of global health security interventions to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals These gaps beg consideration of not only “what” our USAID Global Health Security (GHS) programs are supporting but “how” we do it.

They indicate a need to augment our current approaches to prioritize engaging subnational bodies and local actors, delve closer to affected communities, utilize established in-country partners and organizations to implement this work and remain flexible to support country-specific technical priorities.

Localize Global Health Security (LGHS) aims to work with local partners to address critical health security gaps, as detailed in a countries’ National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS), Joint External Evaluation (JEE) report, State Parties Self-Assessment Annual Reports (SPAR) and other health security planning documents. The LGHS mechanism will complement the multisectoral, cross-technical approaches of other GHS programs to strengthen country capacities to to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

1.3 PROJECT/ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

LGHS will implement an approach that is well suited to USAID’s history and technical expertise in community health and localization. The locally led approach will support sustainability and lasting gains in global health security capacity. The project will emphasize health security programming that is defined by our country partners at national and sub-national levels, is fit-for-purpose based on normative assessments of capacity and is likely to be sustained by country partners after the project has ended.

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LGHS has four main objectives:

1. Address critical global health security gaps to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals through sub-awards to local organizations: To address global health security gaps and increase the use of local organizations to implement these activities, the LGHS prime awardee will be responsible for designing and managing a competitive grants program that will cover the entire lifecycle of the grants process, including (at a minimum): 1. Conceptualization 2. Pre-Solicitation 3. Solicitation 4. Selection and Screening 5. Award 6. Administration and 7. Close Out. The implementing partner and local organizations will identify global health security gaps using available resources including the National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS), Joint External Evaluation (JEE) assessments, State-Party Self-Assessment Annual Reports (SPAR) and other relevant resources and analyses.

Activities will vary by country, based on country-specific priorities, but will fall within one or more of the following technical areas: 1. Risk communication and community engagement activities including trainings, social and behavior change campaigns, and feedback loops with the community; 2. diagnostic and laboratory systems support including framework development, training, specimen referral system strengthening; 3.

zoonotic disease surveillance in animals and people support including strengthening specimen referral and transport networks, stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, digital reporting tool develop and roll-out, and stakeholder meetings and engagement; 4. infection prevention and control (IPC) activities including establishing and strengthening IPC committees in healthcare facilities, advocating for improved political will and strengthening IPC activities; 5. antimicrobial resistance prevention activities including technical assistance to improve quality assurance and antimicrobial supply chains, training, and antimicrobial use stewardship activities; 6. human resources improvements including short and long-term training; and 7. outbreak preparedness and response activities including preparedness and response plan development, simulations/exercises to test plans, and support of outbreak investigations and outbreak control.

2. Improve the organizational capacity of local organizations supporting global health security to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals: LGHS will not only implement global health security interventions but also contribute to building the capacity of local organizations to administer, monitor and evaluate these interventions by strengthening the technical, financial, management and operational processes of these organizations.

It is envisioned that the LGHS prime awardee will provide technical assistance including but not limited to telephone communication, email-based support, site visits, and virtual or in-person training.

3. Improved coordination and connectivity of health security actors at national, sub-national and community levels to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals: To leverage the competencies, resources and activities of the individual actors involved with global health security to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals, LGHS will also help to facilitate the coordination and connections between these groups. Activities will include developing or strengthening feedback mechanisms to ensure the community and stakeholder feedback is integrated into activities, advocacy to improve political will and support for global health security activities, and technical assistance to improve coordination, facilitate learning and promote trust, accountability, and transparency among actors

4. Expand the global knowledge base on approaches and best practices for local organizations conducting global health security interventions to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals: Learning and sharing knowledge gained is a major component of LGHS.

LGHS aims to create pathways designed to ensure local organizations contributing to the advancing health security in their countries are connected to wider national, regional and global efforts. Activities may include developing communications and networking plans and platforms, establishing communities of practice, publishing papers and presenting at conferences, and other events or activities to promote connection and information sharing.

