IFRP-DRAFT-2017-RFA-DRAFT | IFRP DRAFT 2017 RFA 00001

Opportunity Information: Apply for IFRP DRAFT 2017 RFA 00001

The opportunity titled IFRP-DRAFT-2017-RFA-DRAFT (Funding Opportunity Number: IFRP DRAFT 2017 RFA 00001) is a draft Request for Applications released by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the International Food Relief Partnership (IFRP) program. This notice is explicitly labeled as a DRAFT RFA for comment only, meaning it was shared to gather feedback and is not an active solicitation. In other words, it is not accepting applications, and organizations were not supposed to submit proposals for funding based on this draft version.

If finalized, the program focus would be on operational support for international food relief, specifically the transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable, prepackaged food commodities. The intent is to fund organizations that can move and deliver these packaged foods and manage their distribution to intended recipients under the IFRP framework, which centers on getting ready-to-use, shelf-stable food products to populations in need. The funding activity category is Food and Nutrition, and the assistance listing referenced is CFDA 98.008 (a USAID foreign assistance program area).

The draft indicates the funding instrument would be a grant and that the opportunity is categorized as discretionary. It anticipates making multiple awards, with an estimated 18 awards expected, and lists an award ceiling of $2,000,000 (implying individual awards could be up to that amount, though final award sizes and terms would normally be clarified in the final RFA). The draft opportunity record shows a creation date of March 3, 2017, and an original closing date of April 13, 2017, which in the context of a draft likely functioned as a deadline for comments rather than a proposal submission deadline.

Eligibility, as stated in the summary information, is aimed at nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The narrative also mentions U.S. private voluntary organizations and international organizations as the types of entities USAID intended to engage for this work, consistent with partners that have logistics, last-mile delivery capacity, and field distribution networks appropriate for humanitarian food assistance.

In practical terms, the key takeaway is that this posting describes a planned USAID IFRP grant program to support logistics and distribution of shelf-stable, prepackaged food aid, potentially through many awards with a relatively high ceiling per award, but the specific document referenced here was not a live funding opportunity. Any organization interested would have needed to wait for a final, official RFA before preparing and submitting an application.

• The Agency for International Development in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IFRP-DRAFT-2017-RFA-DRAFT" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.008.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 03, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 13, 2017. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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