Fiscal Year 2022 Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Resilience Food Security Activity in Mozambique

This amendment includes the Final Version of Fiscal Year 2022 Request for Applications (RFA) for a Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Mozambique -

Final Version of Fiscal Year 2022 Request for Applications (RFA) for a Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Mozambique

Please note that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Request for Applications (RFA) for USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Mozambique has been published (as of Monday, August 9, 2021) on Grants.gov, and is also available on the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) website. The RFA addresses the pertinent questions received during the comments period for the subject RFA when it was still a draft and changes to the RFA are highlighted in yellow.

Applications are due by Monday, October 11, 2021, 11:59 am EDT. Please do not wait until the last day to submit applications. BHA will work toward an expedient decision and will inform successful applicants of its decision.

Please note that no BHA Humanitarian Assistance Officers or field representatives should be contacted about information contained in the RFA materials or with application questions. Any questions concerning this RFA, its appendices, or Technical References must be submitted in writing by Monday, August 23, 2021 to fy22.rfsa.rfa.mozambique@usaid.gov. with "FY 2022 Mozambique RFA" in the subject line.

Please find in the Related Documents section of this opportunity the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Request for Applications (RFA) for a Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Mozambique for review and comments. The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is not requesting the submission of applications at this moment. All background and programmatic information for this solicitation can be found directly within the RFA and included attachments.

Because this version of the FY 2022 RFSA RFA for Mozambique is in draft and subject to change, all potential applicants are strongly advised to wait for the final version before starting to work on an application. USAID reserves the right to adjust the number of awards, funding levels and sources of funding. Applications are submitted at the risk of the applicant, and all preparation and submission costs are at the applicant's expense.

Please note that no USAID/BHA humanitarian assistance officers or field representatives should be contacted in any way about information contained in the draft RFA materials. As stated in the draft RFA, all comments and inquiries should be directed to fy22.rfsa.rfa.mozambique@usaid.gov.

Comments on the draft FY 2022 RFSA RFA for Mozambique are due on Monday April 5, 2021 at noon (Eastern Standard Time). However, please do not wait until the last day to submit your consolidated comments and inquiries. USAID/BHA is planning to have a virtual solicitation briefing while the RFA is in draft. The virtual briefing information will be provided later.

The draft FY 2022 RFSA RFA for Mozambique is available on the USAID website at https://www.usaid.gov/food-assistance/what-we-do/development-activities and in the Related Documents section of this opportunity.

USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) will host a virtual stakeholder briefing on the Draft FY22 Request for Applications (RFA) for Mozambique Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) on March 15, 2021 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). The briefing will include a presentation of the content of the RFA, followed by an opportunity for participants to ask clarifying questions. Please note that the virtual solicitation briefing will be recorded. The link for the recording will be made available following the virtual solicitation briefing.

The agenda is as follows:

● Welcome

● Overview of USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)

● Overview of the RFA

● Layering with USAID Mozambique Activities

● RFSA Goal and Objectives

● Programming Principles

● Refine and Implement

● Monitoring and Evaluation

● Key Personnel

● Evaluation Criteria

● Questions and Answers

Virtual attendance is limited to no more than four people per organization. Participants must RSVP for this briefing by 11:59 pm on March 11, 2021 by entering their name, organization, and email into the Google Form here. Those who RSVP for the virtual solicitation briefing will receive an email with the link and password to access the briefing no later than close of business on Friday, March 12.

The Draft FY22 RFA for Mozambique can be found on Grants.gov and USAID's website.

Please find in the Related Documents section of this opportunity the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Request for Applications (RFA) for a Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Mozambique for review and comments. The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is not requesting the submission of applications at this moment. All background and programmatic information for this solicitation can be found directly within the RFA and included attachments.

Because this version of the FY 2022 RFSA RFA for Mozambique is in draft and subject to change, all potential applicants are strongly advised to wait for the final version before starting to work on an application. USAID reserves the right to adjust the number of awards, funding levels and sources of funding. Applications are submitted at the risk of the applicant, and all preparation and submission costs are at the applicant's expense.

Please note that no USAID/BHA humanitarian assistance officers or field representatives should be contacted in any way about information contained in the draft RFA materials. As stated in the draft RFA, all comments and inquiries should be directed to fy22.rfsa.rfa.mozambique@usaid.gov.

Comments on the draft FY 2022 RFSA RFA for Mozambique are due on Monday April 5, 2021 at noon (Eastern Standard Time). However, please do not wait until the last day to submit your consolidated comments and inquiries. USAID/BHA is planning to have a virtual solicitation briefing while the RFA is in draft. The virtual briefing information will be provided later.

The draft FY 2022 RFSA RFA for Mozambique is available on the USAID website at https://www.usaid.gov/food-assistance/what-we-do/development-activities and in the Related Documents section of this opportunity.