The Ministry of Health’s Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) in Ethiopia aims to tackle critical human resources challenges in the health sector. Collaborating with national and sub-national levels, Higher Education Institutes, and health worker associations, the program focuses on enhancing the quality of healthcare education, strengthening human resource management, and promoting evidence-based decision-making for workforce planning. Capacity building for priority clinical cadres, leadership training for health managers, and improved HR planning are key objectives of this initiative. Applications are open until October 18, 2019, 12:00 AM EDT.
Opportunity ID: 319960
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 72066319RFA00005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 08, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See NOFO for details |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: |
The purpose of the
Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) is to address critical human resources challenges in Ethiopia’s health sector. The program will build on the work carried out under the Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) Cooperative Agreement (AID-663-A-12-00008) that was awarded to Jhpiego in 2012. The Health Workforce Improvement Program will work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MOSHE) at the national level and their respective structures at the sub-national levels (regional, zonal and woreda levels), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) levels that provide healthcare education at national and sub-national, and targeted health worker professional associations to improve the quality of Ethiopia’s health workforce. The focus areas of this Activity are:
1. Institutional and individual capacity building to improve the quality of pre-service education for priority clinical cadres to improve the competency of clinical health workers,
2. Improve the human resource for health management and regulation capacity of national and sub-national entities. The program will target program managers at MOH, Regional Health Bureau (RHB) and District Health Office; and faculty at HEIs, building their leadership, management and governance capacity for human resource development and management.
3. Improve the generation and utilization of evidence to inform HR planning, development and management
|
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tsegereda Gebremedhin
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist USAID/Ethiopia Email:tgebremedhin@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| The United States Government (“USG”) represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID/Ethiopia) hereby amends the above-referenced NOFO. The main purpose of Amendment 0002 is to revise the closing date for the submission of applications.
The NOFO is hereby amended as set forth below. |
Oct 08, 2019 | |
| The United States Government (“USG”) represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID/Ethiopia) hereby amends the above-referenced NOFO. The main purpose of Amendment 0002 is to revise the closing date for the submission of applications.
Thank you for your continued interest and participation in USAID initiatives. We look forward to your organization’s continued collaboration. 72066319RFA00005 USAID/Ethiopia Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) The NOFO is hereby amended as set forth below. |
Aug 28, 2019 | |
| The United States Government (“USG”) represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID/Ethiopia) hereby amends the above-referenced NOFO. The main purpose of Amendment 02 is to make necessary changes to the Solicitation and provide answers to the questions submitted in response to the subject NOFO. The changes specified immediately below include: (I) Changed Sections for the original RFP; and (II) Questions and Answers. The NOFO is amended as set forth below in Attachment No. I and questions and answers are included in Attachment No. II. | Aug 28, 2019 | |
| The United States Government (“USG”) represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID/Ethiopia) hereby amends the above-referenced NOFO. The main purpose of Amendment 02 is to make necessary changes to the Solicitation and provide answers to the questions submitted in response to the subject NOFO. The changes specified immediately below include: (I) Changed Sections for the original RFP; and (II) Questions and Answers. The NOFO is amended as set forth below in Attachment No. I and questions and answers are included in Attachment No. II. | Aug 28, 2019 | |
| Aug 28, 2019 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 72066319RFA00005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 08, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See NOFO for details |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: |
The purpose of the
Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) is to address critical human resources challenges in Ethiopia’s health sector. The program will build on the work carried out under the Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) Cooperative Agreement (AID-663-A-12-00008) that was awarded to Jhpiego in 2012. The Health Workforce Improvement Program will work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MOSHE) at the national level and their respective structures at the sub-national levels (regional, zonal and woreda levels), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) levels that provide healthcare education at national and sub-national, and targeted health worker professional associations to improve the quality of Ethiopia’s health workforce. The focus areas of this Activity are:
1. Institutional and individual capacity building to improve the quality of pre-service education for priority clinical cadres to improve the competency of clinical health workers,
2. Improve the human resource for health management and regulation capacity of national and sub-national entities. The program will target program managers at MOH, Regional Health Bureau (RHB) and District Health Office; and faculty at HEIs, building their leadership, management and governance capacity for human resource development and management.
3. Improve the generation and utilization of evidence to inform HR planning, development and management
|
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tsegereda Gebremedhin
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist USAID/Ethiopia Email:tgebremedhin@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 72066319RFA00005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 03, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See NOFO for details |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: |
The purpose of the
Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) is to address critical human resources challenges in Ethiopia’s health sector. The program will build on the work carried out under the Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) Cooperative Agreement (AID-663-A-12-00008) that was awarded to Jhpiego in 2012. The Health Workforce Improvement Program will work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MOSHE) at the national level and their respective structures at the sub-national levels (regional, zonal and woreda levels), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) levels that provide healthcare education at national and sub-national, and targeted health worker professional associations to improve the quality of Ethiopia’s health workforce. The focus areas of this Activity are:
1. Institutional and individual capacity building to improve the quality of pre-service education for priority clinical cadres to improve the competency of clinical health workers,
2. Improve the human resource for health management and regulation capacity of national and sub-national entities. The program will target program managers at MOH, Regional Health Bureau (RHB) and District Health Office; and faculty at HEIs, building their leadership, management and governance capacity for human resource development and management.
