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Deadline: 09 October 2015

Integrating Community Health Program for NGOs

Link: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=APS-OAA-15-...

Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Liveria, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

GRANT SIZE
USAID/Washington funding is not currently available under this APS. However, Applicants may submit concept papers against this APS for USAID/Washington or USAID Mission efforts, which may be funded if determined to be meritorious and if funding is available.
Please note that cost share (25%) is required of all Applicants.
The Applicant shall specify the period of performance in the concept paper. The Applicant may propose no more than a five-year period of performance.

DESCRIPTION
USAID, in collaboration with UNICEF, is requesting concept papers from qualified local and international organizations for its Integrated Community Health Annual program Statement (APS). The goal of the program is to support governments and their key partners in accelerating progress by achieving and sustaining effective coverage of high impact health and nutrition technical interventions at scale. Its purpose is to strengthen the role of community health approaches to reduce barriers to effective coverage in diverse systems [e.g., public, private, NGO] to support national policies and sharpened implementation plans. In doing so, partners will complement and support broader government efforts to strengthen the reach and responsiveness of health systems and promote household and community behavior change through effective partnerships with non-governmental actors and communities.

The selected organization(s) will work to:

• Sustain and scale up community health approaches within national plans for health systems strengthening;
• Strengthen collaboration between governments and non-governmental actors with a focus on community health; and,
• Advance the field of community health and primary health care globally.

OBJECTIVES

1. INSTITUTIONALIZATION: Develop Effective and Efficient Linkages of Community Health Approaches in Systems, Policies, and Plans (Health, Other Relevant Sectors; Local and National)
2. MEASUREMENT TO INFLUENCE SYSTEMS & POLICIES: Generation and Use of New Data and Knowledge for Decision Making to Influence Local and National Systems and Policies (e.g., scale, equity, accountability)
3. INCLUSIVE & EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS: Improved Coordination and Collaboration between Government and Non-State Actors (Civil Society, Private Sector)

ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for a cooperative agreement under this APS, an organization must be any of the following types of organizations:

• Non-Federal Entities (referred to as U.S. NGOs) – U.S. NGOs that meet the definitions in 2 CFR 200.69.
• Non-profit Organizations (also referred to as U.S. NGOs) – U.S. non-profit organizations that meet the definition in 2 CFR 200.70.
• Foreign Entities (referred to as non-U.S. NGOs) – either non-profit or for profit organizations not affiliated with a foreign government that meet the definition in 2 CFR 200.47.

How to apply

• Applicants are encouraged to submit concept papers first and the selected ones will be invited by USAID to submit full proposals.
• Concept Notes (6 pages) must be submitted electronically via given website.

USAID will issue cooperative agreement(s) as the successful result of a two-step process review: 1) concept paper and 2) full application submission. The number of awards is dependent upon the number of meritorious applications and available funding. Accordingly, USAID reserves the right to award none, one, or multiple cooperative agreements as a result of its review of concept papers and subsequent full applications.
Each Applicant is limited to one concept paper submission per Review Window. Submitting an application for the APS does not prevent the Applicant from submitting against an Addendum. However, concept papers submitted under the APS must not be the same concept paper submitted for an Addendum. An Applicant under this APS may also be a proposed sub-recipient proposed as part of the submission of other Applicants.

This APS utilizes a two-step process:

1. Applicants submit concept papers in accordance with the due dates for each Review Window. USAID will then conduct a merit review of the concept papers based on the merit review criteria provided in Section V, Application Review Information. USAID Mission-specific concept papers under the APS will be provided to that particular Mission for review.
2. After review of the concept papers, full applications will be requested from those Applicants with the most highly rated concept papers. Concept papers not advancing to full application will be provided brief explanation letters detailing USAID’s rationale. For the convenience of all Applicants, Section IV, Application and Submission Information, and Section V, Application Review Information, include full application instructions and merit review criteria. All Applicants are encouraged to review these sections to ensure they are able to meet USAID’s requirements if their concept papers are selected.

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