Company Profile

The International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance—as well as in international evaluation. Our multi-layered health portfolio includes policy, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.

At Abt Associates, we are committed to creating a lasting culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that in order to achieve full participation, our practices must be free of prejudice, discrimination, and bias that result in inequitable outcomes. We are actively working to advance equity for everyone, and while we still have much work to do, we know that racial and cultural diversity are an asset to our business and the communities where we live and serve. Our ongoing commitment is focused on creating business practices that advance racial and social equity, investments in community impact programs for the benefit of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and expand upon project work related to racial equity and social justice.

Job Description

Request for Applications (RFA)

Abt Associates Inc.

Feed the Future Resilience in Northern Ghana Systems Strengthening

RFA No: IIAF-RFA-001-2023

• Issue Date: May 19, 2023
• Due date for submission of questions:  May 31, 2023
• Pre-application Conference Date:  June 05, 2023
• Closing Date for Receipt of Applications: June 20, 2023
• Total funding available (all grants): GHS 5,534,928 (approximately USD $ 450,000)
• Anticipated Number of Grants: 17

Abt Associates is soliciting organizations to apply for grant funds made available through Feed the Future Resilience in Northern Ghana Systems Strengthening funded by United States Agency for International Development (“USAID”) Contract # 72064122C00002. 

The Request for Application (RFA) includes a programmatic and activity description package which should be reviewed prior to your completion of all required documents. The anticipated grants type of this solicitation is Fixed Amount Award (FAA), pending confirmation of the selected Applicant’s eligibility to receive an award, and meeting the technical and administrative qualifications necessary, as outlined in the RFA. The anticipated terms and conditions of any resulting award are included in the RFA package

Background 

The Feed the Future Resilience in Northern Ghana Systems Strengthening activity is implemented by Abt Associates in Northern, North East, Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana. There are in total 17 Districts in these four Regions, referred to as the USAID Zone of Influence (ZOI), which are among the most vulnerable regions in Ghana, with poor nutrition practices and a high prevalence of malnutrition in women of reproductive age (WRA) and children under five (CU5). Feed the Future Resilience in Northern Ghana Systems Strengthening grant program targets improving the nutritional status and resilience of 85,000 WRA and CU5 over a period of five years. The grant implementation period is expected to be 12 months.

Grant Objectives

The primary objectives of this grant program are to:

1. Improve nutrition among women and children
2. Improve early childhood development and social protection at community level; and
3. Increase uptake of maternal and child health and family planning services.