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The Iraq Addendum to Funding Opportunity Number 7200AA19APS00012 is a USAID Baghdad grant opportunity issued under USAID's New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Conflict Prevention and Recovery Program (CPRP). It sits under an Annual Program Statement (APS) framework that is meant to bring in new and underutilized organizations, especially those that have not traditionally received USAID funding, to broaden the range of local and innovative actors working in places affected by violent conflict. Instead of asking for full proposals right away, the APS uses a staged approach where USAID releases specific Addenda (like this Iraq-focused one) that request Concept Papers as the first step in a three-step process that could lead to an award. A key point is that organizations are not supposed to submit to the umbrella APS by itself; they submit only when an Addendum requests Concept Papers.
The central purpose of this Iraq Addendum is to empower local organizations to tackle problems that are not being adequately addressed by other USAID investments, with a very clear emphasis on communities impacted by ISIS violence and atrocities. The geographic and population focus is specific: communities in the Ninewa Plain and Sinjar, as well as populations displaced from those areas. The intent is not general development programming across Iraq, but targeted recovery and resilience support for conflict-affected communities, particularly those explicitly identified as having been targeted for genocide by ISIS.
Programs supported under this Addendum are expected to concentrate on recovery for beneficiary populations and strengthening the resilience of their communities. While the opportunity allows for a wide range of activity areas, it is framed around tangible community recovery outcomes, meaning proposed work should be practical, community-centered, and oriented toward helping people and local systems stabilize and rebuild after conflict and displacement. The funding activity categories listed for this opportunity are broad and include agriculture, business and commerce, community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment and workforce training, environment, health, housing, and law/justice/legal services. In practice, that breadth signals that USAID is open to different types of locally driven solutions as long as they directly contribute to recovery and resilience in the targeted areas and populations.
Measurement is not optional in this Addendum. USAID expects applicants to define key results and include metrics that specifically measure community recovery and resilience. In other words, it is not enough to describe activities; applicants need to show how success will be tracked in a way that demonstrates progress toward communities being able to recover, withstand future shocks, and restore basic social and economic functioning.
Eligibility is limited to organizations that are legally registered entities under applicable law and that are eligible under relevant laws to receive foreign funding. Individuals and informal or unregistered groups cannot serve as implementing partners under this Addendum. This requirement reinforces USAID's preference for accountable entities that can legally manage and report on grant funds, while still aligning with the broader NPI objective of bringing in partners that may be new to USAID but are nonetheless properly established.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as "Other" and uses a grant as the funding instrument. It is associated with CFDA number 98.001, administered by USAID Iraq (USAID-Baghdad). The posted closing date for submissions under this Addendum was June 15, 2019, and the award ceiling listed is up to $1,000,000 per award. USAID also explicitly notes that it reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted, which is standard language but important for applicants to understand when assessing competitiveness and planning.
Overall, this Addendum is best understood as a targeted call for concept-level ideas from legally registered organizations, with a preference for local and underutilized partners, to deliver measurable recovery and resilience results for ISIS-affected communities in Ninewa Plain, Sinjar, and displaced populations from those areas, using approaches that fill gaps left by other USAID programming.Apply for 7200AA19APS00012 01
- The Iraq USAID-Baghdad in the agriculture, business and commerce, community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment, labor and training, environment, health, housing, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Iraq Addendum to 7200AA19APS00012" 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 2019-05-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-06-15. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is the Iraq Addendum to Funding Opportunity Number (FON) 7200AA19APS00012, issued by USAID Baghdad under USAID's New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Conflict Prevention and Recovery Program (CPRP). It is released as an Addendum under an Annual Program Statement (APS) framework.
How does the APS/Addendum process work?
The APS uses a staged approach rather than requesting full proposals immediately. USAID releases specific Addenda (like this Iraq-focused Addendum) that request Concept Papers as the first step in a three-step process that could lead to an award.
Should applicants submit to the umbrella APS without an Addendum?
No. Organizations are not supposed to submit to the umbrella APS by itself. Submissions are made only when a specific Addendum requests Concept Papers.
What is the main purpose of the Iraq Addendum?
The central purpose is to empower local organizations to address problems not being adequately covered by other USAID investments, with a clear emphasis on communities impacted by ISIS violence and atrocities.
Which geographic areas are specifically targeted?
The focus is on communities in the Ninewa Plain and Sinjar.
Which populations are specifically targeted?
The Addendum targets communities in the Ninewa Plain and Sinjar, as well as populations displaced from those areas. It particularly emphasizes communities explicitly identified as having been targeted for genocide by ISIS.
Is this opportunity meant for general development programming across Iraq?
No. The intent is not broad, general development across Iraq. It is targeted recovery and resilience support for conflict-affected communities in the specified locations and displaced populations from those areas.
What types of outcomes should proposed programs focus on?
Programs are expected to concentrate on recovery for beneficiary populations and strengthening the resilience of their communities. Proposed work should be practical, community-centered, and oriented toward helping people and local systems stabilize and rebuild after conflict and displacement.
What activity areas can be supported under this Addendum?
The listed funding activity categories are broad and include agriculture, business and commerce, community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment and workforce training, environment, health, housing, and law/justice/legal services.
Does USAID restrict projects to only one sector?
The Addendum allows for a wide range of activity areas. The key expectation is that the proposed activities directly contribute to recovery and resilience for the targeted areas and populations.
What does USAID mean by "filling gaps" left by other USAID programming?
The Addendum is intended to support locally driven solutions that address problems not being adequately addressed by other USAID investments, while still aligning with the recovery and resilience objectives for ISIS-affected communities in the target locations and displaced populations.
Are measurement and metrics required?
Yes. Measurement is not optional. Applicants are expected to define key results and include metrics that specifically measure community recovery and resilience.
Is it enough to describe activities without specifying metrics?
No. Applicants need to show how success will be tracked in a way that demonstrates progress toward communities being able to recover, withstand future shocks, and restore basic social and economic functioning.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to organizations that are legally registered entities under applicable law and that are eligible under relevant laws to receive foreign funding.
Can individuals apply?
No. Individuals cannot serve as implementing partners under this Addendum.
Can informal groups or unregistered organizations apply?
No. Informal or unregistered groups cannot serve as implementing partners under this Addendum.
Is this opportunity intended for new or underutilized organizations?
Yes. The APS framework is designed to bring in new and underutilized organizations, especially those that have not traditionally received USAID funding, to broaden the range of local and innovative actors working in places affected by violent conflict.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a grant.
How is the opportunity categorized?
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as "Other."
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 98.001.
Which USAID office administers this opportunity?
It is administered by USAID Iraq (USAID-Baghdad).
What is the submission deadline listed for this Addendum?
The posted closing date for submissions under this Addendum was June 15, 2019.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling listed is up to $1,000,000 per award.
Does USAID guarantee that it will fund submitted applications?
No. USAID explicitly notes that it reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted.
What is the first step an applicant is expected to submit under this Addendum?
The Addendum requests Concept Papers as the first step in the staged process that could lead to an award.
What is the overall goal of this Addendum in practical terms?
Overall, it is a targeted call for concept-level ideas from legally registered organizations, with a preference for local and underutilized partners, to deliver measurable recovery and resilience results for ISIS-affected communities in the Ninewa Plain, Sinjar, and displaced populations from those areas, using approaches that address unmet needs not covered by other USAID programming.
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