SCS Global is funded under a Leader with Associates (LWA) Cooperative Agreement. USAID established the LWA mechanism to provide an opportunity for Missions and Operating Units to easily and quickly tap into an already-competed mechanism to further their programmatic objectives. If you work for a Mission or Operating Unit and are interested in working with SCS Global, please follow the steps below:
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Contact SCS Global AOR to discuss a proposed activity
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Engage your procurement team on choice of instrument
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Share a draft program description with AOR and SCS Global for comments
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Receive e-mail concurrence from the SCS Global AOR
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Request a technical narrative, budget, and budget narrative from FHI 360
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Negotiate and execute an Associate Cooperative Agreement with FHI 360