Accountability For Development (A4D) | 72062419APS00001

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Accountability for Development (A4D) is a USAID/Cote d Ivoire funding opportunity designed to improve how public services are delivered by the Government of Cote d Ivoire, with a clear focus on better outcomes for women and youth in specific target areas. The basic idea behind the activity is that service delivery improves when communities and civil society can monitor what government is doing, push for improvements when services fall short, and when government institutions have practical ways to share information and take feedback from the public.

The opportunity is structured around two core objectives. First, it aims to strengthen the capacity of non-state actors, meaning organizations and groups outside of government such as civil society organizations, community-based groups, watchdog organizations, professional associations, and similar actors. Under this objective, the emphasis is on building their ability to provide oversight and conduct advocacy related to local service delivery. That can include helping these groups understand budgets and service standards, track whether services are reaching intended beneficiaries, document problems in a credible way, and engage constructively with local and national authorities to push for solutions.

Second, A4D provides support to the Government of Cote d Ivoire to implement accountability and oversight tools that already exist, rather than creating entirely new systems from scratch. The goal is to make these mechanisms actually function in practice so government entities can provide information to the public and receive input from non-state actors. In real terms, this objective is about improving the feedback loop between citizens and government so that community concerns and recommendations can be heard, recorded, and acted on, and so that government can communicate what it is doing and why.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary award offered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission in Abidjan. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the funder expects to be more actively involved during implementation than in a standard grant, often through collaboration on planning, monitoring, and adapting activities. The activity category is listed under Law, Justice and Legal Services, reflecting the governance and accountability focus rather than direct delivery of health, education, or infrastructure services.

The funding opportunity number is 72062419APS00001. The award ceiling is $2,000,000, and USAID anticipated making up to three awards, which suggests a program structure where multiple implementers or consortia might operate in parallel, potentially in different geographies or with different technical approaches. The listing shows a creation date of April 18, 2019 and an original closing date of April 17, 2020. Eligibility is not limited to a single standard applicant class in the summary provided and is broadly indicated as "Others," with the expectation that applicants consult the detailed eligibility section in the full announcement for precise rules.

Overall, A4D is best understood as a governance and accountability initiative meant to make public services work better by strengthening civil society oversight and advocacy while also helping government institutions use existing accountability systems to share information and respond to citizen input, with women and youth positioned as key intended beneficiaries in the targeted communities.

• The Agency for International Development, Cote d Ivoire USAID - Abidjan in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Accountability For Development (A4D)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 18, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 17, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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