Stakeholder Briefing Invitation_USAID_FFP_Mali_DFSA_RFA_72DFFP20RFA00001.pdf

Subject: Stakeholder Briefing - Draft Mali Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) Request for Application (RFA)

Greetings, USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) will host a stakeholder briefing on the Draft Fiscal Year 2020 Request for Application (RFA) for Mali in Washington, DC on October 24, 2019 and in Bamako, Mali on October 30, 2019. Physical attendance is limited to a maximum of two people per organization for each location. Please register via this link:

https://forms.gle/pJNZTRSbyG3uxXyW7 for attendance and select your preferred location. For the October 24 meeting (Washington, DC), please register by 11:59pm October 22. For the October 30 meeting (Bamako), please register by 11:59pm October 28.

Washington, DC - Thursday, October 24, 2019

Time: Registration and sign-in: 8:30-9:00. Presentation and Discussion: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm U.S. Eastern Standard Time.

RSVP link: https://forms.gle/pJNZTRSbyG3uxXyW7 Location: Food for Peace’s 555 12th St NW office, at the Concourse room C-12.

Agenda:

● Welcome

● Plenary

■ FFP Strategy and Programming Principles

■ Mali Mission Presentation

■ DFSA Goals and Objectives

■ RFA Highlights: Three Phase Solicitation Process, Evaluation

Criteria and Co-Creation

■ Questions & Answers (Q&As)

● Breakout Session (Thematic Group Discussions) including Q&As

● Networking

Arrival instructions:

In Washington, DC, the briefing will be held at the Office of Food for Peace, located at 555 12th St NW, in the Concourse room C-12. Located at the corner of 12th and E St., it is easily accessible from any Metro Center exit point. Upon arrival, please enter the building via the 12th Street entrance. Once there, staff will greet you and guide you to the Concourse.

To participate remotely to the October 24 presentations through Adobe Connect, please use this link: https://ac.usaid.gov/r16k7cr8yanf/.

You can also call in via this conference line:

Phone Number: 701-801-1220 Access Code: 359-914-669 https://forms.gle/pJNZTRSbyG3uxXyW7 https://forms.gle/pJNZTRSbyG3uxXyW7 https://ac.usaid.gov/r16k7cr8yanf/

Please note that in order to participate in the DC-based briefing remotely, you will need to open the Adobe Connect link on the computer to view the presentation, and call in via the conference line to hear and participate. You must do both in order to view the presentation in real time and hear the presentation. For our remote participants, you will be able to ask questions via the phone or via typing them in the Adobe Connect chat function. Remote participation will be limited to plenary presentation and Q&A sessions.

Bamako, Mali - Wednesday, October 30, 2019 (French language) Time: Registration and sign-in: 8:30-9:00. Presentation and Discussion: 9:00 am - 01:00 pm Bamako (GMT - 5:00).

RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/pJNZTRSbyG3uxXyW7 Location: Ecole de Maintien de la Paix Agenda: See above.

In Bamako, Mali, the briefing will be held at the Ecole de Maintien de la Paix in Bamako, ACI 2000 (about 150 to 200 meters from the US Embassy).

Please note that due to technical challenges, there is no remote option for the October 30 event in Bamako. Please call-in to the October 24 presentation for remote attendance.

The draft FY 2020 DFSA RFA for Mali will be available on the USAI/FFP website at https://www.usaid.gov/food-assistance/what-we-do/development-activities and on Grants.gov:

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321381. Please come prepared with your questions. Please share this invitation with your colleagues.

Best Regards, USAID's Office of Food for Peace https://forms.gle/pJNZTRSbyG3uxXyW7 http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NGIkdO8z4y6NIJcMiHF4EDl42H2zA2zqfXpYEBlnKV_JxHFv-8KDqjgGIp5e4Ffa-Hp8D7AeSRsnognlT-PzJI7jOnBVMt0MRmy56-QnO47KdfBkdz0V_Qr-UA-dfDgmNVgC_6lSA_qJS-WLplFaLokpKEefi9zZpy9fuStz4-ETZlRo-eY6UUL7y3vmdRpv0siEPTRhKimoXExdnWtWiA==&c=cwcOu-kc8njQ3tvAjbmEC6Ga2VhLkLBs413KPDpwcLioaEUlS1_nzQ==&ch=qQ_Xs2IQQZfbTNNXzwW51L0qHfEYorH0oYnWZLWxmzbFuCYpT_ipsg== https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321381 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321381