NOFO72048225RFA00001 Amendment #3.pdf

Issue Date: December 6, 2024 Subject: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Number: 72048225RFA00001, Amendment No. 03 Title: BURMA: Resilient Tuberculosis Response in Myanmar (RTBR) Activity

The purpose of this Amendment No. 03 is to include an Opportunity Node in the resultant award to promote program flexibility, adaptive management and responsiveness to dynamic operating environment.

All the terms and conditions of the NOFO Number: 72048225RFA00001, Amendment 02 issued on November 22, 2024 remain unchanged.

Thank you for your interest in USAID Programs.

Sincerely, S/ Bruce Gelband Agreement Officer USAID/Burma

U.S. Agency for International Development c/o American Embassy 110 University Avenue Kamayut Township 11041 Yangon Tel: (95-1) 536 509 | www.usaid.gov http://www.usaid.gov

1. Under Section A.2 Estimate of Funds Available and Number of Awards Contemplated,

a. DELETE the paragraph and REPLACE with the following.

“USAID intends to award one Cooperative Agreement pursuant to this notice of funding opportunity. Subject to funding availability and at the discretion of the Agency, USAID intends to provide up to $16,200,000.00 in total USAID funding over a five-year period, which includes an Unfunded Budget Allocation or “Opportunity Node” of $2.7 million inclusive of indirect costs.

This unfunded budget allocation of $2.7 million is not guaranteed. The opportunity node is intended to facilitate the prompt expansion of programming should circumstances warrant. Circumstances warranting the expansion of activities include expanding the geographic focus of implementation, intensifying an element(s) of the activity or responding to unforeseen risks or crises within the broad activity objectives described herein. The Opportunity Node will be activated through a bilateral modification to this award and will only be made available at the sole discretion of

USAID.

All funding will be provided on an incremental basis, subject to the availability of funds and successful performance. USAID reserves the right to change the funding amounts, cycle, and terms of the agreement as a result of availability of funding, U.S.

Government requirements, or Recipient performance.”

2. Under Section C.VII Substantial Involvement,

a. DELETE the first bullet and REPLACE with the following.

“Approval of recipient’s Annual Implementation Plans. Additionally, if the opportunity node is activated, revisions to the approved implementation plan will be submitted for AOR approval within 30 days of award modification issuance.”

b. DELETE the fifth bullet and REPLACE with the following.

“Approval of Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plans. If the opportunity node is activated by the AO, revisions to the MEL Plans, as relevant, will be submitted for AOR approval within 30 days of award modification issuance.”

3. Under Section D.2.E Summary Budget Information

a. DELETE the table and REPLACE with the following table.

Line Item Total amount

(USD)

Cost / Budget Assumption Applied

Personnel Example: “The total amount accounts for salaries of X number of long term (expatriate/local/third country) personnel and contracted labor.”

Travel and Transportation Example: “The amount covers the cost of X number of in-country travel and X number of international travel for programmatic purposes. Etc…”

Equipment & Supplies Example: “The amount covers the cost of office equipment for X number of staff in X number of field offices (eg., X laptops, X copy machine, etc.)

Other Direct Cost Example: “The amount covers the costs of rental of venues for facilitating training/workshops and office space.”

Indirect Cost Example: “The amount is based on the organization’s

NICRA dated xx-yy-zzz” or “The amount is based on a de minimis rate of 15%”.

Subtotal

Opportunity Node $2,700,000 Plug figure including indirect costs.

(Cost/budget assumptions for the opportunity node are not required)

Total Award Budget (not to exceed $16.2 Million)

[END OF AMENDMENT No. 03]