Opportunity Information: Apply for OFDA FY08 009 APS
Apply for OFDA FY08 009 APS
- The Agency for International Development in the food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Food Price Crisis in the Sahel Region West Africa" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 2, 2009 and posted on Aug 22, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 17, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $15,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Food Price Crisis in the Sahel Region West Africa opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OFDA FY08 009 APS) is a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) grant program designed to respond to the sharp rise in food prices and the resulting food insecurity across the Sahel. The funding is focused specifically on five countries Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal, reflecting where OFDA judged needs and vulnerability to price shocks to be especially serious. The activity category is Food and Nutrition, and the overall intent is to support interventions that both address immediate humanitarian impacts and help prevent conditions from worsening as markets fluctuate and household coping capacity erodes.
Projects funded under this opportunity can be short- or medium-term, with a maximum program length of up to three years. Applicants may propose either country-specific programs or regional approaches, as long as the design is realistic for the applicant's operational footprint and capacity, and the proposal clearly reflects assessed needs. A notable element of the announcement is that OFDA acknowledges that the households most affected by food price shocks may not be located where humanitarian or development partners are already active, so proposals are expected to show deliberate targeting of the most vulnerable populations rather than simply building around existing implementation sites.
OFDA lays out a clear set of priorities for how it will judge and select interventions. Proposals are expected to be grounded in representative and methodologically sound assessment data, meaning decisions should be driven by credible evidence of need, vulnerability, and market dynamics rather than anecdotal reports. OFDA also signals a preference for programs that align with the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), with emphasis on Pillar III, which focuses on increasing food supply and reducing hunger. In addition, OFDA encourages applicants to link their activities to USAID Development Assistance funded initiatives when feasible, aiming to create practical continuity between emergency response and longer-term development programming.
The program's overall objective is explicitly dual. First, it aims to respond to already high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. Second, it aims to reduce the risk of further deterioration, including the likelihood that food insecurity and malnutrition will increase and that livelihoods will be damaged more deeply over time. This framing highlights that OFDA is looking for proposals that can manage both immediate needs and near-term risk reduction, especially in contexts where high food prices can quickly push borderline households into crisis.
Within that overall objective, OFDA identifies five specific aims that proposals should address in some combination depending on context. The first is improving the purchasing power of food insecure populations, which typically points toward interventions that help households afford food during price spikes. The second is improving access to markets among rural, urban, and pastoral populations, recognizing that physical access, market functioning, and the ability to participate in markets can be as important as food availability. The third is increasing productivity of subsistence farmers and pastoralists, reflecting the need to strengthen local food and livelihood systems that are vulnerable to shocks. The fourth and fifth aims focus on nutrition: reducing current spikes in acute malnutrition and reducing the risk of acute malnutrition increasing further, signaling that nutrition outcomes and malnutrition prevention are central, not secondary, to the response.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary grant with no cost-sharing or matching requirement, and eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to different entity types unless further limited by additional eligibility clarifications in the full text. The announcement anticipated up to 25 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $15,000,000 and an award ceiling also listed at $15,000,000, indicating that the maximum possible award could equal the total available funding depending on how USAID chose to allocate resources. The original and current closing date were October 17, 2008, and the listing was later archived on October 2, 2009. The CFDA number associated with the program is 98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas. A contact was provided for access issues with the full announcement: Kathleen Martin, Disaster Operations Specialist at USAID/OFDA (phone 202 712 1094).
FAQs: Food Price Crisis in the Sahel Region (West Africa) - USAID/OFDA (OFDA FY08 009 APS)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) discretionary grant program titled "Food Price Crisis in the Sahel Region West Africa" (Funding Opportunity Number: OFDA FY08 009 APS). It was designed to respond to the sharp rise in food prices and the resulting food insecurity across the Sahel.
What problem is the program trying to address?
The program targets humanitarian impacts from high food prices, including increased food insecurity and malnutrition, and it also aims to reduce the risk of conditions worsening as markets fluctuate and household coping capacity declines.
Which countries are eligible locations for activities?
Activities are focused on five Sahel countries where OFDA judged needs and vulnerability to food price shocks to be especially serious: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.
Is the opportunity limited to one country at a time, or can proposals be regional?
Applicants may propose either country-specific programs or regional approaches, as long as the design is realistic for the applicant's operational footprint and capacity and clearly reflects assessed needs.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Food and Nutrition.
What is the overall objective of the program?
The objective is dual: (1) respond to already high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, and (2) reduce the risk of further deterioration, including increases in food insecurity and malnutrition and deeper damage to livelihoods over time.
What specific aims should proposals address?
OFDA identified five aims that proposals should address in some combination depending on context: improving the purchasing power of food insecure populations; improving access to markets among rural, urban, and pastoral populations; increasing productivity of subsistence farmers and pastoralists; reducing current spikes in acute malnutrition; and reducing the risk of acute malnutrition increasing further.
Does the program emphasize both humanitarian response and prevention?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly supports interventions that address immediate humanitarian impacts and also help prevent conditions from worsening as high prices persist or markets shift.
How long can funded projects run?
Projects can be short- or medium-term, with a maximum program length of up to three years.
Does OFDA expect targeting beyond current partner operating areas?
Yes. OFDA notes that households most affected by food price shocks may not be located where humanitarian or development partners are already active, so proposals are expected to deliberately target the most vulnerable populations rather than simply build around existing implementation sites.
What type of evidence is expected to justify the proposed activities?
Proposals are expected to be grounded in representative and methodologically sound assessment data. OFDA indicates decisions should be driven by credible evidence of need, vulnerability, and market dynamics rather than anecdotal reporting.
Does OFDA express preferences for alignment with broader frameworks?
Yes. OFDA signals a preference for programs aligned with the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), with emphasis on Pillar III (increasing food supply and reducing hunger).
Is there an expectation to coordinate with USAID development programs?
OFDA encourages applicants to link activities to USAID Development Assistance funded initiatives when feasible, aiming to create continuity between emergency response and longer-term development programming.
What is the funding mechanism and does it require cost sharing?
The opportunity is a discretionary grant, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to different entity types unless further limited by additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement text.
How many awards were anticipated?
The announcement anticipated up to 25 awards.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding level was $15,000,000.
What was the maximum award size (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was listed as $15,000,000, meaning the maximum possible single award could equal the total funding available depending on allocation decisions.
When was the application deadline?
The original and current closing date were both October 17, 2008.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The listing was archived on October 2, 2009, and the closing date was October 17, 2008.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number associated with the program is 98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
Who do applicants contact for access issues with the full announcement?
The provided contact for access issues was Kathleen Martin, Disaster Operations Specialist at USAID/OFDA, phone: 202 712 1094.
What is the key theme OFDA is looking for in proposal design?
The key theme is a needs-driven, evidence-based design that deliberately targets the most vulnerable populations and supports both immediate food and nutrition needs and near-term risk reduction in a volatile price environment.
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