USAID Economic Security Program – Grants Under Contract Manual

The manual is adapted from DAI's standard policies to meet the specific requirements of the contract and programmatic objectives of the activity. It is in full compliance with all required rules and regulations, including USAID ADS 303 and ADS 302. The manual defines grant eligibility criteria and describes the procedures used to manage grants throughout the grant cycle, including solicitation and evaluation of applications, disbursements, monitoring of results, and closeout requirements. The manual is organized in a way consistent with the structure of the Field Operations Manual (FOM), which is a Lotus Notes database that houses all project policies, procedures, work instructions, forms, and templates. The manual consists of an overall grants policy and three related procedures: Policy 12: Governing Policy on Management and Implementation of Grants, Procedure 12.1: Solicitation and Award of Grants, Procedure 12.2: Grantee Management and Reporting, and Procedure 12.3: Closing Out Grants. The manual is an excerpt from a larger document, and some of the more granular elements, such as forms and work instructions, are omitted. The USAID Economic Security Program has four components, with a total value of $4 million for the first three components and $1.5 million for the fourth component, the Partnership Development Fund (PDF). The program will provide technical assistance and cost-share grants to strengthen market linkages and cooperation among clusters of firms and other value chain participants, improve support services, and enhance growth and productivity across targeted value chains in targeted sectors. Types of potential grant activities complemented by technical assistance may include, but are not limited to, supporting the development of a tourism alliance and other sector associations, facilitating public-private dialogue among sector stakeholders, increasing and strengthening market linkages, and supporting key sector stakeholders to jointly identify and prioritize investments that promote the development of targeted sectors. The Partnership Development Fund (PDF) will allow co-funding with the private sector resource partner, with at least a 1:1 match. The program will co-finance the most promising, high-impact partnership activities to demonstrate their viability and benefits to public, private, and non-private stakeholders.