USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is issuing these Emergency Application Guidelines per relevant federal laws, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) policy, and international humanitarian agreements. These Guidelines are issued under restricted eligibility conditions for emergency/disaster assistance or based on programmatic purpose in compliance with USAID Automated Directive System (ADS) 303. They apply to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) submitting applications to BHA for either new awards or modifications of existing awards. These Guidelines provide detailed information about the application submission and award process for grants, cooperative agreements, and fixed amount awards, hereafter termed “awards.”
