United States

Department of

Agriculture

Foreign

Agricultural

Service

Public Meeting

USDA McGovern-Dole International Food

for Education and Child Nutrition

Notice of Funding Opportunity for

FY 2018

January 18, 2018

Jocelyn G. Brown

Deputy Administrator

Office of Capacity Building and Development

Foreign Agricultural Service

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Foreign

Agricultural

Service

Agenda

– FY2017 Recap

– Path Forward

– FY2018 NOFO

– What’s New

– Countries

– Learning Agenda

– Criteria

– Next Steps

– Q&A

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Agricultural

Service

FY 2017 Recap

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Country Participant Total

Beneficiaries

Value

(million US)

Bangladesh World Food Programme 47,689 $17,119,720

Benin Catholic Relief Services 60,017 $21,350,686

Kyrgyz Republic Mercy Corps 92,388 $15,453,090

Laos World Food Programme 201,238 $27,400,079

Liberia Save the Children 79,290 $29,104,746

Nepal World Food Programme 223,135 $29,300,000

Nicaragua Project Concern

International 101,830 $23,248,002

Republic of Congo World Food Programme 108,061 $30,022,053

Total 908,238 $192,998,376

1,630 1,800

27,580

570 960

5,360 240

4,900

1,740 4,170

170 5,060

MGD Commodity

Tonnage (MT) for FY 2017

All Purpose Flour

Corn-Soy Blend Plus

Fortified Rice

Green Split Peas

Hard Red Winter Wheat

Lentils

Small Red Beans

Soft White Wheat

Soy-Fortified Cornmeal

Split Yellow Peas

Sunflowerseed Oil

Vegetable

Oil/Substitutable

22 Proposals

Received for

11 Countries

*Top 5 highest

programmed commodities

in bold

Total = 54,180 MT

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Path Forward

Active Projects as of January 2018

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Senegal

Guinea-Bissau

Sierra Leone

Liberia

Côte d’Ivoire Benin

Rep. of Congo

Cameroon

Ethiopia

Kenya

Rwanda

Tanzania

Malawi

Mozambique

Mali

Haiti

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Kyrgyz Republic

Nepal

Bangladesh

Cambodia

Laos

Burkina Faso

Total Funding: $ 835,423,153

Total Countries: 25

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Purpose

7 U.S. Code 1736o-1 (b)

“The Secretary may establish a program, to be known as ‘McGovern-Dole

International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program,’ requiring the

procurement of agricultural commodities and the provision of financial and

technical assistance to carry out –

(1) preschool and school food for education programs in foreign countries

to improve food security, reduce the incidence of hunger, and improve

literacy and primary education, particularly with respect to girls; and

(2) maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs for pregnant women,

nursing mothers, infants, and children who are 5 years of age or younger.”

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Bangladesh

Bolivia

Honduras

Kenya

Nicaragua

Kyrgyzstan

Major Progress in Guatemala:

National School Meals

Legislation is Passed and

Officially Enacted

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Graduation

Photo Credit: Catholic Relief Services, 2013

“Learning for Life” Semester Report, April –

September 2017

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Graduation

7 U.S. Code 1736o-1 (j)

GRADUATION.—An agreement with an eligible organization under this

section shall include provisions—

(1) to—

• (A) sustain the benefits to the education, enrollment, and attendance of

children in schools in the targeted communities when the provision of

commodities and assistance to a recipient country under a program under

this section terminates; and

• (B) estimate the period of time required until the recipient country or

eligible organization is able to provide sufficient assistance without

additional assistance under this section; or

(2) to provide other long-term benefits to targeted populations of the

recipient country.

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Five-Year Strategy

Harnessing project data to inform strategic programming

Data Analysis Utilizing USDA commodities to fullest potential and ensuring a benefit to the U.S. farmer

Implementers

Cooperators

Post

Other U.S. Government

Addressing challenges and nuances of under-nutrition

Local and Regional Procurement

Food for Progress

Food and Nutrition Service

Partnerships

Graduation through national- and community-level intervention Exchange Programs

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FY 2018 McGovern-Dole Resources

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• Up to $190 million in FY2018

• AWARDS ARE SUBJECT TO FUNDING

AVAILABILITY

• Best Value for Results

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Eligibility

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§ 1599.3 Eligibility and conflicts of interest.

(a) A private voluntary organization, a cooperative, or another

organization that is not an intergovernmental organization is eligible to

submit an application under this part to become a recipient under the

McGovern-Dole Program. FAS will set forth specific eligibility

information, including any factors or priorities that will affect the

eligibility of an applicant or application for selection, in the full text of

the applicable notice of funding opportunity posted on the U.S.

Government Web site for grant opportunities.

(b) Applicants, recipients, and subrecipients must comply with policies

established by FAS pursuant to 2 CFR 400.2(a), and with the

requirements in 2CFR 400.2(b), regarding conflicts of interest.

