NOFO for Countywide Sanitation Activity in Liberia

Deadline: 17-Nov-21

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Mission in Liberia is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Countywide Sanitation Activity.

Under this NOFO, USAID/Liberia’s Health Office will seek to sustainably eliminate open defecation in five counties. The County Sanitation activity will implement a comprehensive county-wide approach to eliminating open defecation that includes increasing access to basic sanitation services, focusing on improved sanitation governance, adoption of improved sanitation behaviors, strengthened sanitation markets, and increased local financing for sanitation.

Goals

The goal of the County Sanitation activity is to sustainably eliminate open defecation in five counties (Montserrado, Bong, Nimba, Lofa, and Grand Bassa), moving everyone in those counties who currently practices open defecation to at least a basic level of sanitation.
These five counties represent approximately 61% of all the people in Liberia who currently practice open defecation. A comprehensive countywide approach should be used to eliminate open defecation in both rural and urban areas.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding: $30,000,000
Award Ceiling: $30,000,000
Award Floor: $30,000,000
USAID intends to award one Cooperative Agreement pursuant to this notice of funding opportunity.
Subject to funding availability and at the discretion of the Agency, USAID intends to provide $30,000,000 in total USAID funding over a five (5) year period.
USAID reserves the right to make multiple awards or no awards at all through this opportunity.

Geographic Focus

The County Sanitation activity will focus on five counties: Montserrado, Bong, Nimba, Lofa, and Grand Bassa. Note that urban areas in the Monrovia area may be excluded, as this activity not intend to focus on interventions such as construction of waste management facilities for fecal sludge management that would be necessary in extremely densely populated areas of Montserrado.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for this NOFO is not restricted. Eligible organizations include:
- registered U.S. and non-U.S. private non-governmental organizations;
- registered U.S. and non-U.S. non-profit organizations; and
- for-profit organizations willing to forego profit.
Types of organizations could include foundations, faith-based organizations (FBOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), host country organizations, private organizations affiliated with public academic institutions and international non-governmental organizations, private companies, professional associations, and other international and indigenous organizations. Local partnership consortia comprising are also encouraged to apply.
Other U.S. Government departments and agencies may not apply for USAID funding under this NOFO.
Host country government agencies/entities are not eligible to apply.
Furthermore, cost applications may not contain Level of Effort related costs for host country government staff.
All applicants must be legally recognized organizational entities under applicable law.