NOFO: Integrated Community Health Activity (Burundi)

Deadline: 20-May-2024
The United States Agency for International Development Mission in Burundi (USAID/Burundi) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the USAID Integrated Community Health Activity.

The purpose of the Integrated Community Health activity is to improve community engagement to strengthen the quality of Malaria, Maternal and Child Health (MCH), and Family Planning (FP) services to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity.

Objectives

• Increase community engagement through Informative, Preparatory and Decision-making participation processes
• Ensure the continuum of services from health facilities to communities, in that services facilities provide complement community health services and vice versa in a coordinated fashion from preventive care to treatment for effectively and efficiently and addressing patient concerns.
• Provide community health workers the training, coaching and supportive supervision they need to reach the necessary qualification pre-service and in-service.

Funding Information

• USAID intends to award one Cooperative Agreement pursuant to this NOFO.
• Subject to funding availability and at the discretion of the Agency, USAID intends to provide $12,000,000 in total USAID funding over a five-year period.

Proposed Outcomes and Results

• Goal: Reduce preventable maternal and child morbidity and mortality through community level
• strategy.
  • IR1: Improved community engagement in prevention and mitigation of maternal and child health threats
    • Sub-IR 1.1. Address and reduce social barriers to accessing care in order to improve maternal and child health outcomes
    • Sub-IR 1.2. Strengthened local networks to address community health issues
    • Sub-IR 1.3. Improved demand for health services and linkages from CHWs to health clinics
  • IR2: Improved quality of community health services and strengthened health systems
    • Sub-IR 2.1. Increased availability and quality of community health services for children and women addressing malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition
    • Sub-IR 2.2. Expanded Malaria, Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning services at community level
    • Sub-IR 2.3. Strengthened local system for a timely referral of new born, children and women in need

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligibility is restricted to local Burundian legal entities.
• Only local organizations as defined below are eligible for award. USAID defines a “local entity” as a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that:
  • Is legally organized under the laws of; and
  • Has as its principal place of business or operations in; and
  • Is
    • majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of; and
    • managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the country receiving assistance that is Burundi.
• For purposes of this definition, ‘majority owned’ and ‘managed by’ include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the organization’s managers or a majority of the organization’s governing body by any means.
• USAID welcomes applications from organizations that have not previously received financial assistance from USAID.
• Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for federal financial assistance on the same basis as any other organization and are subject to the protections and requirements of Federal law.

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