'1. USAID have two major implementing mechanisms, they are Host Country Contracting and USAID Direct Award to Non-Govermental.
2. Types of assistance awards is grant, cooperative agreements, fixed amount awards.
3. FAA regulation in ADS 303. 3. 25
4. Travel and perdiem new regulation in ADS 522
5. Cost Share is auditable. If the Recipient does not meet the agreed upon cost share requirement, the difference in actual cost share amount may be applied to reduce the amount of USAID funding. Or the recipient may receive a bill of collection for the difference in not meeting cost share requirements. For third-party in-kind contributions, the fair market value of goods and services must be documented and be verifiable. Cost Share must be allowable under cost principles. Cost Share amount must be approved and included in the recipients budget., but if activity base on leverage won't audited by USAID.
6. Expenditure (disbursement + accrual) per week, month, 3 months, 6 months 1 year etc. Burn rate used to manage speed of program. High burn rate, high expenditure. Low burn rate, low expenditure. High burn rate, low pipeline –low burn rate, high pipeline.
7. Burn Rate important for USAID/Indonesia has to manage program according to availability of money, Washington monitors programs’ financial performance and low burn rate, high pipeline means Washington can take back existing or future money
8. Grants Under Contract or GUCsallow contractors to award grants on behalf of USAID. GUCs are used when : It is not feasible for USAID to manage small grants. The GUC component is small in comparison to the award. The prime recipient has responsibility GUC management, but USAID must be significantly involved in establishing the selection criteria and must approve the GUC recipients. GUCs are limited to $100, 000 for US Organizations; there is no funding limit for Non-US Organizations.