Climate Smart and Disaster Ready

November 4, 2022: Through the Climate Smart and Disaster Ready Annual Program Statement (APS), USAID BHA will implement innovative and applicable adaptation solutions in communities at greatest risk to climate-related disasters in current and foreseeable humanitarian settings. This APS focuses on local, inclusive climate solutions and partnerships. It will work across communities to reduce the risk of climate-related disasters and improve communities’ resilience to climate change.

This umbrella APS only outlines the goal, objectives, expected results and priorities of the Climate Smart and Disaster Ready program, with future amendments that will announce Rounds of Applications. This umbrella APS will not be accepting concept papers or applications and BHA may amend this APS to increase the funding available for it.

Questions and Answers Questions regarding this APS should be submitted in writing to: BHA.APS.720BHA22APS00002@usaid.gov no later than November 18, 2022 at 12 a.m. EST. Any information given to a prospective applicant concerning this APS will be furnished promptly to all other prospective applicants as a round to this APS, if that information is necessary in submitting applications or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to any other prospective applicant.

February 17, 2023:

1/ The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) has summarized and addressed the questions that it received on the subject Annual Program Statement (number 720BHA22APS00002 ) in a response document that is attached in the related documents tab. In addition, BHA has revised the APS to address the questions received. BHA did not respond to comments received on the APS individually. The Amended Base APS document is attached in the related documents tab.

2/ ROUND 1 CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS:

Climate Smart and Disaster Ready, Round1 of the Annual Program

Statement (APS) No. 720BHA22APS00002 (referred to as Round1) is requesting the

submission of concept papers focused on implementing innovative and applicable

adaptation solutions with communities at greatest risk to climate related

disasters, in current and foreseeable humanitarian settings. USAID anticipates

issuing multiple awards under Round1. Unless otherwise stated herein, all terms

and conditions of the Climate Smart and Disaster Ready APS apply.

All interested organizations should carefully review both this

Round1 AND the full APS with Amendments 1. Important information contained in the full Base APS is not

repeated in this specific Round 1 documentation. For any questions on this

Round1 document, please submit all questions via email to BHA.APS.720BHA22APS00002@usaid.gov

by the deadline noted. Applicants will have 7 days after the posting date to

submit their questions.

When emailing a concept paper, each applicant must include the

APS number and Round number in the emails’ and attachments’/files’ name(s) and

add in the Subject Line the APS Number and the Round number with the words

“Concept Paper”.

March 10, 2023:

The Bureau for Humanitarian

Assistance (BHA) has summarized and addressed the questions that it received on the ROUND 1 CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS related

to the subject Annual Program Statement (number 720BHA22APS00002 ).

The document for ROUND1 Q&A is attached in the related documents tab.

When emailing a concept paper, each applicant must include the APS number and Round number in the emails’ and

attachments’/files’ name(s) and add in the Subject Line the APS Number and the Round number with the words “Concept Paper”.

The following entities are eligible to apply under this APS: U.S. and Non-U.S. Non-Profit Organizations, U.S. and Non-U.S. For-Profit Organizations, U.S. and Non-U.S. Colleges and Universities, U.S. or non-U.S. NGO, including Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), Public International Organizations (PIOs).