Emergency Nutrition and WASH Rapid Response Capacity in Ethiopia | APS OFDA 17 000001

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The USAID funding opportunity titled Emergency Nutrition and WASH Rapid Response Capacity in Ethiopia (Funding Opportunity Number APS OFDA 17 000001) is an Annual Program Statement designed to help qualified organizations apply for USAID support using two key emergency funding streams: OFDA International Disaster Assistance and Food for Peace (FFP) Title II emergency resources. The central goal is to strengthen Ethiopia's ability to respond quickly and in a coordinated way to acute humanitarian shocks in vulnerable areas, with a specific focus on emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and emergency nutrition interventions. The program is meant to be "triggered" when conditions deteriorate, so it is structured around readiness, speed, and operational flexibility rather than slow-onset development work.

A defining feature of the opportunity is its emphasis on linking WASH and nutrition programming as part of a rapid response model. USAID is looking for projects that do not treat these sectors as separate lanes, but instead deliberately connect them in emergency operations, recognizing that poor water and sanitation conditions can drive malnutrition and disease, and that nutrition recovery is harder to sustain without safe water and hygiene. Alongside these integrated approaches, applicants are expected to include the provision of specialized nutrition commodities within a Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) package. In practical terms, that means the award is intended to support emergency nutrition programming that can deliver the kinds of targeted products and inputs typically used to treat acute malnutrition in community settings, while ensuring WASH measures reduce the risks that contribute to wasting and illness.

Another major expectation is continuous monitoring and analysis of the humanitarian situation. Proposed activities should show how the implementing partner will keep a close, real-time watch on evolving needs and risks, analyze trends, and translate that information into rapid action. USAID explicitly notes that the response mechanism should be able to move immediately when an acute emergency occurs, either through direct implementation by the awardee or by quickly channeling support to others through small grants. That small-grants element signals that USAID wants a structure that can extend reach and speed by funding local or specialized responders quickly when conditions change, rather than relying only on a single organization to deliver everything itself.

The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and will be implemented through cooperative agreements, which typically involve substantial engagement from the funding agency during implementation compared with a standard grant. The activity category is Disaster Prevention and Relief and the CFDA number listed is 98.001. The award ceiling is set at $37,000,000, and USAID anticipated making up to two awards, indicating a relatively large-scale mechanism intended to cover significant geographic areas or high-impact rapid response operations. The original closing date for applications was October 13, 2017, and the opportunity was created on April 14, 2017.

Eligibility is limited to specific organizational types. USAID indicates that eligible applicants include private voluntary organizations (PVOs) or cooperatives, preferably registered with the USAID Administrator, though unregistered applicants may still apply. The definition of PVOs includes U.S. and non-U.S. nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, including international and local NGOs, as defined in relevant U.S. regulations (including 22 CFR 203.2) and consistent with Food for Peace Act provisions and USAID policy (ADS 303.2). At the same time, USAID clearly excludes several categories from eligibility: individuals, public international organizations, foreign governments, parastatal organizations, and U.S. government departments and agencies. In short, the competition is aimed at nonprofit and cooperative partners capable of operating at scale in emergency settings, coordinating across sectors, and maintaining the kind of readiness and analytical capacity needed to launch rapid, targeted interventions when acute crises occur.

• The Agency for International Development in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Emergency Nutrition and WASH Rapid Response Capacity in Ethiopia" 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 2017-04-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-10-13. (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 $37,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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