State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs

 

This CFDA number will be for projects and programs funded through the Africa Bureau's annual regional Economic Support Funds (ESF) allocations, but that are not part of a dedicated and repeating iterative set of funds. Meaning, for those programs that may appear under AF Regional ESF one year, but not be funded at all the next year -- for which there is no guarantee that it will it be funded from one year to the next. This could apply to environmental programming, educational or health programming, countering Chinese influence projects, or specific ear-marks or policy mandates among others.

Active 19.989 Department of State B - Project Grants Not applicable. For ESF resources in support of economic growth programs in Sub-Saharan Africa., Title Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Part (Div. K, P.L. 116-260) (FY 2021 SFOAA), Section sections 7019(b) and 7043(c)(2)
For resources in support of economic growth programs in Sub-Saharan Africa., Title FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 [Public Law 87–195; Approved September 4, 1961], Part [As Amended Through P.L. 117–103, Enacted March 15, 2022], Section section 634A, section 7009(c)(3), section 7015(c), section 7015(f) No U.S. domestic organization or individual may apply. These programs are funded by foreign assistance (Economic Support Funds), under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and only overseas non-profits, quasi-public orgs, civil society organizations, schools, and foreign individuals in Sub-Saharan African countries may apply based on the specific project or program being funded. Not applicable. Varies based on project or program. Preapplication coordination is required. Per specific program announcements TBD. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Depending on the program, some Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) will be announced on Grants.Gov. Other announcements will be more limited and/or country-specific, announced via U.S. Embassy or Consulate websites or through other means. Solicitations of concept notes are done internal to the Department of State and generated by Africa-based Embassies and Consulates to align AF Bureau and Embassy Consulate priorities (outlined in the Joint Regional Strategy and Integrated Country Strategies, respectively). Review panels at posts (Embassies/Consulates) send in their concept notes to the State AF Regional Bureau + USAID-AFR bureau, and based on standardized criteria and scoring rubrics review all concept notes and then hold merits discussion. Once decisions on top-scoring concept notes are made, State drafts approval memos for Assistant Secretaries at State and USAID for the Africa Region, followed by Congressional Notifications. Then allotments to the field, and posts then run open or limited competitions for proposals that can meet the aims of the concept notes. Once determinations are made, grants are issued via the SAMS Overseas (ILMS/Ariba) system. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. n/a Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. To comply with strictures of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as amended that FY, and pursuant to sections 7019(b) and 7043(c)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act or a given FY. All projects/programs will be funded with Economic Support Funds and uses must comport specifically with that authority. Performance Reports: Narrative and relatively open-ended. Not applicable. Records of all reports are maintained by issuing Embassy/Consulate and State/AF or USAID/AFR depending on the project and program. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. These programs are generally announced internally to the Department of State, for limited or broader dissemination (based on the program) via our Embassies and Consulates in Sb-Saharan Africa in late winter or early spring. Decisions on funding are made in late Spring/early summer with programs to be run beginning late summer/early fall and generally for no more than 12 months from the beginning of the period of performance. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. None/Not specified. Mr. Ariel Wyckoff
2201 C Street, NW, Room 5238
Washington, DC 20520 USA
wyckoffar@state.gov
Phone: 571-581-5879 http://www.state.gov 19-7210-3-7-002 (Project Grants) FY 22 Estimate Not Available FY 23 est $5,295,000.00; FY 24 FY 21 Estimate Not Available - $250,000 - $975,000 range, average size of an award is roughly $500,000 Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2021 An example from this year's Countering Chinese Influence Fund (CCIF) program, supported by $325,000 in FY21 ESF via "Africa Regional ESF - Other." Zambia-PRC Loan Analysis: This project would bolster Zambia’s leverage in debt negotiations with China under the auspices of the G-20 Common Framework and in separate negotiations with Chinese “commercial” creditors (often state-owned financial institutions). Working through a consulting team, the project would: 1) examine a subset of Chinese-financed infrastructure procurements to identify fraud and corrupt practices tied to specific PRC loans, 2) identify potential legal weaknesses in the underlying contracts and/or differences between Chinese language contracts and English language contracts, 3) identify potential threats to Zambian sovereignty in the form of physical collateral requirements, PRC-controlled escrow accounts, etc., and 4) provide a menu of strategic options for how to leverage and apply the information gained in the form of legal cases, arbitration, public disclosure, etc.