Integrating WASH Services (I-WASH)

Subject:  Annual Program Statement Number (APS) No.: 7200AA21APS00004 - Addendum No.: 72052021APS00001

Program Title: Integrating WASH Services (I-WASH) Addendum to Diversifying Partnerships in WASH (DiP-WASH)

Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government, as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security and USAID/Guatemala, is announcing the Integrating WASH Services (I-WASH) Addendum to the Diversifying Partnerships in WASH (DiP-WASH) New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Annual Program Statement (APS), hereafter known as the DiP-WASH APS.

USAID/Guatemala is committed to strategic partnerships as a means to increase the impact of its development work and make it sustainable. Partnerships enable USAID/Guatemala to leverage private sector and local organization assets, innovation, markets, and expertise. This (DiP-WASH) Addendum emphasizes partnerships that allow USAID/Guatemala to collaborate and jointly define development challenges with the private sector, identify the most impactful solutions, and address these through mutual contributions of resources. Through this (DiP-WASH) Addendum, USAID/Guatemala aims to increase engagement with local, new, and underutilized partners to expand and amplify the Agency’s work through and with water and sanitation. The overall Agency goal is to increase localization, achieve sustainable and resilient results, and catalyze more effective partnering for impact. This Addendum disseminates information to prospective Applicants so they may develop and submit Concept Notes in response and ultimately to be considered for USAID funding. This Addendum describes and provides: 

• The type of activities for which Concept Notes will be considered; 
• Available funding, process and requirements for submitting Concept Notes and Full Applications; 
• The Criteria for evaluating Concept Notes; and 
• Refers prospective Applicants to relevant documentation and resources.

USAID/Guatemala anticipates awarding one (1) cooperative agreement under this Addendum. Issuance of this Addendum does not constitute an award or commitment on the part of the U.S. Government to make an award, nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a Concept Note or Application(s). Applicants submit Concept Notes/Applications at their own risk, and all preparation and submission costs are at their expense. The actual number of assistance awards, if any, is subject to the availability of funds, as well as the viability of eventual full Applications received. 

Based on the submitted Concept Note(s), USAID/Guatemala will determine whether to request a Full Application from an eligible organization. To be competitive under this Addendum to the DiP-WASH APS, Concept Notes and Full Applications must be fully responsive to all directions under the addendum and the overall APS except when specifically noted otherwise in this Addendum.

It is the responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the entire APS and Addendum Opportunity has been downloaded from www.grants.gov and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion process. If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the APS, please contact the grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 or via email at support@grants.gov for technical assistance.

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