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Cooperative Development Program (CDP)
The Agency for International Development is an independent Federal government agency that provides economic and humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries to ensure a better future for us all.
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Selected Recipients for this Program
| Recipient | Amount | Start Date | End Date | |
| Ankawa Humanitarian Committee Of Erbil | $ 2,500,000 | 2020-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | |
| International Budget Partnership | $ 240,000 | 2018-01-01 | 2022-05-31 | |
| International Bank For Reconstruction And Development | $ 4,157,000 | 2017-01-03 | 2019-12-31 | |
| Center For Strategic And International Studies (inc) | $ 50,000 | 2018-09-28 | 2019-06-28 | |
| Mercy Corps | $ 23,118,053 | 2012-08-17 | 2018-09-30 | |
| United Nations Development Programme (undp) | $ 7,193,935 | 2011-10-01 | 2018-08-31 | |
| Jeeon Llc | $ 95,500 | 2015-06-15 | 2018-06-14 | |
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | $ 19,644,000 | 2015-04-20 | 2018-02-14 | |
| International Bank For Reconstruction And Development | $ 17,949,094 | 2007-09-27 | 2016-09-30 | |
| International Labour Organization | $ 1,951,948 | 2008-07-01 | 2013-03-28 |
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grant funds may be used, among other things, for basic feasibility studies and providing technical assistance or advisory services to cooperatives, private voluntary and other non-governmental organizations, governments and groups of individuals that wish to develop new cooperatives or improve existing cooperatives.
Emphasis is given to developing, testing and implementing solutions to major issues facing international cooperative development including, but not limited to, governance, modern management, cooperative legislation and regulation, achieving scale and salience.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants eligible are U.S.
cooperatives and recognized cooperative development organizations (CDOs) that are organically-linked to cooperatives and groups of cooperatives and whose demonstrated capabilities are broadly consistent with USAID's strategic objectives.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Cooperatives and their members in USAID eligible countries.
Credentials/Documentation
Evidence of legal capacity, economic feasibility, and financial responsibility relative to the activity for which assistance is requested. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. As may be specified in a published Request for Applications. This would normally include, but would not necessarily be limited to Forms SF-424 and 424A, as well as the applicant organization's name, address, contact person and information; project objectives; funding and budget; proposed partners; executive summary, organizational overview, program description, program management and structure; monitoring and impact assessment; cost proposal with budget narrative; planning matrix; staffing plans with resumes of key personnel; letters from proposed partners evidencing knowledge of the program and agreement to participate; evidence of concurrence from USAID missions in countries of proposed implementation; and a summary of USAID-financed activities conducted over the three years preceding the application.
Award Procedures
Applications are submitted to the Cooperatives Coordinator, Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation, Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau. All applications are reviewed by committees that include a technical reviewer with knowledge of the specific area of cooperation concerned as well as knowledgeable USAID officials drawn from different Bureaus. Each application is scored by all participating USAID officials using criteria incorporated in the Request for Applications. Awards are given based on relative scores.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 90 to 120 days. Approximately three to four months from the receipt of applications.
Appeals
If an application is rejected, the reasons for rejection are fully stated.
Renewals
Other - Not Specified.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching requirements are not applicable to this program. This program does not have MOE requirements. Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Cooperative Development Program cooperative agreements are generally for a period of three to five years and may be extended for a total period not to exceed ten years. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: quarterly.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Program reports are not applicable.
Cash reports are not applicable.
Progress reports are not applicable.
Expenditure reports are not applicable.
Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), 'Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,' non federal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
The grantee shall maintain adequate records and accounts to assure that grant funds are used for authorized purposes.
Financial Information
Account Identification
72-1021-0-1-151.
Obigations
(Project Grants) FY 16 Not Separately Identifiable; FY 17 Not Separately Identifiable; and FY 18 Not Separately Identifiable
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No Data Available.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Ricardo Willis 301 4th Street SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20547 Email: rwillis@usaid.gov Phone: 202-567-4688
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
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