Opportunity Information: Apply for M OAA GRO LMA 11 00307
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- The Agency for International Development in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Science and Engineering Fellowship Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 7, 2011 and posted on Mar 7, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 21, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $20,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- scientists, medical doctors, and engineers
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Opportunity Summary:
The Science and Engineering Fellowship Program notice is not a grant solicitation, and it is not requesting proposals. It is a Sources Sought Notice issued by USAID strictly as a market research step to gather information for planning a possible future award. USAID makes clear that no award will be made based on this notice, no proposals will be accepted, and respondents will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred in preparing or submitting information.
At a program level, USAID is signaling its intent to continue a long-running fellowship model that brings outside technical experts into the Agency. The program places scientists, engineers, and medical doctors (and also notes political scientists in the program components) into USAID offices in Washington, DC and into overseas USAID Missions. The core purpose is to strengthen USAID's ability to apply science, engineering, and technology to international development and foreign affairs work, while giving Fellows an opportunity to work at the intersection of science and policy and contribute to solving real-world societal challenges. The notice states that, at the time, the program was being administered through a cooperative agreement with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and USAID is exploring options for continuing that function through a new agreement.
USAID provides historical context to show the scale and value of the fellowship mechanism. The program began at USAID in 1982 and, over roughly 28 years, placed nearly 400 fellows in Washington and field missions. USAID describes the program as a successful way to quickly access current, diverse technical expertise aligned with Agency priorities, including areas such as climate change, biotechnology, infectious diseases, and energy. Beyond individual expertise, fellows are also valued for their connections to broader scientific and technical communities, which can expand USAID partnerships and collaborations.
The notice outlines what USAID expects from a future recipient organization that would run the fellowship program. That organization would need the capacity to recruit, select, place, and administer an open and competitive fellowship process, targeting candidates from postdoctoral level through senior level across relevant disciplines. Typical USAID placement areas cited include agriculture and food security, energy, climate change and forestry, disaster assistance, health and population, environment, education, science and technology policy, and democracy and governance. Operationally, the recipient should be able to support up to about 60 Fellows each year (including new Fellows, second-year renewals, and overseas placements) over an anticipated five-year award period, with fellowships potentially lasting up to four years.
USAID also emphasizes expectations around recruitment breadth and program quality. The implementing organization should be able to advertise widely and attract candidates across scientific, social science, and engineering fields that match USAID's work. Recruitment should deliberately emphasize diversity across geography, institution type (universities, industry, NGOs, etc.), gender, and cultural perspectives. Candidates should be highly competitive technically, current in their fields, and able to leverage professional networks to support USAID's mission. The recipient is also expected to provide strong fellow support functions, including an orientation to USAID, mentoring structures, formal networking and professional development opportunities, and an evaluation approach that helps improve the program over time in collaboration with USAID.
Security and administrative requirements are a notable part of the program design. The recipient organization would be required to maintain or obtain a facility security clearance and to help facilitate the federal security clearance process for individual candidates. This signals that the program is intended to be closely integrated into USAID operations, including environments where clearances may be necessary.
Because this is a sources sought market survey, USAID is asking interested organizations to submit two items by email: an expression of interest and a Statement of Capabilities (SOC). The expression of interest must include basic organizational and contact details (name, type of organization such as small/large business, educational institution, nonprofit, year of incorporation, contact information, and website if available). The SOC is limited to 10 pages and must describe the organization's ability to carry out the fellowship recruitment, selection, placement, and management functions, including references to similar work of comparable size and scope and the dollar value of that work. USAID specifically asks respondents to address experience managing professional educational or fellowship programs. Submissions were required electronically only, with no phone inquiries or hard-copy responses accepted, and were to be emailed to the listed USAID contact (Jeanette Lee). The notice references NAICS 561110 (Management Services) and indicates USAID anticipates a cooperative agreement if it proceeds, with no fee or profit paid to the awardee.
Key administrative details provided in the posting include the Funding Opportunity Number (M-OAA-GRO-LMA-11-00307), original posting date (March 7, 2011), response deadline (March 21, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. EDST), and an award ceiling listed as $20,000,000 (with an award floor of $0), which reflects potential scale if a future award is competed and made.
Science and Engineering Fellowship Program (USAID) - FAQs
1) Is this announcement a grant solicitation?
No. The notice states it is not a grant solicitation and it is not requesting proposals. It is a Sources Sought Notice used strictly for market research and planning for a possible future award.
2) Will USAID make an award based on this notice?
No. USAID explicitly states that no award will be made based on this notice.
3) Are proposals accepted under this notice?
No. The notice states that no proposals will be accepted.
4) Will respondents be reimbursed for preparing or submitting information?
No. USAID states respondents will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred in preparing or submitting responses.
5) What is USAID trying to do with this Sources Sought Notice?
USAID is conducting market research to gather information to support planning for a possible future award to continue administering the Science and Engineering Fellowship Program.
6) What is the Science and Engineering Fellowship Program intended to do?
The program is designed to bring outside technical experts into USAID to strengthen the Agency's ability to apply science, engineering, and technology to international development and foreign affairs work, while giving Fellows the opportunity to work at the intersection of science and policy on real-world challenges.