The activities described here are illustrative and are not comprehensive as the project is still under design. Most of the activities will involve direct technical assistance, with no impact on the environment, however the final selection of activities will vary by country and may require additional environmental review and an amendment of this IEE once activities are further developed.

TABLE 2: DEFINED OR ILLUSTRATIVE PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES AND SUB-ACTIVITIES

Activity 1 — Provide technical assistance to address critical global health gaps to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals. The prime awardee will provide grants to local organizations to implement country-prioritized global health security activities. Activities may include conducting risk communications, community engagement and behavior change campaigns; developing and implementing zoonotic disease surveillance strategies in animals and people; surveillance data analysis and dissemination; developing laboratory strategies, plans, algorithms and/or frameworks; strengthening specimen transport and referral networks; training and professional development programs; developing and testing outbreak preparedness plans; and providing technical assistance during outbreak investigations.

Activity 2 - Provide public health commodities needed to strengthen laboratory and surveillance capacities for known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals. The implementing partner may be involved with the purchase and distribution of public health commodities (e.g., laboratory supplies, personal protective equipment, etc) needed to strengthen zoonotic disease detection and control capacities including, improving specimen referral and transport systems.

Sub-Activity 2.1 – Procurement of laboratory supplies and materials. The implementing partner may procure laboratory equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), or other materials for zoonotic disease detection activities (including as part of outbreak response). The implementing partner is not expected to be involved with laboratory renovations.

Sub-Activity 2.2 – Collection and Distribution of Public Health Commodities The implementing partner may collect and/or distribute lab samples and lab support, supplied, materials, or equipment needed for zoonotic disease detection activities (including as part of an outbreak response) Activity 3 — Improve the organizational capacity of local organizations to support global health security to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals. Technical assistance and training will be provided to the local partners that receive grants to address any identified technical, financial, administrative, management and/or operations gaps.

Activity 4 — Foster coordination, collaboration, connectivity and learning related to global health security activities related to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals. The prime awardee will implement activities to foster coordination, collaboration and connection between the array of actors at global, regional, national and sub-national levels who are involved in global health security. These will include training, webinars, meetings, conferences, publications, and other networking activities.

Will this project/activity involve construction as defined by ADS 201 and 303? Yes ☐ No X3

2.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

2.1 LOCATIONS AFFECTED AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT (ENVIRONMENT, PHYSICAL,

CLIMATE, SOCIAL, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES)

The final list of countries where LGHS will be implemented is yet to be determined but it is expected that LGHS will be implemented by the Global Health Security (GHS) program support countries, including in USG Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) intensive focus countries.

The current list of potential initial countries includes but are not limited to (which is expected to expand during the life of the project) is:

● Africa: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda

● Asia: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Vietnam

It is expected that GHS supported countries, including an increase in the number of “GHSA intensive focus” status will increase in FY22 to include additional countries within Africa and Asia as well as new countries within Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.

Additional country and local information will be provided once specific activities and locations are identified.

2.2 APPLICABLE AND APPROPRIATE PARTNER COUNTRY AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL

STANDARDS (E.G. WHO), ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL LAWS, POLICIES, AND REGULATIONS

3 Construction, as defined by ADS 201 and 303, includes: construction, alteration, or repair (including dredging and excavation) of buildings, structures, or other real property and includes, without limitation, improvements, renovation, alteration and refurbishment. The term includes, without limitation, roads, power plants, buildings, bridges, water treatment facilities, and vertical structures. In the box below, describe any construction planned for this project/activity. Refer to ADS 201maw for required Construction Risk Management procedures.

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The status of country level environmental policies, standards, laws and regulations vary by country. The final country selection for this project has not yet been made, so this baseline information is not yet available.

2.3 COUNTRY/MINISTRY/MUNICIPALITY ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY ANALYSIS (AS

APPROPRIATE)

This information is still to be determined pending final country selection. However, the implementing partner(s) is/are expected to draw on existing USAID or other country-level environmental analyses and consult with the relevant USAID Mission Environmental Officers (MEOs) as needed to develop country-specific environmental analyses. The implementing partner(s) is/are also expected to draw from the USAID Climate links website, which provides country- and region-specific profiles on climate vulnerability, risk, and/or adaptation and consult USAID Mission Climate Integration Leads (CILs) as needed to complete country-specific climate analyses.

