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USAID Consulting Services

Your expert partner to navigate USAID funding

Wherever you are on your journey with USAID, we have the expertise and the practical experience to help you. From readiness to reporting, from sub-awards to systems support, from NICRA to navigating proposals, the Humentum team will position you for success. We won’t walk away leaving you with a long list of “to do” items – we’ll partner with you for success.

Humentum's USAID Services

USAID Consultancy Service Overview of our USAID Consultancy Service Who needs this Consultancy? When do you need to take this consultancy?

USAID Readiness

Humentum’s team will use our proven methodology to assess your organization’s USAID readiness and identify what needs to change to increase your chances.

Organizations new to USAID funding.

Prior to receiving USAID funding.

Proposal Support – Unlocking USAID Funding Through Winning Proposals

We will help you navigate three essential phases of proposal preparation: planning, proposal development, and post-proposal support.

Organizations new to USAID funding. Organizations considering new types of instruments (grants vs contracts). Organizations wishing to improve win ratios.

Applying for USAID funding.

Process & Systems Support

In partnership with you, we will: review your operating processes and systems​, help you develop and implement corrective action plans​ and create and update required policies, tools, and templates.

All organizations working with USAID.

Early on when starting to work with USAID.

Subaward Management – Managing Subawards under USAID Assistance Programs  

Our team will help your organization with the intricacies of managing sub-awards in the context of USAID funding, including reporting, regulations, sub-recipient performance, and sub-award issuance.

All organizations working with USAID under assistance awards.

After receiving USAID award (or 1st tier subaward) which includes sub-awarding opportunities.

Prepare for NICRA submission

We will work with you on the necessary steps to prepare a NICRA submission, from cost policy statements to document preparation.

Organizations currently implementing USAID -funded projects who want to pursue or renegotiate a NICRA.

Later on, once USAID’s operations have begun, before submitting a NICRA (at least 6 months in advance).

Compliance Examination

In partnership with you, we will: help you prepare for external audits​, test transactions for compliance​ and address non-compliance and audit issues.

Organizations currently implementing USAID -funded projects.

Later on, once USAID’s operations have begun.

Getting ready for USAID 2024 revisions

Humentum’s team will use our proven methodology to ensure that your organization is compliant to USAID’s latest rounds of updates—the most significant update to their regulations in years.

Organizations familiar with USAID funding and working under Assistance.

From October 2024 onward.

Explore our free USAID resources

What key systems and provisions must be in place for an organization to receive USAID funding? Humentum’s white paper is designed to help organizations that are looking to receive and manage USAID funding.
Read this brief for more information about what the new strategy (launched in March 2023) means for USAID’s operations, its implementing partners, and the movement for locally-led development.
On October 19, 2022, USAID released its Local Capacity Strengthening (LCS) Policy, which is revised from the December 2021 Local Capacity Development Policy draft. USAID updated the policy based on nearly 600 pages of public comments and consultation with local actors.

Build Skills

We also offer training to help build individual skills and increase organizational knowledge. See our full list of USAID trainings

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