Alter Modus International Corporation (AMI) is a minority-owned U.S. government contracting firm supporting USAID, CDC, and HHS. AMI integrates monitoring, evaluation and learning, program and internal audit support, data validation, survey research, financial and business analysis, capacity building, and enterprise risk assessment. AMI and the nonprofit Global Alliances are separate organizations.
Core capabilities
- Audit, regulatory review, and program assurance: internal audits of M&E activities, financial and operational process reviews, and examination of program controls, compliance, and implementing-partner performance
- Data validation and quality assurance: verification of collection and reporting, indicator definition and tracking, and data-risk identification
- Surveys and field research: small- and large-scale surveys, statistical sampling, interviews, focus groups, stakeholder consultations, and participatory evaluations
- Data analysis, business intelligence, and evaluation: quantitative and qualitative analysis, statistical sampling, ANOVA, ANCOVA, regression, SPSS, and decision-ready reporting
- Risk assessment and management advisory: enterprise and program risk frameworks, risk registers, mitigation plans, and process improvement
Capacity building and institutional strengthening
AMI strengthens government agencies, implementing partners, and local organizations to plan, manage, monitor, and sustain programs through capacity assessments, technical assistance, coaching, staff mentoring, and practical tools. Expertise includes financial management and internal controls, compliance and audit readiness, budget and cost analysis, performance measurement, enterprise risk advisory, and governance. For USAID/Guatemala, AMI delivered individualized and group coaching for U.S. Foreign Service Officers and locally employed staff in speechwriting, executive communications, and professional writing.
Relevance to global health security and diplomacy
Relevant work spans HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children, maternal and child health, nutrition, health information systems, vaccine communications, and interagency coordination. AMI links health-sector evaluation with partner capacity assessment, program controls, survey evidence, data integrity, and risk mitigation.
Selected federal health experience
- CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: center-level risk framework, risk register, mitigation plans, and governance and administrative process assessment (subcontractor)
- USAID/Zimbabwe OVC ex-post evaluation: sustainability of care models and development outcomes across five districts (prime)
- USAID/Southern Africa health program advisory: HIV/AIDS and health programming across an 11-country region, including health financing, private-sector participation, and institutional capacity
- HHS National Vaccine Program Office: vaccine outreach strategy, communications, training, webinars, and an audit of information materials
- HHS Office of Global Affairs / PEPFAR: meeting and event planning, stakeholder logistics, and communications support
- Uganda Ministry of Health / ACE Project: national web-enabled health information system rolled out to 25 districts, and capacity support for five local NGOs
- Liberia HANDS maternal and child health and nutrition: M&E, performance assessment, and recommendations aligned with Ministry of Health priorities
- Ghana HIV/AIDS and community health programs: training, M&E, local partner implementation, and program design for health and home-based care
How AMI supports federal clients
- Diagnose: review program objectives, operating environment, risks, controls, partner capacity, and available evidence
- Verify: design surveys and data-quality checks, validate reported results, and analyze implementation performance
- Improve: deliver audit and evaluation findings, risk mitigation plans, training, stronger reporting systems, and management recommendations
Differentiators
- Integrated audit, MEL, surveys, statistical analysis, data validation, and risk advisory
- Institution-focused training, coaching, and transfer of practical management tools
- Actionable recommendations that connect findings to controls, performance, and sustainability
Nonprofit affiliation
Global Alliances (gainitiative.org) is AMI’s nonprofit organization, working across global health, agriculture and food security, economic development, education, and workforce development through evidence-based solutions and strategic partnerships.
Contact
202-930-0653 · jrobert.simmons@alter-modus.com
www.alter-modus.com · Washington, DC