3. Improve the generation and utilization of evidence to inform HR planning, development and management
|
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tsegereda Gebremedhin
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist USAID/Ethiopia Email:tgebremedhin@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 72066319RFA00005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See NOFO for details |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: |
The purpose of the Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) is to address critical human resources challenges in Ethiopia’s health sector. The program will build on the work carried out under the Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) Cooperative Agreement (AID-663-A-12-00008) that was awarded to Jhpiego in 2012. The Health Workforce Improvement Program will work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MOSHE) at the national level and their respective structures at the sub-national levels (regional, zonal and woreda levels), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) levels that provide healthcare education at national and sub-national, and targeted health worker professional associations to improve the quality of Ethiopia’s health workforce. The focus areas of this Activity are:
1. Institutional and individual capacity building to improve the quality of pre-service education for priority clinical cadres to improve the competency of clinical health workers,
2. Improve the human resource for health management and regulation capacity of national and sub-national entities. The program will target program managers at MOH, Regional Health Bureau (RHB) and District Health Office; and faculty at HEIs, building their leadership, management and governance capacity for human resource development and management.
3. Improve the generation and utilization of evidence to inform HR planning, development and management
|
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tsegereda Gebremedhin
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist USAID/Ethiopia Email:tgebremedhin@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 72066319RFA00005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See NOFO for details |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: |
The purpose of the
Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) is to address critical human resources challenges in Ethiopia’s health sector. The program will build on the work carried out under the Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) Cooperative Agreement (AID-663-A-12-00008) that was awarded to Jhpiego in 2012. The Health Workforce Improvement Program will work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MOSHE) at the national level and their respective structures at the sub-national levels (regional, zonal and woreda levels), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) levels that provide healthcare education at national and sub-national, and targeted health worker professional associations to improve the quality of Ethiopia’s health workforce. The focus areas of this Activity are:
1. Institutional and individual capacity building to improve the quality of pre-service education for priority clinical cadres to improve the competency of clinical health workers,
2. Improve the human resource for health management and regulation capacity of national and sub-national entities. The program will target program managers at MOH, Regional Health Bureau (RHB) and District Health Office; and faculty at HEIs, building their leadership, management and governance capacity for human resource development and management.
3. Improve the generation and utilization of evidence to inform HR planning, development and management
|
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tsegereda Gebremedhin
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist USAID/Ethiopia Email:tgebremedhin@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 72066319RFA00005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See NOFO for details |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: |
The purpose of the
Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) is to address critical human resources challenges in Ethiopia’s health sector. The program will build on the work carried out under the Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) Cooperative Agreement (AID-663-A-12-00008) that was awarded to Jhpiego in 2012. The Health Workforce Improvement Program will work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MOSHE) at the national level and their respective structures at the sub-national levels (regional, zonal and woreda levels), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) levels that provide healthcare education at national and sub-national, and targeted health worker professional associations to improve the quality of Ethiopia’s health workforce. The focus areas of this Activity are:
1. Institutional and individual capacity building to improve the quality of pre-service education for priority clinical cadres to improve the competency of clinical health workers,
2. Improve the human resource for health management and regulation capacity of national and sub-national entities. The program will target program managers at MOH, Regional Health Bureau (RHB) and District Health Office; and faculty at HEIs, building their leadership, management and governance capacity for human resource development and management.
3. Improve the generation and utilization of evidence to inform HR planning, development and management
|
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tsegereda Gebremedhin
Acquisition & Assistance Specialist USAID/Ethiopia Email:tgebremedhin@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 319960 Revised Full Announcement-Amendment for NOFO -> Amendment 02 -for Grantsgov posting.pdf
Folder 319960 Revised Full Announcement-Amendment for NOFO -> Amendment 0001 for NOFO 72066319RFA00005 HWIP.pdf
Folder 319960 Other Supporting Documents-Attachments -> Appendix 9 – Ethiopia CDCS 2.0 RESULTS FRAMEWORK DIAGRAM Updated April 2018.pdf
Folder 319960 Other Supporting Documents-Attachments -> Appendix 8b – Jhpiego FY18_HRH_Annual Progress Report_Nov2018.pdf
Folder 319960 Other Supporting Documents-Attachments -> Appendix 11 – FMOH HRH STRATEGY 2009-2025.pdf
Folder 319960 Other Supporting Documents-Attachments -> Appendix 8a – HRH_Annual Progress Report_October_31_2017.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Tsegereda Gebremedhin Acquisition & Assistance Specialist USAID/Ethiopia Email: tgebremedhin@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00254270 | Oct 18, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
319960 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
319960 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
319960 SF424B-1.1.pdf
319960 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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