The New Partnerships Initiative Global Health Annual Program Statement is a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development that funds international health organizations, including faith-based organizations and community groups, that have not previously received USAID funding. Issued in 2019 with a closing date of September 30, 2025, the initiative supports projects aligned with USAID's global health priorities.

NPI deliberately targets new and underutilized partners to broaden the ecosystem of organizations implementing U.S. global health assistance. Eligible applicants are non-governmental organizations, including first-time USAID recipients, with programming capacity in eligible countries.

APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) Federal Agency Name: United States Agency for International Development Funding Opportunity Title: New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) – Global Health Announcement Type: Annual Program Statement (APS) Funding Opportunity Number: 7200AA19APS00013 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 98.

001 Issuance Date: July 12, 2019 Closing Date: September 30, 2025 Questions Deadline for this APS Document: July 22, 2019 at 10:00 am ET For questions on this APS document, please submit all questions to Mrs. Samantha Pierre via email at spierre@usaid. gov by the deadline specified above. Please see individual Round documents for each Round’s deadlines and submission instructions for concept papers.

For a USAID Mission or USAID/Washington Office wishing to issue a Round under this APS, the program description must fit within Section I of this document. Please contact Charles “Chuck” Pope (cpope@usaid. gov) for review of the Round document - it must be reviewed before being posted publicly under this APS.

All new Rounds must be posted as a NPI GH APS Round on the USAID Business Forecast. APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The United States Agency for International Development is announcing the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Global Health Annual Program Statement (APS) (known hereafter as NPI GH APS).

Through this APS, USAID announces its desire to engage locally-based new and underutilized partners to expand and amplify the Agency’s work in the health sector. The overall Agency NPI seeks to support partner countries’ progress on the Journey to Self-Reliance, achieve sustainable and resilient results, and catalyze more effective partnering for impact.

This APS is designed to support specific Administration and Agency priorities and criteria for new and underutilized partners (NUPs), especially locally-based NUPs. Individual USAID Missions or Bureaus (also known together as Operating Units) will then request Concept Papers via Rounds as the first step in a three-step process that could result in an award.

For the purposes of the NPI Global Health APS, a “Round” is defined as a specific program description that falls under the larger NPI GH APS goal, purpose, and results but is tailored to a certain focus and/or type of new partnership. Interested organizations should read this entire APS, as well as any Rounds, and follow the instructions for submitting a Concept Paper.

Applicants should not submit Concept Papers in response to this umbrella APS, but only to Rounds published to this APS. USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the concept papers and applications submitted under this APS and its respective Rounds. USAID also reserves the right to not conduct a co-creation phase and request full applications from successful applicants at concept paper stage.

USAID is available to respond to questions from applicants about the process. Applicants should submit questions by email to the point of contact (POC) identified in the specific Round through which they are considering submitting a concept paper. Applicants should send general questions about the below information by email to Mrs. Samantha Pierre, Agreement Officer, at spierre@usaid.

gov , by the deadline specified above. As Rounds occur, notifications will be posted on Grants. gov. USAID sincerely hopes that your organization will consider submitting a Concept Paper to a Round of the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Global Health APS.

/ s / Charles S. “Chuck” Pope Supervisory Agreement Officer APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) SECTION I: PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 5 C. PROGRAMMATIC & GEOGRAPHIC 7 SECTION II: FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION 12 B.

START DATE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR FEDERAL AWARDS 12 C. EXPECTED IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM 12 D. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 12 E.

AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE 13 F. BENEFITING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS 13 SECTION III: ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION 14 A. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS 14 SECTION IV: CONCEPT PAPER SUBMISSION INFORMATION 17 A.

AGENCY POINT OF CONTACT 17 B. CONCEPT PAPER AND APPLICATION PROCESS 17 C. FUNDING RESTRICTIONS 22 D.

CONCEPT PAPER CONTENT 22 SECTION V: CONCEPT PAPER REVIEW INFORMATION 26 A. MERIT REVIEW CRITERIA 26 SECTION VI: FEDERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION 27 A. FEDERAL AWARD NOTICES 27 C.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 29 E.

INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION 30 APPENDIX A –ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 32 APPENDIX B -DEFINITIONS 34 APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) APPENDIX C - USAID GLOBAL HEALTH PRIORITY COUNTRIES BY HEALTH SECTOR (as of 5/1/2019) 37 APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) SECTION I: PROGRAM DESCRIPTION I.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION The U.S. Agency for International Development is issuing this APS pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended.

The Agency will administer any resulting awards in accordance with Parts 200 and 700 of Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Standard Provisions for U.S./Non-U.S. Organizations; as well as the additional requirements in this APS and any Rounds.

USAID’s New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) To end the need for foreign assistance, USAID must focus on building self-reliance -- defined as the ability of a country, including the government, civil society, and the private sector, to plan, finance, and implement solutions to solve its own development challenges. This approach must be the cornerstone for how USAID orients awards and country partnerships.

In support of this, the Agency’s New Partners Initiative (NPI) 1 is designed to make it easier to partner with new and underutilized development actors (namely local and locally established organizations), based on the belief that a larger and more diverse partner base will expand the available ideas, capabilities and networks to address shared development challenges.

USAID’s Effective Partnering and Procurement Reform (EPPR) process, launched as part of USAID’s Transformation, has sought to identify concrete opportunities for partnering with a broader cross-section of development actors, being more responsive to partners’ ideas, and leveraging better the large amount of private development assistance into which the Agency has little visibility.

This Annual Program Statement (APS) for the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI): Global Health is a result of that effort and hopes to serve as a springboard for specific needs USAID can help address. A robust health sector includes both public and private providers and partners.

Leveraging the expertise and reach of local and locally established partners, such as (but not limited to) community based CBOs, faith based organizations (FBOs), and small businesses, is a key component of increasing the quality, access and sustainability of health programs at the country level.

Building new effective and long-term partnerships can spur innovation and create new paths for development solutions to accelerate progress at the country and community level. The NPI GH APS is intended to facilitate locally generated solutions focusing on country empowerment and accountability to improve health services and leverage additional resources in USAID priority countries (see Appendix C). > 1https://www.

usaid. gov/npi APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) NPI GH will specifically target local and locally established, new and under-utilized partners (NUPs). A new partner is defined by this APS as an organization that has never received direct or indirect awards from USAID.

An underutilized partner is defined by the Agency as an organization that has received less than $25 million in direct or indirect awards from USAID over the past five years. The five years is relative to when the organization is applying to a USAID procurement/funding opportunity.

This APS is intended to increase organizations’ technical and organizational capacity in order to better utilize the non-public health sector’s ability to expand access to quality health care services for underserved and vulnerable populations.

USAID’s New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) The overarching goal of the NPI GH APS is to empower new and underutilized partners, many of which are local and locally established organizations, to solve problems not adequately addressed by other USAID investments and that directly respond to the needs of the health sector.

As an initiative, the Agency-wide NPI will increase USAID’s programmatic impacts, based on more collaborative and adaptive partnering, and improve measurable outcomes at the country level through the following: 1) Leveraging private development assistance to respond to the Administration’s priorities and strengthen long-term partners for the Journey to Self-Reliance; 2) Equipping and empowering new and underutilized development partners to maximize the impact of American tax dollars; 3) Supporting solutions that contribute to near-and long-term Administration priorities that will advance the President’s National Security Strategy and support the Foreign Assistance Realignment; 4) Identifying development solutions that will be country- and partner-driven for maximum long-term impact; and 5) Creating incentives for expanding and diversifying USAID’s partner base so that USAID helps to equip and fund more local and locally established partners to support country-level progress.

What is a “New” Partnership? NPI envisions four specific forms for engagement, each intended to offer different entry points for partnering directly or indirectly with local new and underutilized organizations, including locally established organizations. Organizations will need to respond to the specific Round announcement which may have some or all of these modalities listed below: a.

Direct awards to new and underutilized organizations that are local entities in the host country(ies) in which an applicant is applying; b. Direct awards to new and underutilized organizations that are locally established partners (LEPs) in the host country(ies) in which an applicant is applying; c.

