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Feature APS 2.0 :: USAID Grants Compliance Course :: New Award

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April 8, 2016 Written by Hala Elattar

Grants Comp Ii.a nee

tra1n1ng April 4, 2016

to April 8, 2016

Spotlight: India Partnerships Program (IPP) - APS 2.0 • USAID/lndia announces the publication of its new Annual Program Statement CAPS-386-16-000001) soliciting applications from qualified non-profit, for profit, and governmental organizations for the India Partnerships Program CIPP) to engage in new--or to expand existing--public and private sector partnerships for India in priority areas defined by the Government of India CGOD and the United States Government CUSG).

The IPP supports testing, adoption and scaling of creative or innovative solutions to meet development challenges in the areas of health, food security, clean energy, gender equality, female empowerment, maternal and child health, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, affordable health care, water and sanitation access, early grade reading, promotion of clean and renewable energy, forestry, food security, triangular cooperation, gender and financial inclusion.

The process outlined in the APS will apply to all responses from prospective partners from March 31, 2016 forward. The complete APS document can be accessed at http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=APS-386-16-000001, which includes complete details of the application for consideration. Specific inquiries on this APS can be sent to: indiapartnerships<ausaid.gov

The process has three phases with clear actions, decisions points and deliverables in each phase. A more detailed look at each phase is provided in the following diagram.

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Developing the Capacity of USAID Implementing Partners: USAID/India Grants Compliance Course

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On Monday April 4, 2016 USAID/lndia held its fourth Compliance Course at the Leela Palace Hotel and welcomed twenty-two different organizations and seven staff members representing every sector of its development portfolio. The Grants and Cooperative Agreements course is part of USAID/lndia's Local Capacity Building initiative. The training engaged local organizations to enhance understanding of post-award compliance requirements, and ultimately improve performance.

After a brief introduction exercise, trainers Jeff Bell and Fanny Jorge provided the participants with an overview of the course. The course highlighted the rules and regulations related to Grants and Cooperative Agreements including the significant changes to USAID assistance policies

-~ .:-~ and procedures that have been introduced in the last few years. It also included financial and audit management sessions presented by USAID staff.

IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS IN ATTTENDANCE

AAPL CLEAN

CTA Dept. of Education CTA Dept. of Health

CYSD DAS RA FHl360

INSA-lndia Jhpiego

JSI Kaivalya Education Foundation

NMP+ PSI India

REACH

Room to Read Safewater Network

SARO SATHGURU

SRISTI TERI University The Tibet Fund

Cost share or ·matching refers to the resources a recipient contributes to

the total cost of an agreement.

It becomes a condi ion of an award when it is part of the approved award

budget.

Is verifiable from the recipient's records, ie it

CAN be audited.

Includes all cash and in­kind contributions from

the recipient or third parties.

Upcoming Training

Opportunity 0

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The gross income earned by the recipient that is directly

generated by an activity supported under an

assistance award, or earned as a result of the award.

Includes (but is not limited to):

- Fees for services performed; - The use of rental of real or personal property acquired under USG-funded projects on other non-USG projects; -Sale of commodities or items fabricated under an award; or - Interest on loans made with award funds (ie microcredit programs.)

USAID/lndia Grant Compliance

Course

June 6 - June 10, 2016

The Leela Palace New Delhi

Resources that a non­traditional USAI D partner brings to a public-private

partnership, ie the portion not borne by USAID.

These non-traditional resource partners are

typically OT receiving USAID funds.

It can be a variety of forms - anything of value

that is measured, fi nancial contributions,

third party contributions, donated services or

property, or intellectual property.

It can OT be audited.

VISIT US https://www.usaid.gov/india

https://www.usaid.gov/india/ work-with-us/partnership­

opportunities

https://www.usaid.gov/work­usaid/resources-for-partners

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act

The Ministry of Home Affairs, India, has extended the date for filiY!g applications for renewal of FCRA registrations up to June 30, 2016. www.fc raonl i ne.n ic

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New Cooperative Agreement: Lord1s Education and Health Society (LEHS) I WISH Foundation ROAA India, Sri Lanka & Maldives is proud to announce that a Cooperative Agreement has been executed with w I S H Lord's Education and Health Society CLEHS) I WISH Foundation.

