Opportunity Information: Apply for 72044020RFA00004
USAID Vietnam released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for an activity called "USAID Biodiversity Conservation" under funding opportunity number 72044020RFA00004. The opportunity was issued on February 28, 2020, with a deadline for submitting clarification questions of March 9, 2020. Full applications were due by April 15, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Hanoi time. The program falls under the Environment funding activity category (CFDA 98.001) and is grounded in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
The award is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, which USAID notes is essentially treated as a type of grant for the purposes of the NOFO (with related terminology clarified: "grant" equals "cooperative agreement," "grantee" equals "recipient," and "grant officer" equals "agreement officer"). USAID anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of up to USD 38,000,000. At the same time, USAID made clear it retained full discretion to fund one, multiple, or none of the applications depending on results of the review process and agency decisions.
Eligibility for the opportunity was described as unrestricted, meaning applications could be submitted by any qualified entity, so long as the applicant meets the eligibility and submission requirements detailed in the NOFO (particularly Section C). Applications would be evaluated using the NOFO requirements and the Merit Review Criteria. The selected recipient would be responsible for delivering the program objectives laid out in the solicitation and for meeting USAID administrative and performance expectations during implementation.
Several important compliance and administrative points are emphasized. Applicants that have never received USAID funding could be subject to a pre-award audit to assess fiscal responsibility, the adequacy of financial management controls, and to support establishment of an indirect cost rate. The NOFO also highlights mandatory registration and identification requirements, including obtaining a unique entity identifier and completing System for Award Management (SAM) registration as described in Section D.8. Because those registrations can take weeks, applicants were urged to start early to avoid being disqualified for administrative reasons.
From a process standpoint, the NOFO was posted on Grants.gov and could be amended, so applicants were expected to monitor the posting for updates. Questions had to be submitted to the contacts listed in Section D by the stated deadline, and USAID planned to distribute answers to timely questions through an amendment posted to Grants.gov so that all potential applicants had access to the same information. USAID also included standard federal disclaimers: posting the NOFO does not guarantee an award, does not commit the government to reimburse proposal preparation costs, and any costs incurred in preparing or submitting an application are borne by the applicant. The signing official listed was Bruce Gelband, Agreement Officer, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, USAID/Vietnam.Apply for 72044020RFA00004
- The Agency for International Development, USAID-VIETNAM in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID Biodiversity Conservation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 28, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by April 15, 2020 (0900 am, Hanoi Time). (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $38,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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