Sub-awards that comprise between 50 to 75 percent of the total obligated funding amount to local new or underutilized partners (including locally established partners) via prime awardees serving in a mentorship role (the prime is not subject to the $25 million criteria); OR d. Direct awards to partners to leverage private / non-USG funding.

APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) In partnership option b and c above, a “locally established partner (LEP)” is defined by the Agency as: A U.S. or international organization that works through locally-led operations and programming models.

LEPs: • Have maintained continuous operations in-country for at least five years and materially demonstrate a long-term presence in a country through adherence or alignment to the following:  Local staff should comprise at least 50% of office personnel;  Maintenance of a dedicated local office;  Registration with the appropriate local authorities;  A local bank account; and  A portfolio of locally-implemented programs.

• Have demonstrated links to the local community, including:  If the organization has a governing body or board of directors, then it must include a majority of local citizens;  A letter of support from a local organization to attest to its work; and  Other criteria that an organization proposes to demonstrate its local roots.

(ADS 201, 303) In partnership option d above, “leverage” is defined by the Agency as: Significant resources mobilized from non-U.S. Government sources. USAID seeks the mobilization of resources of other actors on a 1:2 or greater basis (i.e., 50 percent of the proposed value of the award). Leveraged resources may include grants/awards from non-U.S. Government organizations and other donor governments.

(ADS 201, 303, 623) Please see Section III of this APS for more detailed information on these four types of partnerships. Partnerships developed under NPI Global Health APS are expected to contribute to advancing a country’s journey towards self-reliance and improving health outcomes at the country level, as defined in specific Rounds.

Missions and B/IOs have broad latitude under this program to define health objectives related to their mission-specific contexts. C. PROGRAMMATIC & GEOGRAPHIC This NPI GH APS provides the broad framework for USAID’s interest in supporting country-driven solutions, diversifying the partner base, and leveraging private development resources as described in the Section I.

B. of this APS. This umbrella APS establishes the overall purpose, eligibility criteria, and process, under which specific and yet-to-be-determined requests will be issued (referred to as Rounds).

USAID will express specific programmatic and geographic priorities through individual Rounds, issued on an as-needed basis, which reflect the particular programmatic or geographic focus of a USAID Mission, or B/IO.

This approach will ensure that specific Rounds reflect the objectives and nuances of each unique environment, and that USAID Missions or B/IOs are in a position to review concept papers and potentially issue awards (with assistance from USAID Washington when necessary).

APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) Programmatic Health Priorities USAID's global health programs have three overarching strategic priorities that build on the success and focus of USAID’s work in the health sector, while building sustainable and resilient health systems in the poorest regions of the world.

Missions and B/IOs may focus on some or all of the health elements described below, as determined by their priorities. To see a breakdown of USAID-supported health programmatic areas, please see ADS Chapter 201 on the Global Health Program Accounts. Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths In the past 10 years, USAID has helped save the lives of more than 5 million children and 200,000 women through numerous programs.

Efforts have focused on 25 priority countries (see Appendix C), that together account for more than two-thirds of maternal and child deaths worldwide. Despite this progress, more than 15,000 children and 830 women still die every day from preventable causes. Mothers and children are invaluable to their families, communities, societies, and economies, and the loss of even one life robs these families and communities of their potential.

Through programmatic efforts in maternal and child health , nutrition , voluntary family planning and reproductive health, and water and sanitation, USAID is working to prevent child and maternal deaths globally. Controlling the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Since 1986, USAID's HIV/AIDS program has been on the forefront of the global AIDS crisis.

As a key implementer of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), USAID provides global leadership; supports country-led efforts; and applies science, technology and innovation to support the implementation of cost-effective, sustainable and appropriately integrated HIV/AIDS interventions at scale to achieve HIV/AIDS epidemic control. Through PEPFAR to date, more than 13.

3 million people are on life-saving antiretroviral treatment; 85. 5 million people have received HIV testing and counseling, including more than 11. 2 million pregnant women; 6.

4 million orphans and vulnerable children have received care and support; and more than 250,000 healthcare workers have been trained to deliver HIV and other health services. Combating Infectious Diseases With scores of infectious diseases continuing to threaten humankind, USAID-led efforts include a focus on malaria, tuberculosis (TB), neglected tropical diseases plus other public health threats.

