RFA # 720BHA23RFA00001 Public Briefing Slides.pdf

Public Briefing Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA)

January 18, 2023

Solicitation Number

720BHA23RFA00001

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Logistics

● Opening

● Overview of USAID/DRC Programming

● DRC Background and Country Context

● Geographic Targeting

● RFA Overview

● RFA Evaluation Process

● Q&A

Agenda

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Solicitation Briefing Ground Rules

● Please…

○ Remain muted for the entire call

○ Do not turn on your camera to preserve bandwidth

○ Please silence cell phones

○ If you must take call, please step out of the room

● Submit questions using the Chat Box feature, and USAID will respond to as many as possible at the end of the presentation

● Comment period: Closes February 2, 2023

● Email Questions to:

BHA.RFA.720BHA23RFA00001@usaid.gov

● Revised Final RFA is TBD

● Anticipated Award Date: August 2023 5

Overview for DRC RFSA mailto:BHA.RFA.720BHA23RFA00001@usaid.gov

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DRC CDCS

The USAID/DRC Country Development Cooperation Strategy is guided by three principles and targets specific geographies, including the Resilience Focus Zone (RFZ).

Partnerships Engaging partners in new ways—through opportunities such as USAID’s New Partnership Initiative (NPI)—and centering programs around anchor institutions.

Integration Pursuing an integrated multi-sectoral approach to development programs.

Adaptation Employing an adaptive management approach that focuses on the end results of assistance, while keeping implementation flexible and responsive to contextual changes.

Geographic Focus Ituri, South Kivu, North Kivu, Tanganyika, Haut- Uele, Maniema, Haut-Katanga, Lualaba, and the Kasais.

Results Framework

● Goal: A more peaceful and prosperous Democratic Republic of the Congo, with improved opportunities for communities and individuals to thrive.

○ Development Objective 1: Responsiveness of Public Institutions to Citizens’ Needs

Improved

○ Development Objective 2: Community Resilience Increased

○ Development Objective 3: Inclusive, Broad-Based and Sustainable Economic

Growth Increased

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Overview of DRC RFSA

Country Selected

Provinces

Total Funding Amount

(2023 - 2027)

Total Amount Per

Year (2023 - 2027)

Type of Funds Total

Number of Awards

DRC

Tanganyika Kasai Kasai

Central

$317 million $63.5 million

Title II non-emergency

● 25% Commodity procurement, transportation, handling, and storage

● 75% Section 202(e)

Up to four awards

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Background and Context

● The DRC ranks 179 out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index

● An estimated 72 percent of the population lives in poverty.

● According to the most recent Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Chronic Food Insecurity analysis:

○ Kasai Province was at level 4 (severe chronic food insecurity)

○ Kasai Central and Tanganyika were at level 3 (food insecurity)

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● A lack of good agricultural (crop, livestock, aquaculture, etc.)

practices and extension services

● A lack of access to inputs and services

● Poor soil quality

● Deforestation

● Cultural norms impacting gender roles and responsibilities in agriculture

● A lack of appropriate equipment and technologies

● Negative effects of climate change

● Crop and animal diseases

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Indicator Kasai Kasai Central Tanganyika

Stunting levels among children under five

47.4 percent 53.7 percent 18.7 percent

Exclusive Breastfeeding for children 0 - 5 months

30.1 percent 47.6 percent 55.3 percent

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Indicator Kasai Kasai Central Tanganyika

Access basic water services within 30 minutes of their home.

11.2 percent 8.5 percent 40.9 percent

Access to improved sanitation facilities

6.2 percent 10.4 percent 19.2 percent

Geographic Targeting

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TanganyikaKasai CentralKasai

Territories and Health Zones Not Included

Province Territories and Health Zones Not Included

Tanganyika

● Territories — Nyunzu and Kongolo

● Health zones – Kalemie, Nyemba, Moba, and

Kansimba

Kasai ● No restrictions

Kasai Central ● Dimbelenge territory

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GOAL: Food, nutrition and economic security (FNES) is sustainably improved among vulnerable households.

