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Phased Acquisition: An Interactive Toolkit
Phased acquisitions are used when USAID anticipates a large competition for a specific procurement and wishes to reduce the number of offerors for evaluation. USAID uses the terms …
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Collaboration Mapping
Effective collaboration is a critical aspect of USAID’s work. It ensures that the Agency establishes and leverages relationships with key stakeholders, including other U.S…
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Adaptive Management in the Context of Job Creation, Tunisian Business Reform & Competitiveness
Watch an interview with this activity's Contracting Officer's Representative William Baldridge:Tunisia faces a youth bulge and youth unemployment is more than 30% (and nearly 50%…
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Open Letter on Hybrid Facilitation
This blog post, written in the format of an open letter, offers emergent reflections, tips and considerations from our early experiences of facilitating hybrid (jointly in-person…
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Paying for Results: Managing Risk in Fixed Amount Awards with Local Partners
This white paper explores how both USAID staff and recipients approach fixedamount awards, understand risks, and mitigate those risks during activity design andimplementation. It is…
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USAID Civil Society + Pro Bono Activity: A Case Study in Locally Led Development
Between August 2020 and December 2023, USAID/Mexico funded the Civil Society + Pro Bono (CSPro) Activity, implemented by Appleseed Mexico. The activity’s main objective was to…
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USAID/Paraguay Programming: A Case Study in Locally Led Development
This case study describes how, through a process of ongoing learning, the USAID/Paraguay team has supported locally led programming by developing partnerships within a culture of…
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Designing Solicitations to Enable Locally Led Development Programming
Enabling locally led development requires ongoing and intentional consideration throughout the program cycle. This brief concerns the activity design phase of the program cycle and…
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CLA Framework, Maturity Tool and Spectrum Handouts
The CLA Maturity Tool helps USAID Missions think more deliberately about how to plan for and implement CLA approaches that fit the Mission’s context and needs. It offers examples of…