Three Leader-with-Associates
Cooperative Agreements (CAs) have been awarded to implement
the USAID DOT-COM program:
dot-GOV (Lead organization: Internews Network) dot-ORG (Lead organization: Academy of
Educational Development)
dot-EDU (Lead organization: Education Development
Center)
The Leader with Associates (LWA) Cooperative Agreement
is similar to a traditional cooperative agreement, except
that it is designed to allow additional flexibility to
facilitate participation by USAID Missions.
The "Leader-with-Associates" name reflects the
fact that there is a single lead cooperative agreement,
under which multiple associated awards can be made. The
terms "Leader Award" and "Associate Award"
refer to the relationship of the awards, and not to the
issue of who receives the awards.
The Leader Awards were made after a competitive process
to the organizations that serve as the prime awardees
(also known as lead organizations). USAID Missions and
Bureaus can develop additional stand-alone agreements
or grants (Associate Awards) with the lead organization
without repeating the competition process, so long as
the Associate agreements or grants are within the scope
of the LWA agreement.
Leader Awards
generally fund core activities, such as short-term technical
assistance and pilots, whereas Associate Awards generally
fund specific projects and activities.
Associate Awards are made to the recipient
of the Leader Award: sub-grantees and subcontractors are
not eligible to receive stand-alone Associate Awards directly
through this mechanism, but their involvement can be engaged
in sub-grants and subcontracts through the lead organization.
Core funding for the DOT-COM
Alliance is provided by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, Office of
Infrastructure and Engineering (EGAT/OI&E), Office of Education (EGAT/ED),
and Office of Women in Development (EGAT/WID), under the terms of Award
numbers: GDG-A-00-01-00009-00, dot-GOV; GDG-A-00-01-00014-00, dot-ORG; GDG-A-00-01-00011-00,
dot-EDU.
