Annual Program Statement - Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health (PACE)

The Round 2 Call for Concept Papers opened on January 2, 2020. Concept papers are due on January 22nd. Please see the "Related Documents" tab for the Round 2 Document. Please also review the Revised PACE APS, posted under "Related Documents" on December 11, 2019.

Thi s revised APS publicizes the intention of the United States Government (USG) to fund one or multiple awards through the USAID Global Health Bureau to address the overarching APS Program Purpose of assuring that voluntary family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) and population dynamics are included in policies and programs as key to sustainable and equitable economic growth and development.

This main APS document outlines the purpose, sub-purpose, expected results, and priorities of Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health (PACE), and may result in multiple awards issued under subsequent APS Rounds. Note: When referencing PACE in this document, the reference is to the full portfolio of possible awards under this overall purpose. This specific document is an umbrella APS and will not be accepting concept papers or applications. Prospective applicants will be provided a fair opportunity to develop and submit competitive concept papers to USAID for potential funding via discrete Rounds under this APS. For the purposes of the PACE APS, a “Round” is defined as a specific program description that falls under the larger PACE APS purpose, sub-purpose, and results but is tailored to a certain focus. Under each Round, applicants will first submit a short concept paper that will be reviewed for responsiveness to the overall PACE purpose, selected results, and Round’s focus and then scored according to the review criteria provided in the Round document. If an applicant is successful in the concept paper stage, applicant representatives may be invited to join a co-creation process. Following co-creation, selected applicants (individual organizations and/or consortia developed at concept paper stage or during co-creation) will be requested to submit a Full Application, the content and format of which will be provided in greater detail by the Agreement Officer. Publishing this APS does not commit USAID to make any awards. USAID also reserves the right to not conduct a co-creation workshop/process and request Full Applications from successful applicants at concept paper stage.

Pending funding availability, there may be multiple Rounds for this APS that will all aim to meet the Purpose and Results mentioned above. The financial range for award(s) will be specified in each Round.

Issuance of this APS does not constitute an award or commitment on the part of the USG, nor does it commit the USG to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a concept paper or an application.

USAID reserves the right to close or amend the APS on or before the closing date (March 12, 2025). Therefore, for each issued Round, organizations are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to be considered for review to maximize the possibility of receiving available funding.

As Rounds occur, notifications will be posted on Grants.gov. Please refer to the specific Round documents for detailed information on the concept paper submission guidance including Round points of contact, concept paper requirements, and evaluation criteria for the specific Round. These Round documents should be located under the "Related Documents" tab in this posting.

For a USAID Mission or USAID/Washington Office wishing to issue a Round under this APS, the program description must fit within Section I of this document. Please contact Samantha Pierre (spierre@usaid.gov) for review of the Round document - it must be reviewed before being posted publicly under this APS. All new Rounds must be posted as a PACE APS Round on the USAID Business Forecast.

Eligibility Criteria: U.S. and non-U.S. public, private, for-profit, and nonprofit organizations, as well as institutions of higher education, public international organizations, and non-governmental organizations, are eligible to submit a concept paper under each Round(s) of the APS. Further, the organization must be a legally-recognized, organizational entity under applicable law, not otherwise restricted by statute, regulation, Agency policy, or administrative determination (i.e., suspension and debarment) from receiving assistance, and legally registered in a country that is not a prohibited source per ADS 310. Each recipient must be a responsible entity. The AO may determine a Pre-Award survey is required and if so, would establish a formal survey team to conduct an examination that will determine whether the prospective recipient has the necessary organizational, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills – or ability to obtain them – in order to achieve the objectives of the program. Organizations in developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply, inasmuch as they will support not only the objectives of this APS and the Round(s) they are applying to, but also USAID's objectives to build capacities in local organizations that are needed for sustainable development. USAID strongly encourages applications from potential new partners that meet the eligibility requirements and are willing to be subjected to a Pre-Award Survey. Concept papers from organizations that do not meet the above eligibility criteria will not be reviewed and evaluated. Individuals are not eligible to apply for any Rounds of this APS. Please see Round-specific additional eligibility criteria for any changes to this information.