Deadline: 11 September 2017
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is inviting applicants from eligible U.S. non-profit nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), for-profit NGOs willing to forgo their fee, private voluntary organizations (PVOs), Philippine-based NGOs, universities, foundations, consortiums, and international organizations for a Cooperative Agreement to implement a five-year program entitled, “TB Innovations and Health Systems Strengthening”.
The aim of this program is to strengthen national and regional level implementation of the National TB Strategic Plan by providing state-of-the-art capacity building and technical expertise to scale-up TB and DR-TB prevention, detection and treatment.
The USAID/Philippines Health Project (2017-2022) will support the Philippines by improving the health for underserved1 Filipinos. For the Philippines to meet its own health goals and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for health, a far greater proportion of Filipinos must consistently practice healthy behaviors and seek and receive quality care through a functioning and sustainable health system.
Objectives
- Rapidly expand state-of-the-art case detection, appropriate treatment seeking behavior and treatment adherence interventions for vulnerable and high risk populations
- Integrate and institutionalize high-impact practices to improve TB and DRTB quality of care for public and non-public sectors Optimize TB diagnostic networks to utilize existing tools and incorporate innovative approaches
- Fortify Department of Health system and capacity to implement an effective and responsive national TB program
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $30,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $30,000,000
- Award Floor: $25,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
- To be considered eligible to apply under this RFA, Applicant must either be:
- A U.S. non-profit nongovernmental organization (NGO), for-profit NGO willing to forgo their fee, private voluntary organization (PVO), Philippine-based NGO, foundation, consortium, university/college, or an international organization.
- Individuals are not eligible to apply.
- Eligible organizations which have not previously received financial assistance from USAID are encouraged to submit applications.
Eligible Countries: Philippines and United States
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