Emerging public health threats such as Ebola and Zika have also been a growing priority for USAID in recent years. Part of addressing these infectious diseases includes programs that are strengthening health systems around the world by building better capacity to detect outbreaks, mitigate transmission, and prevent epidemics.

Though still a critical issue, the prevalence of TB has declined by nearly 50 percent since 1990, and in 2015 alone, USAID programs continued to treat nearly 3 million people for TB and started more than 70,000 on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) regimens. Over the past 12 years, USAID has delivered over 2. 3 billion treatments to about 1.

1 billion people affected by neglected tropical diseases , a group of APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) parasitic and bacterial infections that cause profound suffering.

2 Expected NPI GH APS Results The NPI GH APS will seek to utilize multiple modalities of awards designed to achieve the following overarching results: 1) Expanded number of new and underutilized partners contributing to the demand and utilization of high-quality, high-impact, health care services, information and supplies at sub-national or national levels, and 2) Increased organizational capacity of local or locally-established partners that are new or underutilized partners (as defined by USAID) to support the advancement or scale up of innovative health services in targeted geographic areas and across the health sector.

Other results under possible NPI GH APS award(s) could include but are not limited to: ● Increased number of new and underutilized partners working with USAID to improve health outcomes in targeted health interventions; ● Strengthened indigenous and/or local capacity to address health sector needs and to promote the sustainability of host countries’ efforts to improve health outcomes; ● Increased number of new and underutilized partners that have received capacity building and support and can effectively meet USAID compliance and regulatory standards to receive direct awards; ● Increased number of beneficiaries (disaggregated by sex) receiving health outreach information on priority health interventions; and ● Increased number and percentage of targeted population seeking and receiving quality health service.

Round documents could specify the results for that Round based on the focus of that particular program description. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential for achieving USAID’s development goals. The USAID Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy (https://www.

usaid. gov/sites/default/files/documents/1865/GenderEqualityPolicy_0. pdf )advances equality between women and men, boys and girls, and empowers women and girls to participate fully in and benefit from development activities, through the integration of gender in the entire project cycle -- from project design and implementation to monitoring and evaluation.

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gov/what-we-do/global-health APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) This integrated approach focuses on achieving three overarching outcomes: 1) Reducing gender disparities in access to, control over and benefit from the resources, wealth, opportunities, and services – economic, social, political, and cultural; 2) Reducing gender-based violence and mitigating its harmful effects on individuals and communities, so that all people can live healthy and productive lives; and 3) Increasing the capability of women and girls to realize their rights, determine their life outcomes, and influence decision-making in households, communities, and societies.

All activities under the NPI GH APS will contribute to reducing gender disparities in access to, control over, and benefit from health services. Rounds under this APS may specify additional cross-cutting area including but not limited to youth and integrated programming. USAID has outlined the process through which potential applicants may apply under potential Rounds in Section IV of this APS.

The diagram in Figure 1 below is a summary: Figure 1 APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) Extensive Partnership: Co-Creation and Shared Responsibility In order to foster sustainable and transformational development impact in health, NPI GH APS award(s) shall entail extensive partnering and collaboration between USAID Missions or B/IOs and the applicant from design to implementation.

Ideally, the applicable USAID Mission or B/IO will jointly identify and define with the applicant(s) the development problems to tackle in the program and then collaborate to determine whether and how to solve those problems and achieve the greatest degree of measurable, sustainable impact. USAID Missions or B/IOs will work with the applicant(s) to mobilize, leverage and more effectively apply each other’s respective expertise.

3 Awards should be co-created, co-developed, and co-implemented. This means that, rather than telling applicants how USAID wants to solve a problem, the Agency presents a challenge and solicits the best ideas for how to address it and works from concept to issuance and then management of awards in an iterative, participatory, and collaborative process. > 3Refer to 2 CFR 200.

205, 200. 207 and ADS 303. 3.

9 for additional information. APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) SECTION II: FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION This APS is not a request for concept papers. Concept papers must be provided in response to, and in accordance with the instructions provided in, a specific Round.

