The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Uganda (USAID/Uganda) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the USAID Strengthening Local Health Systems Activity. Eligibility for this Award is not restricted.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Mission in Uganda (hereinafter referred to as USAID/Uganda) invests more than $350 million annually in health area-specific programs, including Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning, and global health security. Health systems strengthening (HSS) remains critical to the achievement of USAID’s goals of preventing maternal and child deaths, controlling HIV/AIDS, and combating infectious disease. Despite progress made in disease specific areas, the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need to strengthen Uganda’s health system overall in order to improve health services. By addressing the need for more functional and efficient health systems, Uganda will be better prepared to offer equitable, quality, and efficient health services and better health outcomes for the population.
The purpose of the Activity is to strengthen key elements of the Ugandan health system: health care financing (HCF), human resources for health (HRH), health information systems (HIS), and community health systems. The Activity will provide tailored technical assistance (TA) to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to develop, update, test, and disseminate policies, strategies, tools, models, standards, guidelines, approaches, and evidence-based intervention packages that can be implemented by the central government, districts, health facilities, and communities to improve the performance of the health system.
Application Closing Date: April 17, 2024
Eligibility for this NOFO is not restricted. In response to this NOFO, any U.S. or non-U.S. organization, non-profit, or for-profit entity is eligible to apply. Organizations may submit applications individually or in partnership with other international or local organizations.
USAID intends to award one (1) Cooperative Agreement pursuant to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. Subject to funding availability and at the discretion of the Agency, USAID intends to provide up to $40,000,000 million in total funding over a five-year period. USAID reserves the right to fund any one or none of the applications submitted.