USAID/India: Tuberculosis Health Action Learning Initiative (THALI)

This initiative by USAID/India focuses on implementing innovative strategies for improved tuberculosis (TB) detection and treatment in urban communities in India. The Tuberculosis Health Action Learning Initiative (THALI) project aims to collaborate with the Revised National TB Control Program (RNTCP) and other stakeholders to enhance TB control efforts in major cities. Key components include scaling up innovative diagnostic and treatment approaches, strengthening municipal TB resources, testing technological innovations, and enhancing data-driven decision-making. Applicants are expected to address TB challenges among underprivileged urban populations, such as slum dwellers, to contribute to better TB management and control.

Opportunity ID: 273450

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	RFI-386-15-000001
Funding Opportunity Title:	Tuberculosis Health Action Learning Initiative (THALI)
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
Category Explanation:	–
Expected Number of Awards:	3
Assistance Listings:	98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Feb 09, 2015
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 17, 2015
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 17, 2015
Archive Date:	Mar 19, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding:	–
Award Ceiling:	$22,500,000
Award Floor:	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:	Only local Indian organizations, as defined in section 5, Anticipated Eligibility.

Additional Information

Agency Name:	Agency for International Development
Description:	This is only a Request for Information (RFI) Responses to USAID/India’s areas of interest are all that is required at this time. Full applications are not being accepted at this time. USAID/India seeks to improve the lives of people who live at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP) in India by supporting innovations at the interface of tuberculosis (TB) detection and treatment in urban communities. The TB Health Action Learning Initiative (THALI) project will work with the Revised National TB Control Program (RNTCP), municipal governments, and private providers to improve TB control in up to three or more major cities. The successful Applicant(s) will be expected to help identify, apply, and scale up successful innovative approaches to addressing TB, especially among under- or inadequately-served urban slum dwellers and other low- income populations. Key elements of THALI are the: 1. Identifying and scaling up of innovative approaches to improve the quality of private sector diagnosis, referral, and treatment of TB, through adherence to the recently released Standards for TB Care in India. 2. Strengthening the utilization of TB resources of the respective municipalities. 3. Testing of upcoming technological innovations. 4. Improving data for evidence-based decision making.
Link to Additional Information:	–
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Jeremy Arensdorf Senior Assistance Specialist Phone 202-626-8775 Email:jarensdorf@usaid.gov

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