The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to demonstrate and scale up high impact innovations to transform primary healthcare delivery in high priority districts of the states with low performing health indicators. State Consortium to Accelerate Leverage and Economize CSCALE) acts as the facilitating platform between the government, private sector organizations, innovators and social enterprises and healthcare ecosystem partners in bringing together financial and technical resources in catalyzing integration of promising health innovations into the state public health system.

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s Section 579 of the FY200 . Act requf res the reporting of~ Fore1g~ Operations commodities purchased with ~xe~ paid on funds. In order for th M. . ore1gn Assistance reporting requiremen:a ~ss1on to meet this 579, we request annual~ comply with Section contractors and grante tnform~?n from alt our taxes (VA1) and custi es pert~1m~gto value added commodities financed o~s duties imposed on excess of $500 er~ with ~SAID assistance in period wilt cover~ ~~sachon. The reporting ::ough September 13r~tif°A' ~ctober I, 2014 . is reporting requirem~nt und S au~e regarding Incorporated in all contra t er echon 579 was Please ensure that th. . ~ s and grant agreements AO~before April 3~~ 2o~~~ation reaches your .

HOT TOPICS

Q: Wftat ii tfte 6e1rejit for USl1 f'D to 6e wor~f1rg tftrougft part1rer1 f111teao of f111pfe111e1rtf 1rg projectJ Of rectfg?

This section is meant to provide guidance in the form of Q&A. We

encourage you to submit your question(s) to helattar@usaid.gov.

We will address them and feature the answer. We hope you will find this section helpful and informative. A: ~cogt1izit1g #iat ot1e orgat1izatiot1 or sector cat1t1ot

solve #ie world's most ifltractable developmet1t challet1ges, USAID proactively seeks to build partt'lerships #iat leverage #ie combit1ed sk.ills, assets, techt1ologies at1d resources of the pubffo, private and Y10nprofit sectors to deliver sustainable development impact. Such parrnerships enable us to achieve more work.ing together than we ever could work.ing alone.

Building parrnerships with U&AID starts with denning a shared vision of what we want to achieve together, and then co­creating a parrnership that taps into the respective strengths of different parrners. We believe the most effective parrnerships are those in which risks, responsibilities and rewards are shared, and which address core interests of all parties involved.

https:/ lwww.usaid.gov/ partt1ership-opportut1ities/build-partt1ership-us

Q: How ooet USl1 f'D e1rgage wftft tfte private 1ector?

A: USAID works wi#i compat1ies where #iere is strot1g aligt1met1t betweet1 busit1ess iflterests at1d developmet1t objectives. The opportut1ities for strot1g aligt1met1t of it1terests are growit1g markets, customer bases at1d work.forces. More 1tiat1 90 percet1t of nt1at1cial flows from #ie U.5. to developit1g world are t'IOW from private sources, creatit1g at'I opportut1ity for USAID at1d #ie private sector to work. toge#ier leverage complemet1tary stret1g1tis at1d resources to promote mark.et-led developmet1t.

Mat1y obstacles busit1esses face are symptoms of #ie social at'ld ecot1omic developmet1t challet1ges USAID is work.it1g to address it1 developit1g cout1tries from outreach at'ld supply chait1 stability to commut'lity it1vestmet1t at1d work.force developmet1t. USAID works as co-it1vestor, cot1Vet1er, facilitator at'ld risk. mitigator, offerit1g support to compat1ies 1tiat it1 tum share #ieir resources, assets at1d expertise to reduce poverty at'ld spur ecot1omic growth #irough mark.et-based solutiot1s.

USAID has a lot1g track. record of partt1erit1g wi#i #ie busit1ess commut'lity. We work. collaboratively wi#i #ie private sector to improve #ie busit1ess et1virot1met1ts of developit1g cout1tries, mitigate risk. at1d help compat1ies nt1d growth at1d it1vestmet1t opportut1ities it1 critical developmet1t sectors. Sit1ce 2001, we have built more 1tiat1 1,600 alliat1ces wi#i 3,000 partt'lers, spat1t1it1g all regiot1s at1d developmet1t priorities at1d leveragit1g more #iat'I ~ 19 billiot1 it1 public at1d private resources.

https://www.usaid.gov/ sites/ default/flies/ documet'lts/15396/2015-1-29 Et1gagit1g wi#i #ie 'Private Sector_FINALpdf

Please direct questions or comments about this newsletter to Hala Elattar at helattar<ausaid.gov or to Tracie Frost at tfrost<ausaid.gov. READOUT Special Edition April 2016