Specific information and instructions for awards under this APS will be provided in individual Rounds, which can be found under the APS funding opportunity posting on Grants. gov by clicking on the “Related Documents” tab. USAID is under no obligation to review general concepts submitted under this umbrella APS, or to provide feedback for such submissions.

USAID intends that this APS will be used to provide for full and open competition for responsible qualified applicants. The NPI GH APS is not supported by specific funds. The funding for the Rounds under this APS will be provided through USAID/W offices, as well as USAID mission field support for USAID/W issued Rounds, and direct USAID mission funds for USAID/Mission issued Rounds.

As determined by the source of funding, awardee(s) will be expected to comply with the legal and USAID policy requirements that govern the Agency’s programming. Pending funding availability, there may be multiple Rounds for this APS that will all aim to meet the Purpose mentioned in Section I. The financial range for award(s) will be specified in each Round.

B. START DATE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR FEDERAL AWARDS Concept papers must offer a period of performance in accordance with the guidance provided in the Round. The initial period of performance must be 60 months or less.

Multiple awards may be made as a result of the Round(s) of this APS. The actual number of awards under the Round(s) of this APS is subject to the availability of funds and the viability of concept papers/applications received. Accordingly, USAID reserves the right to award multiple awards, one award, or no awards at all under each Round.

C. EXPECTED IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM Awards resulting from this NPI GH APS may take the form of a grant (including but not limited to a fixed amount award) or cooperative agreement (including but not limited to framework agreements and Leader with Associates awards). Each Round will define the types of award instruments available for potential awardees.

If a Round anticipates awarding a cooperative agreement, the expected substantial involvement will be included in the Round. Please see Section VI for more information on each type of potential assistance mechanism. An acquisition mechanism will not be awarded under any Round of this APS.

Intellectual Property is discussed in 2 CFR 200. 448 (for US NGOs) and in Mandatory Provision 7 Title to and Use of Property (December 2014) (for non-US NGOs). In general, awardee(s) may elect to pursue ownership of intellectual property that is developed as a result of an award from a Round of this APS.

In such cases, USAID would typically retain a nonexclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to use any such intellectual property. APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) E. AUTHORIZED GEOGRAPHIC CODE The authorized geographic code for the procurement of services and commodities is 937.

If a Round wants to utilize geographic code 935, a waiver in compliance with 22 CFR 228 must be approved prior to the Round document being released. F. BENEFITING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Priority countries are included in Appendix C.

If a Round of this APS has a specific geographic focus, it will clearly state this. This does not, however, preclude activities in other USAID-supported countries.

[END OF SECTION II] APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) SECTION III: ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION U.S. and non-U.S. public, private, for-profit, and nonprofit organizations, as well as institutions of higher education, public international organizations, and non-governmental organizations, are eligible to submit a concept paper under each Round(s) of the APS.

Further, the organization must be a legally-recognized, organizational entity under applicable law, legally registered in a country within the geographic code 937 (“the United States, the recipient country, and developing countries other than advanced developing countries, but excluding any country that is a prohibited source,” per ADS 310. 3. 1.

1). Each Round may further restrict eligibility if the Mission or B/IO determines it is in their best interest (this may be subject to further approvals). All applicants must comply with all USAID required rules and requirements.

Each recipient must be a responsible entity. The AO may determine a Pre-Award survey is required and if so, would establish a formal survey team to conduct an examination that will determine whether the prospective recipient has the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills – or ability to obtain them – in order to achieve the objectives of the program.

USAID strongly encourages applications from potential new partners who meet the eligibility requirements and are willing to be subjected to a Pre-Award Survey. Individuals, unregistered, or informal organizations are not eligible to apply to this APS. Concept papers from organizations that do not meet the above eligibility criteria, and individuals, will not be reviewed and evaluated.

Additionally, consistent with the Round to which they are applying, the applicant must identify which of the four types of partnerships they are seeking below in the concept paper to be eligible.

