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Local Partners Resource Day for Expanding Local Partnerships United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the world's premier international development agency driving development resu... Local Partners Resource Day for Expanding Local Partnerships United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the world's premier international development agency driving development results. USAID's work advances U.S. national security and economic prosperity, demonstrates American generosity, and promotes a path to recipient self-reliance and resilience. To learn more about USAID, please visit www.usaid.gov. India is a partner in advancing USAID’s shared objectives to support clean energy, environment, climate challenges, health, open and inclusive digital ecosystems, inclusive economic growth, in India and across South and Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. To learn more about USAID/India’s work, please visit www.usaid.gov/India. In support of these shared objectives, USAID/India has planned an in-person Local Partners Resource Day in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Lucknow to highlight shared priorities, and present USAID plans for current and/or future activities in various sectors in hopes of expanding local Indian partnerships. USAID/India cordially invites local Indian organizations to an In-Person Local Partners Resource Day (Venue will be provided via individual invitation). Locations and tentative dates for Local Partners Resource Day are provided below (any changes to the below schedule will be announced accordingly): Note: Please be advised that Amendment No. 1 has been excuted to reflect that the Local Partners Resource Day scheduled for Ahmedabad on February 6, 2024 has been cancelled and below is the revised events table for your reference: Location Date of Event RSVP Due Date New Delhi January 09, 2024 December 19, 2023 Hyderabad January 17, 2024 January 3, 2024 Ahmedabad (Cancelled) February 6, 2023 Chennai February 13, 2024 February 2, 2024 Lucknow February 27, 2024 February 15, 2024 USAID seeks the participation of local Indian partners/organizations working in the technical sectors such as: Clean Energy, Environmental, Forestry, Sustainable Landscapes, and adaptation, Biodiversity, Health (Family Planning/Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Polio, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS), Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, Education, Tibet Resilience, Digital Preservation of Documents, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Monitoring and Evaluation. Participation is limited to 100 participants, therefore, only ONE slot per organization will be allotted and reservations will be given to the first 100 respondents. However, organizations may propose up to TWO people, identifying the order of priority for the two proposed individuals. The second proposed individual will be placed on a waiting list, and her/his invitation to attend will be confirmed separately by USAID. HOW TO SIGN-UP FOR LOCAL PARTNERS RESOURCE DAY: Organization/firm interested in attending the Local Partners Resource Day must send: Name of Organization Name of attendee(s) – No more than 2 (Please identify the participants’ names in the order of priority) Type of work/services the organization provides; and Location of Interest Please provide the above details AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, NO LATER THAN the “RSVP Due Date” provided above. The requested information must be submitted via email to Mr. Dev Kant Sharma at desharma@usaid.gov and Ms. Bhawna Chadha at bchadha@usaid.gov. The E-mail Subject line must include “Request to Attend Local Partners Resource Day - DATE.” NOTE: There is NO Registration Fee for the event(s). The USAID team will be providing an official notification/participation confirmation to all the selected participants via email along with the Venue details, prior to the event. QUESTIONS pertaining to this notice are to be sent to Dev Kant Sharma at desharma@usaid.gov and Bhawna Chadha at bchadha@usaid.gov no later than December 15, 2023 at 4:00 pm India Standard Time. NOTE: USAID will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this Local Partners Resource Day.