Deadline: 18 September 2018
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a program entitled” Innovating for HIV Impact: The South African HIV Innovations Accelerator”.
Through the South African HIV Innovations Accelerator, USAID, together with its partners PEPFAR-South Africa and the South Africa National Department of Health (NDoH), seeks to catalyze the development of innovative approaches and technologies that will enable South Africa to mitigate the spread and impact of HIV and ultimately reach HIV epidemic control.
What they are looking for:
Generally, theyare looking for expressions of interest that clearly demonstrate the following attributes:
- Innovation, including creativity of the given approach and clear differentiation from existing approaches
- Low cost and suitability for South African settings, particularly the 27 highest HIVburdened districts
- Ability to be scaled rapidly and cost effectively in the South African context
- Strong likelihood of achieving a substantial impact
- Deployable to make significant improvements in the near-term (several months of initial investment)
What They are not looking for:
- Research that does not provide a clear path to development and testing of intervention strategies
- Solutions that are less efficacious than current technologies or approaches
- Proven approaches that are already in use in the field
- Basic research, clinical trials or laboratory-intensive research. Basic research is defined as research directed towards fuller knowledge or understanding of the fundamental aspects of phenomena and of observable facts without specific applications towards processes or products in mind
- Discovery science, capacity-build
Eligibility Criteria
- For the purposes of this Addendum, USAID seeks to tap into new ideas and perspectives of partners with a range of expertise and experiences in the health and private sector innovation spaces, and engage them in co-creation.
- Private sector entities are encouraged to apply. The private sector is defined as for-profit entities at the local, national or multinational level, and refers to the following organizations and actors:
- Private for-profit entities, such as a business, corporation, or private firms,
- Private equity or private financial institutions, including private investment firms, mutual funds or insurance companies,
- Private investors (note that individuals are not eligible to apply),
- Private business or industry associations, including but not limited to chambers of commerce and related types of entities
- Private grant-making foundations or philanthropic entities.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.