A concept paper that does not meet the type(s) of partnerships allowed in a Round will be determined to be ineligible and not be evaluated: Four Types of Partnerships NPI envisions four specific forms for partnerships (funding modalities), each intended to offer different entry points for partnering directly or indirectly with new, underutilized, or established organizations.

Organizations will need to respond to the specific Round announcement which may have some or all of these modalities listed below: ➢ Modality 1: Direct awards to new and underutilized organizations that are local 4 entities in the host country(ies) in which the applicant is applying. New and > 4As defined in ADS 303. 3.

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5(b)(2): “For purposes of consistency and reporting, the definition of ‘local entity’ means an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that: (1) Is legally organized under the laws of; (2) Has as its principal place of business or operations in; (3) Is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of; and (4) Is managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the country receiving assistance.

For purposes of this section, APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) underutilized partners that are local entities may apply for direct funding via specific Rounds issued under the NPI GH APS. Per Section I and Appendix B of this APS, a new partner is defined by this APS as an organization that has never received direct or indirect awards from USAID.

An underutilized partner is defined by the Agency as an organization that has received less than $25 million in direct or indirect awards from USAID over the past five years. The five years is relative to when the organization is applying to a USAID procurement/funding opportunity.

➢ Modality 2: Direct awards to new and underutilized organizations that are locally established partners (LEPs) in the host country(ies) in which the applicant is applying.

U.S.-based or international partners are eligible if (1) they meet the definition of a LEP (please see Section I and Appendix B); (2) they have received less than $25 million cumulatively in USAID funding over the previous five (5) years to date; and (3) currently have additional, non-USAID funding streams that exceed total funding received worldwide from the USAID ( e. g .

, if an applicant has implemented $5 million in USAID funding, it must demonstrate at least $5 million in funds worldwide from sources other than the USAID). ➢ Modality 3: Sub-awards to local new or underutilized partners via prime awardees serving in a limited mentorship role.

NPI recognizes the important role and capacity that established partners (defined in this APS as those organizations that already have a financial relationship with USAID above the threshold established in the APS of $25M in USAID funds in the past five years) bring to local new and underutilized organizations around the world.

NPI acknowledges that many partners lack the capacity, or desire, to comply with the stringent requirements associated with awards from the U.S. Government. This modality will allow established partners to build the capacity of local new and underutilized partners to meet the requirements to become a USAID direct awardee or provide them the support they need to implement programs under this APS that have measurable impact.

Established partners will play a support role to build the capacity of local new and underutilized partners ( e. g . , through technical oversight, compliance support, and mentoring).

The prime will not directly assist project beneficiaries. NPI envisions two modalities of support under this approach, focused on partnering with either local new and underutilized entities (modality 3a) or new and underutilized LEPs (modality 3b) as sub-awardees: ○ Modality 3a: Local Entity Sub-Awardees Moving to Direct Award.

Prime awardees must pass at least 50 -75% of total award funds obligated to local new and underutilized partners as sub-awardees, with a goal of moving them to qualify for direct awards.

In appropriate cases, USAID > ‘majority owned’ and ‘managed by’ include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization's managers or a majority of the organization's governing body by any means.

” APS Number: 7200AA19APS00013 > USAID New Partnerships Initiative Global H ealth (NPI GH APS) might pursue prime / mentor awards with a provision for transition awards 5 to some entities during the life of the award. ○ Modality 3b: Locally Established Partner Sub-Awardees.

Prime awardees must pass at least 50 - 75% of total award funds obligated to sub-awards to locally established partners (LEPs) that are new and underutilized entities. An award could also have a structure in which the prime partner retains a declining percentage of the value of the award year-on-year ( e. g .

, from 25 percent in Year 1 to 20 percent in Year 5); the average across the years must be at least 50% to LEPs that are new and underutilized. ➢ Modality 4: Direct awards to partners to leverage private/non-USAID funding. NPI also seeks to support partnerships with organizations that can leverage their own private (non-USG) funding, in recognition of the important dual-role that many partners have as both implementers and fundraisers.

Organizations of all types (non-profit, private sector, etc.) can apply. Awardees must propose additional leveraged funds worth a minimum of 50 percent of the total value of the award they seek from USAID; this cannot include in-kind contributions but can include non-federal grants and external