The purpose of Urban Health Initiative (UHI) is to improve public and private health services delivery in FIVE major urban cities through 1) Strengthening MoPH capacity and stewardship; 2) improving access to primary and secondary health care services; 3) improving quality of public and private health
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services; and 4) improving people awareness and health care behaviors.
UHI will be a new USAID activity in Afghanistan.
This is a five-year technical assistance (TA) Activity with elements of service delivery that are necessary for filling gaps in access to, and quality of, essential health services in five urban cities.
The Activity aims to improve health outcomes of people living in urban areas particularly focusing on the health of women and children and other vulnerable populations such as Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and communities living in slums.
Agency: Agency for International Development
Office: Afghanistan USAID-Kabul
Estimated Funding: $104,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:Full Announcement
Additional Information of Eligibility:Applications may only be submitted by the following entities: 1.
State agricultural experiment stations; 2.
Colleges and universities; 3.
University research foundations; 4.
Other research institutions and organizations; 5.
Federal agencies; 6.
National laboratories; 7.
Private organizations, foundations, or corporations; 8.
Individuals who are United States citizens or nationals; or 9.
A group consisting of two or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (1) through (8).
Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
Full Opportunity Web Address:See Sectiong A: Program DescriptionContact: Agency Email Description: Sr. Acquisition and Assistance Specialist
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2019-11-26
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2020-02-20