Additional Help or Supplementary References = These documents contain optional, helpful guidance and examples of best practices.
Mandatory Reference = There are two types: (a) External Mandatory References, which are governing external statutes, Executive Orders, regulations, and authorities; and (b) Internal Mandatory References, which contain mandatory guidance created internally by USAID.
200 - Development Policy
- 200maa
Guidance on Writing and Reviewing Development Policy | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 200mab
Guidance on the Definition and Use of the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund and the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Account | [Mandatory Reference]
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201 - Program Cycle Operational Policy
- 201maa
Criteria to Ensure the Quality of the Evaluation Report | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mab
USAID Evaluation Statement of Work Requirements | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mac
Index of Existing and Planned Projects for USAID | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mad
Legal Requirements Summary Checklist | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mae
Limitations to Disclosure and Exemptions to Public Dissemination of USAID Evaluation Reports | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201maf
Performance Indicator Reference Sheets (PIRS) Guidance & Template | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mag
Regional and Country Development Cooperation Strategy (R/CDCS) Development and Approval Process | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mah
USAID Evaluation Report Requirements | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mai
Activity Approval Memorandum (AAM) | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201maj
Contingency Operations | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mak
Country Transition Planning | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mal
Climate Risk Management for USAID Projects and Activities | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201man
Process for Obtaining Mission Concurrence for Washington and Regional Mission Funded Activities | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mas
Counter Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Code of Conduct Guidance | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mat
Climate Change in USAID Country/Regional Strategies | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mau
Guidance on the Definition and Use of the Global Health Programs Account | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201mav
Foreign Assistance Act Sections 118 and 119 Tropical Forests and Biodiversity Analysis | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201maw
Construction Risk Management | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 201saa
Results Framework Indicator Annex Template | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sab
Project Financial Plan Template | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sac
Project Management and Implementation Plan Template | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sad
Complexity-aware Monitoring | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sae
USAID Recommended Data Quality Assessment (DQA) Checklist | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201saf
Evaluation Triggers | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sag
Action Memo Template for Exception to Public Disclosure of USAID-funded Evaluation | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sah
Evaluation Statement of Work (SOW) Peer Review Process | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sai
Managing the Peer Review of a Draft Evaluation Report | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201saj
Developing an Evaluation Dissemination Plan | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sak
Project Approval Memorandum Template | [Additional Help]
PDF - 201sal
Staff Roles and Responsibilities for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning | [Additional Help]
PDF
204 - Environmental Procedures
205 - Integrating Gender Equality and Female Empowerment in USAID’s Program Cycle
- 205maa
USAID Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 205saa
Integrating Disability into Gender Analysis | [Additional Help]
PDF
206 - Prohibition of Assistance to Drug Traffickers
- 20657m1
Key Individual Certification Narcotics Offenses and Drug Trafficking | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF
210 - Tobacco Policy
- 210maa
Action Memorandum for the Administrator, USAID Policy on Tobacco, signed January 25, 1999 | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 210saa
Rationale for USAID Tobacco Policy | [Additional Help]
PDF
212 - Breastfeeding Promotion Policy
- 212maa
Guidelines for Documenting Exceptions to ADS 212.3.2 | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 212saa
Cross-Sectoral Implementation Guidance for ADS 212: Breastfeeding Promotion, 2001, developed by the Bureau for Global Health (USAID/GH) | [Additional Help]
PDF - 212sab
Breastfeeding Background Paper | [Additional Help]
PDF
219 - Microenterprise Development
- 219maa
Key Facts: Poverty Assessment Tools Reporting | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF
220 - Use of Reliable Partner Country Systems for Direct Management and Implementation of Assistance
- 220maa
Key Bilateral Funding Mechanisms | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 220mac
Legal Requirements for G2G Assistance | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 220mae
Public Financial Management Risk Assessment Framework (PFMRAF) Manual | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 220mag
Government to Government (G2G) Implementing and Funding Mechanisms Cost Reimbursement Projects | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 220mah
Government to Government Implementing and Funding Mechanisms Fixed Amount Reimbursement | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 220maj
Advances for Government to Government (G2G) Assistance | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 220maq
Local Systems: A Framework for Supporting Sustained Development | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 220saa
Government to Government (G2G) Programming Lifecycle: Bilateral Project Agreement | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 220sab
Government to Government (G2G) Programming Lifecycle: Development Objective Agreement | [Additional Help]
PDF - 220sad
Government to Government (G2G) Programming Lifecycle: Project Assistance Agreement | [Additional Help]
PDF - 220sae
Cost Reimbursement Implementation Letter Template [non-health] | [Additional Help]
PDF - 220saf
Cost Reimbursement Implementation Letter Template [health] | [Additional Help]
PDF - 220sag
Fixed Amount Reimbursement Implementation Letter Template [non-health] | [Additional Help]
PDF - 220sah
Fixed Amount Reimbursement Implementation Letter Template [health] | [Additional Help]
PDF - 220sai
SPA Agreement Template | [Additional Help]
PDF - 220saj
BoP-GBS Assistance Agreement Template | [Additional Help]
PDF
221 - USAID's Procedures for Implementing International Agreements for Tied and Untied Aid
- 221 maa
Listing of the Least Developed Countries | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 221mab
DAC Ex Ante Notification Requirements | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 221mac
OECD Ex Ante Notification Requirements | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 221mad
U.S. State Department, Cable Paris 01060 | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 221saa
Untying and Aid Efficiency | [Additional Help]
PDF - 221sab
USAID Support for the Recommendation | [Additional Help]
PDF
225 - Program Principles for Trade and Investment Activities and the "Impact on U.S. Jobs" and "Workers' Rights"
- 225saa
Brief Legislative History on Program Principles for Trade - Investment-Related Activities and the "Impact on U.S. Jobs" and "Workers' Rights" | [Additional Help]
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249 - Development Credit Authority (DCA)
- There are no Internal References for this chapter.
250 - Urban and Environmental Credit Program (UE Credit Program)
- 506s1
Design of Urban and Environmental Credit (UEC) Program 2 | [Additional Help]
PDF - 25034s1
Guaranty Authorization | [Additional Help]
PDF
251 - International Disaster Assistance
- There are no Internal References for this chapter.
252 - Visa Compliance for Exchange Visitors
- 252maa
U.S. State Department, Cable Paris 01060 | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF - 252saa
W-7 Package Cover Letter | [Additional Help]
PDF - 252sab
Form W-7 Graphic | [Additional Help]
PDF
253 - Participant Training for Capacity Development
- 253mac
Monthly Maintenance Rates By State or Region | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253sab
Participant Training Plan | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253sac
Training Intervention Request Form (TIRF) Template | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253sad
Training Implementation Plan (TIP) Sample | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253sae
Budget Worksheet (BWS) | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253saf
Alumni Association: A Guide for USAID Missions | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253sag
Participant Training Practioner's Manual | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253sah
Pre-Departure Guide for U.S.-Based Participant Training & Exchange Visitor Programs | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253sai
Stakeholder Compact Illustratives | [Additional Help]
PDF - 253saj
Updated Behavior Engineering Model | [Additional Help]
PDF
260 - Geographic Codes
- 260maa
USAID Authorized Geographic Codes: Sorted by Short Country Name PDF - 260mac
Lookup Table of Established Codes | [Mandatory Reference]
PDF
- 119780
Policy Guidance on Criteria for Payment of Salary Supplements for Host Government Employees
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