Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) Annual Program Statement (APS) Bidders’ Conference

1. Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM)Annual Program Statement (APS) Bidders’ Conference Presented by the Democracy and Governance Office (DGO) March 3, 2014, 1:30 to 3:30pm Kathmandu

2. APS Overview Leah Mueller, DG Specialist

3. CMM APS Checklist • Checklist will help verify that you covered the requirements (handout and available online) Especially: • Two categories (100k to 500k & 500k to $1.2 mill) • All required technical sections • P2P • Nepal Specific Criteria • English • The checklist serves as a reference only – the APS is your guide

4. Evaluation Criteria ADDRESS ALL EVALUATION CRITERIA – It Matters

5. Funding • Anticipated available funding = $16 Million • Anticipated number of awards = multiple • Number of countries participating in 2014 = 11 – including Nepal • Nepal’s Funding History • 2011 = 1 award • 2012 = 3 awards • 2013 = did not participate • 2014 = ?

6. Estimated Timeline USAID/DCHA/CMM review & notification Summer/Fall 2014 Application Deadline March 28, 2014 5:00pm in Nepal USAID/Nepal Review April 2014 APS Released Feb. 24, 2014 Implementation 2015 or 2016 USAID/Nepal Procurement Approximately 8 to 24 months USAID/Nepal notifies unsuccessful applicants May 2014 Receipt Confirmation March 29, 2014 Bidders’ Conference March 3, 2014

7. Potential Award Steps & Types • Pre-Award Survey – for partners new to USAID • Covers: organization, experience, accounting, operational controls, and technical skills; see ADS 303.9.1 • Types • Cooperative Agreement • Grant • Fixed Obligation Grant (FOG); see ADS 303.3.25

8. People to People & Nepal Specific InstructionsReshma Thapa

9. Technical Narrative

10. “People to People” (P2P) Approach Interact purposefully To promote mutual understanding, trust empathy and resilient social ties Create opportunity Broken Re l at I onsh I p Likelihood of violence declines Safe Space Bring Together Understand/Agree Advocate together for change Prejudice/perceived differences

11. Approach & Methodology LOCAL ENGAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY Theory of change Prefer to peacefully resolve Appreciate Do No HARM • A new relationship builds up- resilience • Parties do not return to former patterns of conflict • Valuing different experiences and perspectives • Positive reception of the other parties • Does not imply agreement • Realization of existence of different experiences and perspectives • Reduce negative attribution • Cooperate towards shared and substantive accomplishments Peace Writ Large Understand Collaborate Gender Consideration Source of grievance and resilience Triggering factor of violence and moments of opportunity Context and conflict analysis Key actors to conflict/peace

12. Peace Writ Large More People Key People Peace Writ Attitudinal Institutional

13. Country Specific Instruction Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) in governance Promulgation of the Constitution Transitional Justice Peace and Reconciliation

14. CMM Nepal Program Presentation Reshma Thapa, DG Specialist

15. Implementing Partner: Mercy Corps Program: Inclusive Resource Management Initiative (IRMI) Life of Project: June 2013 to May 2015 USG Contribution: $1.16 M Implementing Partners: BASE and SahakarmiSamaj Goal: Enhance stability through natural resource conflict resolution and inclusive natural resource management Implementing Partner: Safer World Program: Community Initiatives for Common Understanding (CICU) Life of Project: June 2013 to June 2016 USG Contribution: $1.13 M Implementing Partners: CWIN and INSEC Goal: Conflict mitigation in targeted area improved Implementing Partner: Care Nepal Program: Sambad: Dialogue for Peace Life of Project: Aug 2013 to May 2016 USG Contribution: $ 1.15M Implementing Partners: LARC and Namuna Goal: A consolidated peace process in Nepal; mitigating conflict issue at local level

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17. Key Results • Key Stakeholders ability to constructively address community level issues related to conflicts strengthened • Dialogue between conflicting groups fostered and mutual trust and reconciliation improved • Local government capacity to implement peace mandates increased • Inclusive community participation in local level government planning increased • Local partner organizations capacity to implement peace programming increased

18. CMM Partners Meeting • Why= coordinate CMM projects and share best practices • When = every 4 months • Where = in the field, classroom and field setting • Who = all CMM partners

20. DG & CMM Overview Maria E. Barrόn, DGO Director

21. CMM Program • CMM is found in USAID/Washington’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) • USAID Missions support CMM’s efforts to: • Identify and analyze sources of conflict • Early response to address the causes and consequences of instability and violent conflict • Integrate conflict management and mitigation into USAID's analysis, strategies, and programs • CMM and Missions’ Implementation • Conducting Conflict Assessments • Developing Cutting-Edge Toolkits • Supporting Conflict Management Programs • Outreach & Training

22. USAID/Nepal DG Strategy

23. Q&A Your questions are welcome! Thank you for your participation! - USAID/Nepal DG Team