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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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
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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United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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.
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
• 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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
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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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
Key Takeaways
“Do right and feed everyone.”- Secretary Perdue
Results
Graduation
Partnerships
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Department of
Agriculture
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
FY 2018 McGovern-Dole Notice of Funding
Opportunity and Supplemental Information
Further Questions
ppded@fas.usda.gov
https://apps.fas.usda.gov/fais/public
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Individuals with questions regarding the NOFO must submit the
questions in writing to this email address.
Answers to all questions will be posted on the FAIS homepage.
The deadline for submitting questions is March 16, 2018 at 5:00PM
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
FAS staff will not respond to questions that are not submitted to this
email address.
Submissions Due: March 30, 2018 By 5:00PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time
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