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New in FY 2018

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• Project Costs: Include all costs (commodity and freight) to total project value

• Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN): When applicable, address the needs of

pregnant and lactating women and children under five years old

• Project-Level Results Frameworks: A narrative to accompany the Project-Level

Results Framework

• Learning Agenda: Evaluations and/or special studies should align with the

McGovern-Dole Learning Agenda

• Merit and Criteria Scoring Percentages: Adjusted Evaluative Areas of Criteria

• Proposal Page Limits: Must adhere to page limits listed in the NOFO

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FY2018 Priority Countries

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Proposed continuation countries

Proposed new countries

Guatemala

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Burkina Faso

Egypt

Cameroon

Malawi

Ethiopia

Sri Lanka

Timor Leste

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Continuation Countries

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Country

Target Areas Key Considerations

Burkina Faso: Center-North Region

National School Feeding Policy, local organizations

and communities, girls’ education, early childhood

development centers, maternal and child nutrition

Cameroon: Northwest, North and East Anglophone and Francophone regions, National

School Meals Policy, Maternal Child Nutrition

Ethiopia: Afar and Oromia National School Meals Strategy; government

capacity, address declining boys’ attendance

Guatemala: Department of Quiche Local producers and small businesses, National

Program of School Meals

Malawi: Central and Southern Region Girls’ education, School Health and Nutrition Policy,

maternal and child nutrition

Senegal: St. Louis and Kolda Government graduation strategy, maternal and child

nutrition

Sierra Leone: Koinadugu

National School Feeding Directorate, local

organizations and communities, school registration

and approval, Agenda for Prosperity

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Continuation: BURKINA FASO

• Ratification of the National School

Meals Policy

• Roadmap for graduation, including

Early Childhood Development

(ECD) centers

• Girls’ Education

• Partnerships in areas of Maternal

and Child Nutrition, food security,

and resilience

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FY 2018 Target Areas

Center-North Region: Provinces of Bam,

Sanmatenga, and Namentenga

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Continuation: CAMEROON

• Inclusion of both Anglophone and

Francophone populations

• Maternal Child Nutrition

Interventions in targeted USAID

Education and U.S. President’s

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (

PEPFAR) communities

• National School Meals Policy

• National Nutrition Policy

FY 2018 Target Areas

Regions: Anglophone Northwest

(current project); Francophone North,

Adamoua (between North and East),

and East.

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Continuation: ETHIOPIA

FY 2018 Target Areas

Afar and Oromia

• National School Meals Strategy

• Develop a school meals

monitoring system

• Address declining boys’

attendance in pastoralist areas

• Support quality literacy

instruction and WASH activities

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Continuation: GUATEMALA

FY 2018 Target Area

Department of Quiche • Support improved regulatory

frameworks and the development

of a school meals monitoring

system

• Increase capacity and engagement

of local producers and small

businesses

• Build on successes in literacy and

use of improved health, nutrition,

and dietary practices

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Continuation: MALAWI

• National Integrated School Health

and Nutrition Policy

• USAID Education and PEPFAR

investments

• Maternal and Child Nutrition,

Early Childhood Development

Centers

• Girls’ Education

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FY 2018 Target Areas

Central and Southern Regions

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Continuation: SENEGAL

FY 2018 Target Areas

Departments of St. Louis and Kolda

• Develop a national school feeding

strategy

• Improve maternal and child nutrition

• Enhance literacy efforts and teacher

training

• Reduce gender gaps in education

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Continuation: SIERRA LEONE

FY 2018 Target Areas

Koinadugu District

• Engage National School Feeding

Directorate

• Engage local organizations and

communities

• Advocate for school registration and

approval by the Ministry of Education,

Science and Technology (MEST)

• Alignment with government’s Agenda for

Prosperity

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• National School Feeding Programme

and National School Feeding Strategy

• Target community schools

• Improve maternal and child nutrition

• Reduce gender gaps in education

• Coordinate with existing USAID

literacy interventions

FY 2018 Target Areas

Governates of Assiut, Sohag, Beni

Suef, Menia, Qena, Aswan,

Luxor, Fayoum, Harkeya, and

Qalyoubia

New Country: EGYPT

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FY 2018 Target Areas

North, North East, Central, and

Estate/Plantation Sector

New Country: SRI LANKA

• Support Government’s Home Grown

School Meals Programme

• Link with FFPr dairy program

• Reduce micronutrient deficiencies

• Improve Maternal and Child Nutrition

• Literacy, especially for girls

• Develop WASH interventions

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FY 2018 Target Areas

Nation-wide (Highest need:

Manatuto; Baucau; Liquiçá;

Viqueque)

New Country: TIMOR LESTE

• Support Government’s school feeding

program

• Link with FFPr high-value

horticulture program

• Address gaps in coverage to reach

most vulnerable and remote areas

• Literacy, especially for girls

• Improve Maternal and Child

Nutrition

• Develop WASH interventions

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Learning Agenda

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Key research and evaluation questions

– Fill identified gaps in the existing literature

– Related to greatest impact, cost-effective, long-term

benefits, and improved sustainability

– Organized around four focus areas

• Education/Literacy Evidence Gaps

• Health Evidence Gaps

• Nutrition Evidence Gaps

• Agriculture Evidence Gaps

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Introduction and Strategic Analysis 10

Organizational Capacity and Staffing 10

Graduation and Sustainability 15

Project-Level Results Framework 5

Plan of Operation and Activities 10

Literacy 5

Nutrition 5

Budget 10

Commodity Management 10

Monitoring and Evaluation 15

Other Details 5

TOTAL 100 25

Evaluation Criteria [%]

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Key Takeaways

“Do right and feed everyone.”- Secretary Perdue

Results

Graduation

Partnerships

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FY 2018 McGovern-Dole Notice of Funding

Opportunity and Supplemental Information

Further Questions

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The deadline for submitting questions is March 16, 2018 at 5:00PM

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