The New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) aims to diversify USAID's partner base by engaging new and underutilized local partners, especially locally established organizations, through various partnership approaches. NPI prioritizes programs that show measurable impact and incentivize reform. It allows bureaus and missions to choose partnering approaches and target multiple types of organizations. NPI will provide direct awards and sub-awards to new/underutilized local partners, including locally established partners, and direct awards to partners who can leverage private/non-USG funding. It innovates in assistance approaches and award types to lower barriers and promote co-design with partners. NPI is currently finalizing demonstration projects in various countries and regions including

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The New Partnerships Initiative (NPI)
Focusing on the Missing
Middle

2. “We will help our partners by
prioritizing programs that show
measurable impact, incentivize
reform, diversify our partner base,
foster local capacity-building, and
mobilize domestic resources.”
-USAID Administrator Mark Green
Why Diversify our Partner Base?

3. ● NPI is the first recommendation of USAID’s procurement
reform plan
● Designed to engage the Missing Middle -- new and
underutilized partners
● Working through Regional Bureaus, Missions, and Pillar
Bureaus
Strategic Vision
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4. ● New Partner
● Underutilized Partner
● Leverage
● Locally Established Partner (LEP)
○ Long-term presence
○ Demonstrated links to the community.
Definitions
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5. ● Built on past efforts.
● Empowers our Bureaus and Missions to:
○ Choose partnering approaches.
○ Target multiple types of organizations.
○ Operate free from centrally-driven targets.
Context
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6. ● Direct awards to new/underutilized organizations
○ Local entities
○ Locally established partners
● Sub-awards to new/underutilized organizations
● Direct awards to partners to leverage private/non-USG funding
NPI Partnering Approaches
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7. ● Facilitative
● Transition Awards
Mentorship Partnering
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8. ● Global APS / Local Addenda oriented to mission strategic intent
● Co-creation
● Multi-step review process (Concept/Co-creation/Application)
● Evergreening
● Flexible use of a variety of assistance instruments
A&A Innovations
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9. ● Fixed Amount Awards
● Cooperative Agreements
● Cooperative Agreements/Grants with Continuing Application
● Cooperative Agreements/Grants with Adaptive Modules
● Grants
● Leader with Associates
APS Award-Types
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10. Africa
● Tanzania
● Mozambique
● Nigeria
● Mali
● Burkina Faso
Demonstration Projects
NPI is currently finalizing plans with other pillar bureaus and
with the following missions:
Middle East
● Iraq
● Libya
Asia
● Bangladesh
● Indonesia
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Conflict Prevention and Recovery Program
• Objective
• Why focus on areas susceptible to conflict?
• Exploring new partners and programming models for
the Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Recovery.
• NPI APS released on April 30, 2019

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CPRP Process and Current Status
• Unfunded
• Lowers barriers to application and promotes co-design:
– 5 page Concept Notes
• Flexibility via addenda
• Global Development Lab addendum is coming

13. Thank You
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