Grant to finance NGO services to a beneficiary group Non-governmental organizations are, like their government counterparts, usually already engaged in service provision in areas where USAID wants to assist, and they often have unique abilities that complement public programs. Therefore, USAID technical-office staff might set aside a budget and, with the help of the mission's contracting office, publish a solicitation for applications from NGOs for financial assistance to their programs. One or several grants could be made to selected NGOs by the contracting office's "agreement officer". Similar to the case of a contract, a USAID technical-office staff member would be assigned as the agreement officer's representative to monitor progress in the NGOs' implementation and to arrange for external evaluations. USAID grants require recipient NGOs to contract for external audits.
Grant to finance NGO services to a beneficiary group Non-governmental organizations are, like their government counterparts, usually already engaged in service provision in areas where USAID wants to assist, and they often have unique abilities that complement public programs. Therefore, USAID technical-office staff might set aside a budget and, with the help of the mission's contracting office, publish a solicitation ,for applications from NGOs for financial assistance to their programs. One !or several grants could be made to selected NGOs by the contracting office's "agreement officer". Similar to the case of a contract, a USAID technical-office staff member would be assigned as the agreement officer's representative to monitor progress in the NGOs' implementation and to arrange for external evaluations. USAI!D grants require recipien:t NGOs to contract for external audits.