3.0 ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL RISK

ACTIVITY 1: PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS CRITICAL GLOBAL HEALTH GAPS TO PREVENT, DETECT AND RESPOND TO KNOWN AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND AMR THAT ORIGINATE IN ANIMALS.

TABLE 3A. POTENTIAL IMPACTS – ACTIVITY 1

Project/Activity Potential environmental and social impacts Activity 1 — Provide technical assistance to address critical global health gaps to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR 216.2(2)(c)(2)(i) for education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.)

ACTIVITY 2: PROCURE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMODITIES TO STRENGTHEN LABORATORY AND SURVEILLANCE CAPACITIES TO PREVENT, DETECT AND RESPOND TO KNOWN AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND AMR THAT ORIGINATE IN ANIMALS.

TABLE 3B. POTENTIAL IMPACTS – ACTIVITY 2

Potential environmental and social impacts

Sub-Activity 2.1: Procurement of public health commodities.

Procuring an oversupply of health commodities increases the probability of products expiring on the shelf and requiring disposal.

Procurement of certain types of reagents, supplies, equipment may have an impact on the environment if not properly disposed of or are released into the environment or into the community for improper and possibly hazardous consumption.

Procurement or acceptance of donated health commodities that are defective, expired, or counterfeit may lead to public health impacts due to the potential of these commodities being unsafe and/or ineffective if used by consumers.

Sub-Activity 2.2: Collection and Distribution of public health commodities.

Improper transportation of health commodities can result in reduction in quality of the commodities through inadequate temperature or humidity controls which decrease their quality or result in damaged or defective supplies.

Use of vehicles to transport supplies lead to emissions and other environmental impacts (e.g., fuel operation, maintenance, etc.) and can lead to risk of an accident or spill during transport activities, that could release commodities into the environment

ACTIVITY 3: IMPROVE THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY TO PREVENT, DETECT AND RESPOND TO KNOWN AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND AMR THAT ORIGINATE IN

ANIMALS.

TABLE 3D. POTENTIAL IMPACTS – ACTIVITY 3

Project/Activity Potential environmental and social impacts Activity 3 — Improve the organizational capacity of local organizations to support global health security.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR 216.2(2)(c)(2)(i) for education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.)

ACTIVITY 4: FOSTER COORDINATION, COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY AND LEARNING RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT, DETECT AND RESPOND TO KNOWN AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND AMR THAT

ORIGINATE IN ANIMALS.

TABLE 3C. POTENTIAL IMPACTS – ACTIVITY 4

Project/Activity Potential environmental and social impacts Activity 4 — Foster coordination, collaboration, connectivity and learning related to global health security activities.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR §216.2(c)(2)(i) Education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.);

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR §216.2(c)(2) (iii)Analyses, studies, academic or research workshops and meetings;

§216.2(c)(2)(v) Document and information transfers

3.1 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES

The activities proposed includes work in already developed areas, communities, clinical settings, and existing infrastructure. Therefore, the activities are not likely to adversely impact threatened and endangered species, or their critical habitat. Activity level actions that include construction or infrastructure improvements should be assessed for the presence of threatened or endangered species, or their critical habitat. Any activity that may adversely impact threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat may not proceed without an Environmental Assessment.

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONS

4.1 RECOMMENDED ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONS

The following table summarizes the recommended determinations based on the environmental analysis conducted. Upon approval, these determinations become affirmed, per 22 CFR 216.

Specified conditions, detailed in Section 5, become mandatory obligations of implementation, per ADS 204.

TABLE 4: ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONS

Projects/ Activities

Categorical Exclusion Citation (if applicable)

Negative Determination

Positive Determination

Deferral

5 GH does not grant deferrals during the IEE Process.

4 Positive Determinations require preparation of a Scoping Statement and Environmental Assessment.

Activity 1 — Provide technical assistance to address critical global health gaps.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR 216.2(2)(c)(2)(i) for education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.)

