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	OFDA invites current and potential partners to attend a two-day workshop on OFDA's newly revised Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals and Reporting. Washington, DC: June 11 - 12, 2008 For more information contact ofdaworkshops@usaid.gov.
	OFDA Annual Report for FY 2006 (8.72mb PDF)
	Updated Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals and Reporting (666kb PDF) Summary of Major Changes to Proposal Guidelines (137kb PDF) Field Operations Guide (946kb PDF) FY 2008 Funding Guidance for Darfur (44kb PDF) Checklist of Requirements for Unsolicited Proposals (71kb PDF)
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Partner Resources

• Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals & Reporting
• Field Operations Guide
• OFDA's Day of Consultations with Partners

Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals and Reporting

The OFDA Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals and Reporting is intended to assist organizations in the preparation of proposals for new awards and award modifications and their submission to OFDA. The manual lays out considerations relevant to the proposal review and award process and outlines the main components of an unsolicited proposal.

These guidelines also contain Additional Program Description Requirements (APDRs) for each of the humanitarian sectors that OFDA funds. Click here to view a brief summary of the major changes in the new guidelines (137KB PDF). Click here to view a checklist of new and continued requirements for unsolicited proposal submissions to OFDA (130KB PDF).

Click here to view the OFDA Sudan (excluding Darfur) Public Guidance for Potential Partners 2008.

These guidelines should be used for all FY 2007 proposals.

• Click here to view the revised Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposals and Reporting (666KB PDF). Updated 12/15/2006.
• Additional Documents:
• Certifications and Representations (250KB PDF)
• SF424 Cover Sheet (53KB PDF)
• SF424 and SF424a (34KB PDF)
• SF424b (21KB PDF)
• Voluntary Survey on Faith-Based and Community Organizations (294KB PDF)
• New Vendor Information Form (158KB PDF)
• Sample Detailed Budget for Primary Funding Recipient (231KB XLS)
• Sample Budget Narrative for Primary Funding Recipient (261KB PDF)
• Sample Detailed Budget for Sub-Partner Funding Recipient (33KB XLS)
• Sample Budget Narrative for Sub-Partner Funding Recipient (155KB PDF)
• Proposal Summary Template (64KB DOC)

Field Operations Guide

Field Operations Guide

The Field Operations Guide contains information on general responsibilities for disaster responders, formats, and reference material for assessing and reporting on populations at risk, DART position descriptions and duty checklists, sample tracking and accounting forms, descriptions of USAID/OFDA stockpile commodities, general information related to disaster activities, information on working with the military in the field, and a glossary of acronyms and terms used by USAID/OFDA and other organizations with which USAID/OFDA works.

FOG version 4.0 has been updated and improved to include new information on a variety of current topics. For example, new and updated sections address humanitarian protection, safety and security issues, working with the U.S. military, and working with USAID/OFDA's Response Management Team (RMT). The FOG also has been cross-checked by technical specialists to ensure consistency with Sphere guidelines, and has been updated to reflect the current USAID/OFDA organizational structure.

• Click here to view the FOG version 4.0 (1.2MB PDF).



OFDA's Day of Consultations with Partners

On April 17, 2007, USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) held a day of consultations with non-governmental organization (NGO) partners. The day’s agenda consisted of brief presentations and open discussions on OFDA’s Technical Assistance Group (TAG), regional teams, safety and security, Logistics Unit, and Operations Liaison Unit (OLU). Discussions ranged from protection and economic recovery to OFDA’s regional priorities and country-specific programs.

Click here for additional information.

Other Resources

OFDA Critical Juncture Analysis

Click here to view the Critical Juncture Analysis of OFDA from 1964-2003 (678KB PDF).











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