Acquisition and Assistance Strategy-Implementation Plan

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At USAID, we always seek new ways to embrace innovation and efficiency so we can best help our partner countries accelerate their progress.

As part of our efforts to continually improve, the 2024 Implementation Plan Update [1.97 MB] to the USAID Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) Strategy [1.5 MB] highlights nearly 160 Agency-wide actions designed to expand and enhance the impact and sustainability of our development programs through FY25 under the Strategy’s three objectives [198 KB]

• Objective 1: An A&A workforce enabled, equipped, and empowered to advance USAID’s development and humanitarian mission;
• Objective 2: A&A that is streamlined and effectively integrated throughout the Agency’s development approach; and
• Objective 3: A more diverse set of partners engaged to implement locally led development solutions.

The (A&A) Strategy identifies the necessary approaches, creativity, and cultural shifts needed to increase support for our A&A professionals; develop tools and approaches to eliminate redundant, manual, and time-consuming tasks; and boost engagement with local organizations. We acknowledge the important role of our staff as A&A experts across the Agency, particularly in Missions, as they work to make our development programs more impactful through localization.

The 2024 Implementation Plan Update outlines exactly how USAID is applying the three objectives to achieve the vision of the A&A Strategy: USAID and its partners enable sustainable, inclusive, and locally led development results through acquisition and assistance.

Throughout the Implementation Plan Update document, you will find A&A Strategy actions described under these sections:

• The Implementation Plan Summary, which covers trends and designated “key” actions for Year 1 (running from April 2023 to April 2024) and Year 2 (running from May 2024 to May 2025);
• A summary of completed actions in Year 1 (Annex 1) and actions in progress for Year 2 (Annex 2), which go beyond the most immediate, high-impact actions detailed in the Implementation Plan Summary; and
• The Implementation Plan spreadsheet (Annex 3), which incorporates all initiated, completed, and ongoing actions from January 2022 to the present. This spreadsheet will be regularly updated as new actions are initiated and finished.
• Key indicators are found in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (Annex 4).

All of the actions detailed in the Implementation Plan Update reflect the powerful collaborations and interconnectedness across USAID that are necessary to address long-standing and complex challenges.

Reaching USAID’s vision for achieving real development outcomes that save time, money, and staff labor requires a whole-of-Agency effort, with multiple actors across the Agency developing creative and solution-oriented responses to modern, evolving challenges. M/OAA is proud to be an integral part of the USAID’s efforts towards successfully delivering progress beyond programs through the A&A Strategy Implementation Plan.

We greatly appreciate the efforts made by so many of our colleagues, and we welcome ongoing feedback as we continue to help USAID become more responsive and strategic in advancing our development objectives. Please send your feedback and suggestions to: moaastrategy@usaid.gov

To learn more, read the following:

• Letter from the USAID Chief Acquisition Officer and Senior Procurement Executive, Jami J. Rodgers [76 KB]
• Framework and Objectives of A&A Strategy and Implementation Plan [198 KB]
• Executive Summary [32.33 KB]
• A&A Accelerate Initiative [110 KB]
• Implementation Plan Summary [592 KB]
• A&A Strategy and Implementation FAQs [137 KB]
• Agency Initiatives Aligned with the A&A Strategy-Implementation Plan [304 KB]