7) Who are the typical Fellows described in the notice?
The program places scientists, engineers, and medical doctors. The notice also notes political scientists in the program components.
8) Where are Fellows placed?
Fellows are placed in USAID offices in Washington, DC and in overseas USAID Missions.
9) Who was administering the program at the time of the notice?
The notice states that, at the time, the program was being administered through a cooperative agreement with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and USAID was exploring options for continuing that function through a new agreement.
10) How long has this fellowship model been used at USAID?
USAID states the program began in 1982.
11) What scale of participation does USAID describe historically?
Over roughly 28 years, USAID states the program placed nearly 400 fellows in Washington and field missions.
12) What kinds of technical areas does USAID mention as examples of priorities?
The notice cites areas such as climate change, biotechnology, infectious diseases, and energy as examples aligned with Agency priorities.
13) Why does USAID value Fellows beyond their individual expertise?
USAID notes that Fellows are valued for their connections to broader scientific and technical communities, which can help expand USAID partnerships and collaborations.
14) What type of organization is USAID seeking information from?
USAID is seeking information from organizations that could recruit, select, place, and administer an open and competitive fellowship process and support the program operationally and administratively.
15) What are the main functions the future recipient organization would need to perform?
The notice describes responsibilities including recruiting, selecting, placing, and administering Fellows, running an open and competitive process, providing support and professional development functions, and implementing an evaluation approach in collaboration with USAID.
16) What candidate seniority levels should the fellowship recruitment target?
The notice indicates recruitment should target candidates from the postdoctoral level through senior level across relevant disciplines.
17) What are the typical placement areas within USAID mentioned in the notice?
Examples listed include agriculture and food security, energy, climate change and forestry, disaster assistance, health and population, environment, education, science and technology policy, and democracy and governance.
18) How many Fellows per year does USAID expect the program to support?
The notice indicates the recipient should be able to support up to about 60 Fellows each year, including new Fellows, second-year renewals, and overseas placements.
19) What award period does USAID anticipate for a potential future agreement?
The notice describes an anticipated five-year award period if USAID proceeds with an award.
20) How long can individual fellowships last under the described model?
The notice states fellowships could last up to four years.
21) What does USAID say about recruitment breadth and diversity?
The notice states the implementing organization should advertise widely and attract candidates across scientific, social science, and engineering fields relevant to USAID's work. It also says recruitment should deliberately emphasize diversity across geography, institution type (such as universities, industry, NGOs, etc.), gender, and cultural perspectives.
22) What qualifications does USAID expect Fellows to have?
USAID indicates candidates should be highly competitive technically, current in their fields, and able to leverage professional networks to support USAID's mission.
23) What support services for Fellows does USAID expect the implementing organization to provide?
The notice describes expectations including an orientation to USAID, mentoring structures, formal networking and professional development opportunities, and an evaluation approach to improve the program over time in collaboration with USAID.
24) Are security clearances part of the program requirements?
Yes. The notice states the recipient organization would be required to maintain or obtain a facility security clearance and to help facilitate the federal security clearance process for individual candidates.
25) What does the security requirement suggest about how Fellows will work with USAID?
Based on the notice, it indicates the fellowship program is intended to be closely integrated into USAID operations, including environments where clearances may be necessary.
26) What should interested organizations submit in response to this Sources Sought Notice?
USAID requests two items by email: (1) an expression of interest and (2) a Statement of Capabilities (SOC).
27) What information must be included in the expression of interest?
The notice requires basic organization and contact details, including name, type of organization (such as small/large business, educational institution, nonprofit), year of incorporation, contact information, and a website if available.
28) How long can the Statement of Capabilities (SOC) be?
The SOC is limited to 10 pages.
29) What should the SOC cover?
The SOC must describe the organization's ability to carry out fellowship recruitment, selection, placement, and management functions. It should include references to similar work of comparable size and scope and the dollar value of that work. USAID also asks respondents to address experience managing professional educational or fellowship programs.
30) How must responses be submitted?
Submissions were required electronically only. The notice states no phone inquiries or hard-copy responses were accepted, and responses were to be emailed to the listed USAID contact (Jeanette Lee).
31) What is the NAICS code referenced in the notice?
The notice references NAICS 561110 (Management Services).
32) If USAID proceeds, what award instrument does it anticipate using?
The notice indicates USAID anticipates a cooperative agreement if it proceeds.
33) Would the awardee be paid a fee or profit under the anticipated instrument?
No. The notice states there would be no fee or profit paid to the awardee.
34) What is the Funding Opportunity Number listed in the posting?
The Funding Opportunity Number provided is M-OAA-GRO-LMA-11-00307.
35) What are the posting date and response deadline in the notice?
The notice lists an original posting date of March 7, 2011, and a response deadline of March 21, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. EDST.
36) What funding amount is shown in the posting, and what does it represent?
The posting lists an award ceiling of $20,000,000 and an award floor of $0. The notice indicates this reflects potential scale if a future award is competed and made, not a guarantee of funding under this Sources Sought Notice.
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