Deadline: 10-Sep-21
The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Mission in Ethiopia (USAID/Ethiopia) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Surveillance for Malaria Elimination (S4ME) Activity.
The purpose of the Surveillance for Malaria Elimination (S4ME) Activity is to eliminate malaria in selected districts (also known as Woreda in Ethiopia) by improving the quality of implementation of targeted malaria elimination interventions through improvement in the identification, investigation, classification and management of malaria cases by health facilities and community platforms. The activity will test and develop models of effective malaria elimination by helping to identify and manage all malaria cases occurring in the woreda including public and private health facilities and where applicable, cases that occur in refugees, internally displaced people (IDP), and temporary residents. The effort will be locally driven with an explicit focus at the woreda level.
Objectives
The specific objectives of this Activity are to:
- Enhance woreda level malaria surveillance systems, including health facilities and community platforms, to detect all malaria cases in the woreda occurring in public and private health facilities, and where applicable in refugees, IDPs and temporary residents, to immediately notify, investigate, respond timely and effectively for malaria elimination.
- Improve capacity of selected woredas and catchment health facilities with corresponding zones, regions and national levels to plan, coordinate, implement, manage, intensify, and sustain malaria elimination efforts. This includes the ability to have an early warning system for detecting the timing and location of malaria epidemics.
- Support implementation of evidence-based high-quality malaria elimination interventions in selected woredas, where gaps in coverage or quality may exist.
Funding Information
USAID/Ethiopia intends to award one Cooperative Agreement pursuant to this notice of funding opportunity. Subject to funding availability and at the discretion of the Agency, USAID/Ethiopia intends to provide about US$9 million – USD 9.5 million in total over five years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for this NOFO is not restricted.
- Cost Sharing is not required for this activity, though it is encouraged, and the use of cost share funds may lead to a program with greater impact.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334947