One Health Workforce (OHW) Next Generation

Invitation: Pre-Application Conference

Tentative Dates: November 29, 2018 (Washington, DC) and December 7, 2018 (London, UK)

Dear International Development Community:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invites organizations working on the prevention, detection, and response of infectious disease threats to participate in one of two pre-application conferences being organized by USAID's Emerging Threats Division that will be held on November 29, 2018, in Washington, DC, and on December 7, 2018, in London, UK. At these meetings, USAID plans to discuss a Request for Information (RFI) that is anticipated to be released in approximately 30 days from this publication in order to solicit feedback from a broad range of stakeholders, including the higher education community, on a planned activity to equip current and future workforces with the multisectoral skills and competencies required to address infectious disease threats.

Addressing infectious disease threats requires workforces that not only have the technical skills and competencies to function within their own discipline and sector, but also possess the skills to effectively and sustainably work across sectors and disciplines. USAID has invested for nearly a decade in the development of two regional OH university networks in Africa and Southeast Asia that are committed to transforming health workforces to function more effectively and across sectors: One Health Central and East Africa (OHCEA), which is based in Kampala, Uganda, and Southeast Asian One Health University Network (SEAOHUN), which is based in Chiangmai, Thailand. These networks are comprised of 144

schools and faculties in 84 universities across 12 countries. Under OHW Next Generation, USAID plans to build on this investment by strengthening the organizational capacity of these two networks to use assessments of multisectoral workforce capacity to inform the design and adaptation of training and educational offerings, develop and deliver educational offerings in alignment with prioritized One Health core competencies and technical skills, and acquire and manage direct donor funding.

One cooperative agreement will be awarded to a qualified higher education institution that will represent a coalition of universities and other public and private sector organizations that will work with OHCEA and SEAOHUN, as beneficiary institutions. More information on eligibility can be found under the Eligibility section of this Synopsis.

This is an open invitation, however, the meetings will have limited capacity. As such, USAID kindly requests that all organizations planning to participate to limit attendance to two (2) participants. USAID also recommends that participants represent their organization's technical expertise as well as their business management capabilities (e.g., grants, contracts, financial aspects).

To RSVP, organizations should email ohwnextgen@usaid.gov with the following information:

EMAIL SUBJECT: OHW Next Gen Pre-Application Conference (indicate Washington, DC or London, UK)

RSVP INFORMATION: Full name, title, organization, email, phone of up to two (2) participants

RSVPs to this event must be acknowledged by USAID, as space is limited. The RSVP acknowledgment will provide more detail regarding the meeting location and time. Only those participants who receive an email acknowledgment will be allowed to participate in the Pre-Application Conferences. RSVPs will be accepted until the meeting capacity is met or through Friday, November 23, 2018.

Any questions about the pre-application conferences may be directed to ohwnextgen@usaid.gov. Please note QUESTION: OHW Next Gen Consultation Meeting in the Subject Line.

Thank you for your interest in USAID's Emerging Threats Programming.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO AWARD. A Request for Information (RFI) will be released on Grants.gov prior to the pre-application conferences. This Notice is being issued so that interested parties are aware of USAID's intention to post this RFI in the near term and hold the pre-application conferences. Questions and comments on the RFI and its comments should be submitted once it is posted. Please note that USAID will not reimburse travel and transportation expenses or any other expenses to attend the pre-application conference in Washington, DC or London, UK.

All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change.