Purpose 1: Strengthened livelihoods and increased incomes

Sub-Purpose 1.1:

Improved usage to credit and capital

Sub-Purpose 1.2:

Increased profitable, diverse small and medium enterprises and income-generating activities (IGAs)

Sub-Purpose 1.3:

Increased sustainable agricultural production

Purpose 2: Improved utilization of food among vulnerable people

Risk Reduction and Resilience

Power Dynamics, Gender, and Social Inclusion

Sub-Purpose 2.1:

Improved maternal infant and young child nutrition behaviors

Sub-Purpose 2.2:

Improved WASH behaviors

Governance

Climate Adaptation

• Improve usage of fair and equitable credit and capital to increase profitable enterprises and agricultural production.

• Include on-farm, off-farm, and/or non-farm livelihoods, from self-employment to small business creation

• Prioritize the interests of women, youth, and vulnerable groups.

Purpose 1: Strengthened Livelihoods and Increased Incomes

• USAID encourages applicants to select three to five key maternal, infant, and young child nutrition behaviors.

• Equitable and affordable access to sustainable WASH infrastructure is a precondition to improving WASH behaviors

Purpose 2: Improved utilization of food among vulnerable people

Throughout the design and implementation, partners will be expected, to the extent possible, to integrate Purpose 1 and 2 activities across the same participant population.

Integration Across Purposes

• Risk Reduction and Resilience

• Governance

• Gender, Youth, Social Inclusion, and Patterns of Power

• Climate Adaptation

Cross-cutting Themes

Key Personnel

● Chief of Party

● Strategic Learning Advisor

● Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Lead

● Monitoring and Evaluation Lead

● Commodity Manager

● Purpose 1 Lead

● Purpose 2 Lead

Management

● Staffing plan should demonstrate the ability to recruit highly qualified, technical, managerial, M&E, commodity management, and program learning staff.

● Management structure that ensures:

○ The efficient use of resources

○ Effective and adaptive management

○ Strong technical implementation

○ Logistical, operational, financial, and administrative support

Title II Commodities

● Demonstrate how Title II commodities will contribute to the stated purposes, sub-purposes, and cross cutting themes

● Avoid disincentivizing engagement in Purpose 1 activities

● Provide a description of the ration including the amount of each commodity being proposed

● Demonstrate experience managing the transportation, storage, and distribution of significant volumes of food commodities in challenging environments.

Sustainability

● Applicants must consider sustainability throughout all aspects of the design.

● Applicants should integrate the sustainability strategy within each technical sector and intervention.

● Four factors for sustainability: resources, capacities, motivation, and linkages

Theory of Change

● The applicant must develop a TOC that maps out the hypothesized series of changes expected to occur within a specific target population in a given context as the result of specific interventions.

● BHA requires a TOC diagram accompanied by complementary TOC documentation submitted with application.

LogFrame

● All applicants must submit a brief Logical Framework (LogFrame) in their application and a detailed LogFrame matrix as an annex.

● The LogFrame should include at least one indicator for each result and may include qualitative inquiries (i.e., qualitative monitoring or qualitative studies), if relevant at the application stage.

M&E Plan

● Monitoring interventions, outcomes, and resilience

● Staffing: M&E personnel

● Strengthening M&E capacity of activity monitoring staff

● Demonstrate ability and interest to collaborate in the design of an external impact evaluation

Refine and Implement

● Applicants must describe how they will effectively use the refinement period to better understand the:

○ Needs, priorities, opportunities, aspirations, norms, and behaviors at the household and community levels.

○ Location-specific root causes of food, nutrition, and economic insecurity including relevant shocks and stressors.

○ Capacities and gaps in local formal and informal institutions, and the power dynamics surrounding them.

○ Viability of proposed approaches in the specific geographic areas.

Merit Review Criteria

Merit Review Criteria Maximum Possible Points

a) Activity Design 75

Context Analysis, Targeting, and Conceptual Framework 15

Appropriate Design of Interventions 30

Community and Public and Private Sector Engagement 10

Sustainability 10

Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion 10

b) Management & Staffing 25

Logistics and Operations 15

Staffing 10

Total Possible Points 100

Timeline

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● Comment period: Closes February 2, 2023

● Email Questions to:

BHA.RFA.720BHA23RFA00001@usaid.gov

● Revised Final RFA is TBD

● Anticipated Award Date: August 2023 mailto:BHA.RFA.720BHA23RFA00001@usaid.gov

Q&A Ground Rules

● Start with questions from those attending in person and on-line, then move to the chat

● Please raise your hand

● If all in-person questions are addressed we will move to the chat

● If we do not get to all questions, they will all be saved and taking into consideration as the RFA is revised.