USAID is offering the STOP Spillover Grant to Prevent Zoonotic Viral Transmission

Notice of Funding Opportunity – Amendment 1

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Strategies To Prevent (STOP) Spillover program. Eligibility for this award is not restricted.

This funding opportunity is authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended. The resulting award will be subject to 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and USAID’s supplement, 2 CFR 700, as well as the additional requirements found in Section F.

STOP Spillover will use existing and new evidence to develop, deploy, and evaluate interventions to reduce the spillover of emerging zoonotic viruses at high-risk animal-human interfaces and reduce amplification and spread of these threats at high-risk foci such as health care facilities. The goal of STOP Spillover is  enhanced understanding and reduced risk of zoonotic viral spillover, amplification, and spread. The overall strategic focus of STOP Spillover will be on reducing spillover of emerging zoonotic viruses from wildlife to people and reducing amplification and spread of zoonotic viruses in people after they have spilled over from wildlife

Thank you for your interest in USAID programs.

Notice of Funding Opportunity

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Strategies To Prevent (STOP) Spillover program. Eligibility for this award is not restricted.

This funding opportunity is authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended. The resulting award will be subject to 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and USAID’s supplement, 2 CFR 700, as well as the additional requirements found in Section F.

STOP Spillover will use existing and new evidence to develop, deploy, and evaluate interventions to reduce the spillover of emerging zoonotic viruses at high-risk animal-human interfaces and reduce amplification and spread of these threats at high-risk foci such as health care facilities. The goal of STOP Spillover is  enhanced understanding and reduced risk of zoonotic viral spillover, amplification, and spread. The overall strategic focus of STOP Spillover will be on reducing spillover of emerging zoonotic viruses from wildlife to people and reducing amplification and spread of zoonotic viruses in people after they have spilled over from wildlife

Thank you for your interest in USAID programs.

Notice of Funding Opportunity

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Strategies To Prevent (STOP) Spillover program. Eligibility for this award is not restricted.

This funding opportunity is authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended. The resulting award will be subject to 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and USAID’s supplement, 2 CFR 700, as well as the additional requirements found in Section F.

STOP Spillover will use existing and new evidence to develop, deploy, and evaluate interventions to reduce the spillover of emerging zoonotic viruses at high-risk animal-human interfaces and reduce amplification and spread of these threats at high-risk foci such as health care facilities. The goal of STOP Spillover is  enhanced understanding and reduced risk of zoonotic viral spillover, amplification, and spread. The overall strategic focus of STOP Spillover will be on reducing spillover of emerging zoonotic viruses from wildlife to people and reducing amplification and spread of zoonotic viruses in people after they have spilled over from wildlife

Thank you for your interest in USAID programs.

Request for Information (RFI)

Activity Name:                    Strategies To Prevent (STOP) Spillover

Reference No:                      Request for Information (RFI) Number: 7200AA20RFA00007

Date of Issuance:                  March 3, 2020

Responses Due:                   March 18, 2020

Ladies/Gentlemen: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking comments only on the attached draft Program Description for the following planned activity: “Strategies To Prevent (STOP) Spillover”. USAID posts this Request for Information (RFI) for the following purposes:

1) To provide industry and stakeholders an opportunity to review, comment, and provide suggestions for improvement or clarification of the DRAFT Program Description for the following potential activity for USAID: “Strategies To Prevent (STOP) Spillover” (Appendix I of the RFI package). This RFI may or may not lead to a formal solicitation or notice of funding opportunity for potential offerors.

2) To obtain feedback on questions pertinent to the draft Program Description (see attached).

3) Invite the international community to a STOP Spillover pre-application conference (see attached).

The RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance and USAID will not accept applications prior to issuance of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Interested parties are advised to monitor the www.grants.gov website and USAID Business Forecast website (https://www.usaid.gov/business-forecast) for updates on this potential funding opportunity.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT. Interested parties who are unable to retrieve the RFI from site can request a copy of the complete RFI by writing to stopspillover@usaid.gov with “RFI 7200AA20RFA00007 STOP” as subject line.

Please ensure your comments are concise and specific to the information included within the draft Program Description. While there is no strict limit on the length of submission, we value concise, issue-specific responses with references to page and section numbers of the draft Program Description.

Please send your comments to stopspillover@usaid.gov no later than the response due date shown above. All emails must have the following subject line: “RFI 7200AA20RFA00007 STOP”. Electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response may be issued, but no individual feedback will be provided.