Activity 2 - Provide public health commodities needed to strengthen laboratory and surveillance capacities.

X ☐ ☐

Sub-Activity 2.1:

Procurement of public health commodities.

X ☐ ☐

Sub-Activity 2.2: Collection and Distribution of public health commodities.

X ☐ ☐

Activity 3 — Improve the organizational capacity of local organizations to support global health security.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR 216.2(2)(c)(2)(i) for education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.)

Activity 4 — Foster coordination, collaboration, connectivity and learning related to global health security activities.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR §216.2(c)(2)(i) Education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.);

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR §216.2(c)(2) (iii)Analyses, studies, academic or research workshops and meetings;

§216.2(c)(2)(v) Document and information transfers

4.2 CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT

This section summarizes the methodology used and findings of the CRM Screening, in accordance with ADS 201mal. The project design team, in consultation with the CIL, considered the potential effect of climate risks/stressors on the sustainability of the project (changing precipitation patterns, rising temperature, floods, droughts, fires, landslides, etc.) in addition to the impact of project activities on the climate (increased greenhouse gas emissions, land use changes, etc.). See Annex 1 for the compete CRM table.

5.0 CONDITIONS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

5.1 CONDITIONS

The environmental determinations in this IEE are contingent upon full implementation of the following general implementation and monitoring requirements, as well as ADS 204 and other relevant requirements.

5.1.1 During Pre-Award:

5.1.1.1 Pre-Award Briefings: As feasible, the design team and/or the cognizant environmental officer(s) (e.g., MEO, REA, BEO) will provide a pre-award briefing for potential offerors on environmental compliance expectations/responsibilities at bidders’ conferences.

5.1.1.2 Solicitations: The design team, in coordination with the A/CO, will ensure solicitations include environmental compliance requirements and evaluation criteria. A/CO will ensure technical and cost proposal requirements include approach, staffing, and budget sufficient for complying with the terms of this IEE.

5.1.1.3 Awards: The A/COR, in coordination with the A/CO, will ensure all awards and sub-awards, include environmental compliance requirements.

5.1.2 During Post-Award:

5.1.2.1 Post-Award Briefings: The A/COR and/or the cognizant environmental officer(s) (e.g., MEO, REA, BEO) will provide post-award briefings for the IP on environmental compliance responsibilities.

5.1.2.3 Work plans and Budgeting: The A/COR will ensure the IP integrates environmental compliance requirements in work plans and budgets to comply with requirements, including EMMP implementation and monitoring.

5.1.2.4 Staffing: The A/COR, in coordination with the IP, will ensure all awards have staffing capacity to implement environmental compliance requirements.

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5.1.2.5 Records Management: The A/COR will maintain environmental compliance documents in the official project/activity file and upload records to the designated USAID environmental compliance database system.

5.1.2.6 Host Country Environmental Compliance: The A/COR will ensure the IP complies with applicable and appropriate host country environmental requirements unless otherwise directed in writing by USAID. However, in the case of a conflict between the host country and USAID requirements, the more stringent shall govern.

5.1.2.7 Work Plan Review: The A/COR will ensure the IP verifies, at least annually or when activities are added or modified, that activities remain with the scope of the IEE. Activities outside of the scope of the IEE cannot be implemented until the IEE is amended.

5.1.2.8 IEE Amendment: If new activities are introduced or other changes to the scope of this IEE occur, an IEE Amendment will be required.

5.1.2.14 USAID Monitoring Oversight: The A/COR or designee, with the support of the cognizant environmental officer(s) (e.g., MEO, REA, BEO), will ensure monitoring of compliance with established requirements (e.g., by desktop reviews, site visits, etc.).

5.1.2.16 Environmental Compliance Mitigation and Monitoring Plan: The A/COR will ensure the IP develops, obtains approval for, and implements Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plans (EMMPs) that are responsive to the stipulated environmental compliance requirements.

