USAID Access Miahy | 72068724RFA00007

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USAID Access Miahy is a USAID/Madagascar funding opportunity (USAID-Antananarivo) seeking applications from qualified organizations to implement a health-focused program under a cooperative agreement structure. The opportunity is posted as Funding Opportunity Number 72068724RFA00007 on Grants.gov, with an original application closing date of November 27, 2024. The catalog/assistance listing reference included with the notice is CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 98.001, which broadly covers USAID foreign assistance activities.

The funding instrument is identified as a cooperative agreement, which usually means USAID expects to have substantial involvement during implementation compared with a standard grant (for example, collaboration on technical direction, coordination requirements, or shared decision-making on key elements). The notice indicates USAID intends to make one or more awards, but the listing also states an expected number of awards of 1. The maximum funding amount shown for the award (award ceiling) is USD 90,000,000, signaling a large-scale activity, potentially national or multi-region in scope, depending on what is specified in the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Eligibility is explicitly listed as unrestricted, meaning USAID is open to applications from a wide range of entity types as long as they meet the eligibility and responsibility requirements laid out in the NOFO (particularly Section C). In practice, that can include nonprofits, for-profits, higher education institutions, and other qualified organizations, but applicants must still comply with the detailed requirements in the solicitation, including any mandated experience, management capacity, and compliance standards that USAID typically applies.

Applications will be reviewed and selected based on the merit review criteria described in the NOFO and are also subject to a risk assessment. This is a common USAID approach: even a technically strong proposal can be affected by organizational risk factors such as financial management capacity, past performance, compliance history, or internal controls. The notice emphasizes that applicants should read the NOFO carefully to understand the program being sought, the required application components, formatting and submission rules, and the selection process.

The opportunity is administered through Grants.gov and may be amended, so applicants are responsible for monitoring the posting and ensuring they are working from the most current version of the solicitation and any amendments. USAID also notes it is not responsible for errors that occur during transmission or conversion of documents from the online system, which is another reason applicants typically download and verify the full package early and revisit the posting periodically.

A key administrative requirement is that applicants must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) as required in the NOFO (referenced as Section D.6.g in the notice). USAID warns that SAM registration can take many weeks, so organizations that are not already active in SAM should start that process well ahead of the deadline to avoid being found ineligible at the time of award.

Finally, the notice lays out the standard federal disclaimer that the issuance of the NOFO is not a commitment to make an award and does not obligate the US Government to reimburse any costs incurred in preparing or submitting an application. Questions must be submitted to the points of contact listed in Section G of the NOFO by the stated questions deadline, and USAID will typically publish answers for all potential applicants through a formal amendment on Grants.gov to keep the process fair and transparent.

• The Madagascar USAID-Antananarivo in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID Access Miahy" 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 2024-10-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-11-27. (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 $90,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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