GRANTS MANUAL

GRANTS MANUAL

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Acronym List

ADS

APS

AREF

CCETVS

CDCS

CFR

CNEE

CO

COR

Creative

CRMEF

CSO

DC

DUNS

FAA

GOM

GUC

HQ

MSR

NFO

NGO

PEO

RFA

RFI

SAC

SC

TOCO

TOCOR

UCFC

USAID

Automated Directives System

Annual Program Statement

Regional Education Offices Regional Education Offices

Directorate of Technical Education and School Life

Country Development and Cooperative Strategy

Code of Federal Regulations

National Center for Evaluation and Examinations

Contracting Officer

Contracting Officer Representative

Creative Associates International, Inc.

Teacher Training Institutes

Civil Society Organization

Directorate of Curricula

Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System

Fixed Amount Award

Government of Morocco

Grants Under Contract

Headquarters

Management System Review

Notice of Funding Opportunity

Non-Governmental Organization

Provincial Education Offices

Request for Application

Request for Information

Special Award Conditions

Source Selection Committee

Task Order Contracting Officer

Task Order Contracting Officer Representative

Central Unit for Teacher Education

United State Agency for International Development

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Contents

I.

INTRODUCTION

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II.

PROJECT PURPOSE

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III.

GRANT PROGRAM PURPOSE AND/OR OBJECTIVES

6

IV.

AUTHORITY

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A. Contract

6

1.

Approvals

7

2.

Thresholds

7

B. Creative Associates International

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1.

Grants Manual and Field Manual

7

2.

Delegation of Authority (DOA)

7

V.

ETHICS

8

VI. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

10

A. Project Team

10

1.

Chief of Party (COP)

10

2.

Grants Staff

10

3.

Technical Staff

11

4.

Procurement Staff

12

5.

Financial Staff

12

B. Headquarters

12

1.

Project Director

12

2.

Contracts Department

12

3.

Grants Administration Department

13

C. Client

13

1.

(Task Order) Contracting Officer Representative

13

2.

(Task Order) Contracting Officer

13

VII.

GRANTS PROCESS AND STRATEGY

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A. Grants Process Graphic

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B. Pre-Notification

14

1.

Grant Memorandum of Negotiations

14

2.

Market Research

14

3.

Program Description

14

4.

Budget Estimate

16

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5.

Selection Criteria

16

6.

Ratings

17

7.

Types of Grantees

17

8.

Grant Mechanism

17

9.

Eligibility

18

10. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO)

20

C. Pre-Award

22

1.

Pre-Application Conference

22

2.

Amendments to NFO

22

3.

Receipt of Concepts/Applications

22

4.

Special Situations

22

5.

Review of Applications

23

6.

Validation of Apparent Successful Application(s)

25

7.

Negotiations

25

8.

Pre-Award Responsibility Determination

25

9.

High Risk Grantees

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10. Pre-Award Certifications, Assurances and Other Statements of Grantee

28

11. Registration/DUNS

28

12. Award

28

13. File Documentation

29

D. Post-Award

29

1.

Start-Up

29

2.

Implementation

30

3.

Closeout

40

VIII.

ANNEXES

43

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I.

INTRODUCTION

Reading For Success - National Program for Reading (RFS-NPR) grants manual outlines Creative

Associates International (Creative) standards for implementing a grant program that is

compliant with the terms of its contract with the United States Agency for International

Development (USAID) and its own internal policies. It is based on the utmost integrity and is

supplemented by support, training(s), and oversight from its headquarters in Washington, DC.

II.

PROJECT PURPOSE

The purpose of Reading For Success - National Program for Reading (RFS-NPR) is to expand

USAID/Morocco¡¯s efforts to support the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training

(MOE) to improve reading and writing outcomes at the primary school level to 15 million

children by 2023.

The RFS-NPR activity will focus on four results with capacity building as a cross cutting key

element in each result:

Result 1: Improved reading and writing materials used in primary schools

Result 2: Improved reading and writing instruction in primary schools

Result 3: Reading and writing enrichment programs expanded

Result 4: Learning and assessment systems improved

The activity will be carried out in partnership with the MOE to build their capacity to develop

effective Arabic language curriculum and instructional materials and to deliver professional

development programs to education personnel to improve teaching skills and better monitor

student progress.

III.

GRANT PROGRAM PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The grants program is planned for 2 years within the life of the project. The grants

program shall not exceed the allocated amount of the grants per the award language.

The grants program will be implemented per workplan details that will be prepared in

consultation with the COR:

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The allocated grants funds will be granted to non-US NGOs on a competitive

basis to develop summer school programs.

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