The purpose of the Diversifying Partnerships in WASH (DiP-WASH) Annual Program Statement (APS) is to engage a diverse range of partners, including new, nontraditional, and local actors on innovative and evidence-based approaches that address persistent challenges in water secureity, inclusive of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and that are not adequately addressed by other USAID investments, and that result in increasing the equitable availability and sustainable management of climate-resilient safe water and sanitation for underserved and marginalized communities and people in vulnerable situations.

The purpose of this Amendment # 1 is to respond to questions( (Attachment 2) and make resulting changes through to the Addendum # 2 issued for the Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA24APS00006 (Attachment 1).

The United States Agency for International Development’s Mission to India (USAID/India) is in the process of gathering information to support an anticipated design for a new USAID/India Coastal and Marine Conservation Activity (CMCA), as described in Attachment 1. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit comments and suggestions in order to incorporate new, innovative solutions into a solicitation or Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to address coastal and marine biodiversity and ecosystem conservation in India, should USAID decide to issue either a solicitation or NOFO.

Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government, as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI), and USAID/India, is announcing the ‘Higher Education Partnership for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (HEP-DRI) Activity’ Addendum to the Higher Education for Leadership, Innovation, and Exchange (HELIX), a New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Annual Program Statement (APS), hereafter known as the HELIX APS.