5.1.2.17 Environmental Compliance Reporting: The A/COR will ensure the IP includes environmental compliance in regular project/activity reports, using indicators as appropriate; develops and submits the Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Reports (EMMRs); and completes and submits a Record of Compliance (RoC) describing their implementation of EMMP requirements in conjunction with the final EMMR or at the close of sub activities (as applicable). And where required by Bureaus or Missions, ensure the IP prepares a closeout plan consistent with contract documentation for A/COR review and approval that outlines responsibilities for end-of-project operation, the transition of other operational responsibilities, and final EMMR with lessons learned.

5.1.2.18 Corrective Action: When noncompliance or unforeseen impacts are identified, IPs notify the A/COR, place a hold on activities, take corrective action, and report on the effectiveness of corrective actions. The A/COR initiates the corrective action process and ensures the IP completes and documents their activities. Where required by Bureaus or Missions, ensure Record of Compliance is completed.

5.2 AGENCY CONDITIONS

5.2.1 Sub-award Screening: The A/COR will ensure the IP uses an adequate environmental screening tool to screen any sub-award applications and to aid in the development of EMMPs.

5.2.2 Programmatic IEEs (PIEE): PIEEs stipulate requirements for additional environmental examination of new or country specific projects/activities. The A/COR of any project/activity being implemented under a PIEE will ensure appropriate reviews are conducted, typically through a Supplemental IEE, and approved by the cognizant BEO.

5.2.3 Supplemental IEEs (SIEEs): An SIEE will be prepared for any new project/activity being planned which fall under a PIEE. The SIEE will provide more thorough analysis of the planned activities, additional geographic context and baseline conditions as well as specific mitigation and monitoring requirements.

5.2.4 Other Supplemental Analyses: The A/COR will ensure supplemental environmental analyses that are called for in the IEE are completed and documented.

5.2.5 Resolution of Deferrals: If a deferral of the environmental threshold determination was issued, the A/COR will ensure that the appropriate 22CFR216 environmental analysis and documentation is completed and approved by the BEO before the subject activities are implemented.

5.2.6 Positive Determination: If a Positive Determination threshold determination was made, the A/COR will ensure a Scoping Statement, and if required an Environmental Assessment (EA), is completed and approved by the BEO before the subject activities are implemented.

5.2.7 Compliance with human subject research requirements: The AM, A/COR shall assure that the IP and sub-awardees, -grantees, and -contractors demonstrate completion of all requirements for ethics review and adequate medical monitoring of human subjects who participate in research trials carried out through this IEE and ensure appropriate records are maintained. All documentation demonstrating completion of required review and approval of human subject trials must be in place prior to initiating any trials and cover the period of performance of the trial as described in the research protocol.

5.3 MITIGATION MEASURES

The mitigation measures presented in this section constitute the minimum required based on available information at the time of this IEE and the environmental analysis in Section 4. These measures shall provide general direction for completing the project/activity Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) and/or the EA and PERSUAP, if required.

ACTIVITY 1: PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS CRITICAL GLOBAL HEALTH GAPS TO PREVENT, DETECT AND RESPOND TO KNOWN AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND AMR THAT ORIGINATE IN ANIMALS.

TABLE 5A. SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES FOR PROJECT/ACTIVITY 1

Project/Activity Mitigation Measure(s) Activity 1 — Provide technical assistance to address critical global health gaps.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR 216.2(2)(c)(2)(i) for education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.)

ACTIVITY 2: PROCURE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMODITIES TO STRENGTHEN LABORATORY AND SURVEILLANCE CAPACITIES TO PREVENT, DETECT AND RESPOND TO KNOWN AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND AMR THAT ORIGINATE IN ANIMALS.

TABLE 5B. SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES FOR PROJECT/ACTIVITY 2

Project/Activity Mitigation Measure(s) Activity 2 - Provide public health commodities needed to strengthen laboratory and surveillance capacities.

The prime is responsible for providing to grantees resources on management of public health commodities and healthcare waste management.

