This department is offering the Advocacy for Better Health grant to contribute to enhancing the quality, availability, and accessibility of health services in Uganda. The grant aims to empower communities to voice their needs for quality service delivery, support CSOs in developing effective advocacy initiatives, and build their capacity to become potential recipients of future USAID funding. The program’s focus includes enabling communities in selected districts to demand better quality services and enhancing CSOs’ ability to represent these demands. The closing date for applications is September 22, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 237955
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | RFA-617-13-000006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | USAID/Uganda Advocacy for Better Better Health |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date:: | Jul 19, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 09, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 22, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 20,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $20,000,000 |
| 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:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Uganda USAID-Kampala |
| Description:: | The goal of the Advocacy for Better Health program is to contribute to improvement in quality, availability and accessibility of health services. The purpose of the program is to increase the citizensÂ’ voice for quality service delivery. The key objectives for this program shall be 1) to ensure that communities in the selected districts can identify and articulate their needs, and are able to demand for quality services; 2) to ensure that the CSOs develop effective advocacy initiatives, and are able to represent the communitiesÂ’ demands for better quality services; and 3) to build the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as potential direct recipients of future USAID funding. The Program Description describes the geographic scope and strategic approach of this project, as well as the expected outcomes. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 4 | The purpose of this modification is to archive the Synopsis and associated documents. | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Synopsis 3 | The purpose of this modification is to issue responses to questions and a revised request for applications. | |
| Synopsis 2 | The purpose of this modification is to extend the closing date from September 9, 2013 to September 22, 2013 4.00 p.m. (EST) Washington, D.C. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1