Include training sessions on proper segregation, collection, storage, and disposal of specimens, samples and medical waste in training curricula.

Ensure all specimens are transported and stored according to international standards or approved SOPs

Sub-Activity 2.1: Procurement of public health commodities.

Conduct quantification analysis to determine supply needs and develop a supply plan to avoid oversupply

Develop and implement an inspection and quality assurance process for assessing and monitoring product quality.

Procure health commodities that comply with host country and international regulatory, shipping, and packaging requirements to ensure that only appropriate products enter the supply system.

Combine field visits where possible, to minimize fuel consumption, and use fuel only from licensed stations

LGHS shall ensure carriers adhere to the shipping, handling, and storage requirements of the commodity, which may generate hazardous waste.

Sub-Activity 2.2: Collection of and Distribution of public health commodities.

Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the safe distribution of health commodities being transported in bulk in motorized vehicle.

Provide training to workers and drivers on transport of health commodities

LGHS will ensure that shipping (international/in country) of lab reagents, supplies and specimens to and within partner countries is in conformance with international best practices or approved SOPs.

ACTIVITY 3: IMPROVE THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY TO PREVENT, DETECT AND RESPOND TO KNOWN AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND AMR THAT ORIGINATE IN

ANIMALS.

TABLE 5C. SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES FOR PROJECT/ACTIVITY 3

Project/Activity Mitigation Measure(s) Activity 3 — Improve the organizational capacity of local organizations to support global health security.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR 216.2(2)(c)(2)(i) for education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.)

PROJECT/ACTIVITY 4: FOSTER COORDINATION, COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY AND LEARNING RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT, DETECT AND RESPOND TO KNOWN AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND

AMR THAT ORIGINATE IN ANIMALS.

TABLE 5D. SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES FOR PROJECT/ACTIVITY 4

Project/Activity Mitigation Measure(s) Activity 4 — Foster coordination, collaboration, connectivity and learning related to global health security activities.

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR §216.2(c)(2)(i) Education, technical assistance, or training programs except to the extent such programs include activities directly affecting the environment (such as construction of facilities, etc.);

Categorical exclusion, per 22 CFR §216.2(c)(2) (iii)Analyses, studies, academic or research workshops and meetings;

§216.2(c)(2)(v) Document and information transfers

6.0 LIMITATIONS OF THIS INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION

The determinations recommended in this document apply only to projects/activities and sub-activities described herein. Other projects/activities that may arise must be documented in either a separate IEE, an IEE amendment if the activities are within the same project/activity, or other type of environmental compliance document and shall be subject to an environmental analysis within the appropriate documents listed above.

Other than projects/activities determined to have a Positive Threshold Determination, it is confirmed that the projects/activities described herein do not involve actions normally having a significant effect on the environment, including those described in 22 CFR 216.2(d). Any activity that is likely to adversely affect threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat will result in a Positive Determination and necessitate production of a Scoping Statement and Environmental Assessment.

In addition, other than projects/activities determined to have a Positive Threshold Determination and/or a pesticide management plan (PERSUAP), it is confirmed that the projects/activities described herein do not involve any actions listed below. Any of the following actions would require additional environmental analyses and environmental determinations:

● Support project preparation, project feasibility studies, or engineering design for activities listed in §216.2(d)(1);

● Affect endangered and threatened species or their critical habitats per §216.5, FAA

118, FAA 119;

● Provide support to extractive industries (e.g. mining and quarrying) per FAA 117;

● Promote timber harvesting per FAA 117 and 118;

● Lead to new construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or renovation work per

§216.2(b)(1);

● Support agro-processing or industrial enterprises per §216.1(b)(4);

● Provide support for regulatory permitting per §216.1(b)(2);

● Lead to privatization of industrial facilities or infrastructure with heavily polluted property per §216.1(b)(4);

● Research, testing, or use of genetically engineered organisms per §216.1(b)(1), ADS

● Assist the procurement (including payment in kind, donations, guarantees of credit) or use (including handling, transport, fuel for transport, storage, mixing, loading, application, clean-up of spray equipment, and disposal) of pesticides or activities involving procurement, transport, use, storage, or disposal of toxic materials.

Pesticides cover all insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, etc. covered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act per §216.2(e) and §216.3(b).

7.0 REVISIONS

Per 22 CFR 216.3(a)(9), when ongoing programs are revised to incorporate a change in scope or nature, a determination will be made as to whether such change may have an environmental impact not previously assessed. If so, this IEE will be amended to cover the changes. Per ADS 204, it is the responsibility of the USAID A/COR to keep the MEO/REA and BEO informed of any new information or changes in the activity that might require revision of this environmental analysis and environmental determination.

ATTACHMENTS:

Annex 1: Climate Risk Management Summary Table for Projects (use for project level IEE)

ANNEX 1. PROJECT CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMARY TABLE

Defined or Anticipated Project Elements6

Climate Risks7 Risk Rating8 How Risks are Addressed at Project Leve l9

Further Analysis and Actions for Activity Design/ Implementation10

Opportunities to Strengthen Climate Resilience11

Activity 1 — Provide technical assistance to address critical global health gaps to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

Disruption of meeting or training events due to extreme weather/ climate events or known and emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Low These risks have been accepted and the implementing partner will develop contingency plans to address specific risk associated with final activities

Ensure flexibility is integrated into scheduling events, including virtual options if appropriate.

ETD will integrate opportunities to strengthen climate resilience at the project design level where appropriate.

Once awarded, ETD will work with implementing partners to ensure that they conduct their own CRMs and develop contingency plans for minimizing disruptions to planned activities.

ETD will leverage existing USAID/USG investments such as early warning systems to plan around climate events that affect population mobility and ensure

Surveillance activities may be impacted by extreme weather, climate events or known and emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Moderate These risks have been accepted and the implementing partner will develop contingency plans to address specific risk associated with finalized activities

Integrate flexibility into surveillance and laboratory plans, including adaptations and back-up plans for collecting and transporting specimens.

11 Describe opportunities to achieve development objectives by integrating climate resilience or mitigation measures.

10 Describe CRM measures to be integrated into activity design or implementation, including additional analysis, if applicable.

9 Describe how risks have been addressed at the project level. If a decision has been made to accept the risk, briefly explain why.

8 Low/Moderate/ High 7 List key risks related to the project elements identified through either the strategy- or project-level climate risk assessment.

6 Purpose/Sub-purpose, Area of Focus, or Activity/ Mechanism, etc.

emergency plans and policies take climate into consideration.

Activity 2 - Provide public health commodities needed to strengthen laboratory and surveillance capacities to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

Disruption of meetings, training events, activities due to extreme weather/ climate events or known and emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Low These risks have been accepted and the implementing partner will develop contingency plans to address specific risk associated with finalized activities

Ensure flexibility is integrated into scheduling events, including virtual options if appropriate.

Same as above

Shipping, transport, and disbursement of specimens, laboratory reagents or PPEs may be delayed due to extreme weather/ climate events or known and emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Moderate These risks have been accepted and the implementing partner will develop contingency plans to address specific risk associated with final activities

Ensure shipping, supply chain, logistical and other vulnerable aspects are considering in activity planning

Same as above

Activity 3 — Improve the organizational capacity of local organizations to support global health security to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that

Disruption of meeting, training events or coordination activities due to extreme weather/ climate events or known and emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Low These risks have been accepted and the implementing partner will develop contingency plans to address specific risk associated with finalized activities

Ensure flexibility is integrated into scheduling events, including virtual options if appropriate.

Same as above originate in animals.

Activity 4 — Foster coordination, collaboration, connectivity and learning related to global health security activities to prevent, detect and respond to known and emerging infectious diseases and AMR that originate in animals.

Disruption of meeting, training events or coordination activities due to extreme weather/ climate events or known and emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Low These risks have been accepted and the implementing partner will develop contingency plans to address specific risk associated with finalized activities

Ensure flexibility is integrated into scheduling events, including virtual options if appropriate.

Same as above