Opportunity Information: Apply for 674 08 0024
Apply for 674 08 0024
- The South Africa USAID Pretoria in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Behaviors Change and Reduced Incidence of HIV infections in Malawi." and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 1, 2008 and posted on Apr 9, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $45,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $45,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The USAID grant opportunity titled "Behaviors Change and Reduced Incidence of HIV infections in Malawi" (Funding Opportunity Number 674-08-0024) is a discretionary health funding announcement focused on reducing new HIV infections in Malawi by increasing the adoption of safer sexual behaviors among adults. The mechanism is a cooperative agreement, meaning USAID expects substantial involvement in guiding or partnering on implementation rather than operating as a hands-off funder. The opportunity was posted on April 9, 2008, created on July 1, 2008, and ultimately closed on July 15, 2008, with the archive date listed as August 14, 2008.
The total estimated funding for the announcement is $45 million across two separate five-year cooperative agreements. The first award is a five-year agreement valued at up to $25 million, designed to promote normative change and increase preventive behaviors among adults in the general population. In practical terms, this award targets broad, population-level behavior change: shifting social norms, attitudes, and expectations around sexual behavior, and increasing the uptake of prevention practices that reduce HIV transmission risk. While the announcement summary does not list specific interventions, the emphasis on "normative change" typically implies community-wide communication and mobilization approaches that influence what is considered acceptable or expected behavior, often through coordinated messaging, community engagement, and reinforcing positive peer and social influences.
The second award is a five-year agreement valued at up to $20 million, intended to support a comprehensive package of intensified prevention interventions for populations and venues with high levels of risky sexual behavior. This portion of the funding is more targeted and intensive by design, focusing resources where transmission risk is likely concentrated. The phrase "populations and venues" suggests programming that is both group-focused (serving adults in higher-risk circumstances) and location-focused (reaching people in settings where higher-risk sexual behavior is more common). A "comprehensive package" signals that USAID is looking for layered interventions working together rather than a single activity, with the expectation that combining multiple prevention approaches in high-risk contexts will produce a stronger reduction in incidence than isolated efforts.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is open to any type of entity, provided applicants meet any further eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which reduces the financial burden on applicants and generally allows organizations to compete based on technical approach, experience, staffing, partnerships, and capacity to manage and deliver results at scale. The award ceiling matches the estimated total funding at $45 million, and the award floor is $0, which usually indicates USAID did not set a minimum award size in the public summary beyond what is implied by the two planned agreements.
The issuing agency is USAID, with the agency name shown as "South Africa USAID Pretoria," indicating the administrative point of contact and procurement office is based in Pretoria, South Africa, even though the activities are intended for Malawi. For applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement, the listed contact was Beatrice M. Lumande, Acquisition Assistance Specialist, reachable by phone at +27 12 452 2377. Overall, the opportunity is structured to fund two complementary tracks: one that drives broad, society-level shifts in norms and prevention behavior across Malawi's adult population, and another that concentrates intensive, multi-component prevention services in the highest-risk groups and settings to accelerate reductions in HIV incidence.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title of this USAID funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Behaviors Change and Reduced Incidence of HIV infections in Malawi."
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 674-08-0024.
3. What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The main goal is to reduce the incidence of new HIV infections in Malawi by increasing the adoption of safer sexual behaviors among adults.
4. What type of funding mechanism is being used?
The mechanism is a cooperative agreement.
5. What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement means USAID expects substantial involvement in the implementation. In other words, USAID anticipates guiding and/or partnering on execution rather than acting as a hands-off funder.
6. What sector or program area does this opportunity fall under?
This is a discretionary health funding announcement focused on HIV prevention through behavior change.
7. Where will the funded activities take place?
The activities are intended for Malawi.
8. Which USAID office is listed as the issuing agency?
The issuing agency is USAID, and the agency name shown is "South Africa USAID Pretoria," indicating the administrative/procurement office is based in Pretoria, South Africa.
9. How much total funding is estimated under this opportunity?
The total estimated funding is $45 million.
10. How many awards does USAID expect to make under this announcement?
Two separate five-year cooperative agreements are described in the announcement summary.
11. What is the duration of the planned awards?
Each planned award is described as a five-year cooperative agreement.
12. What is the value of the first planned award?
The first award is valued at up to $25 million over five years.
13. What is the purpose of the first planned award?
The first award is designed to promote normative change and increase preventive behaviors among adults in the general population, aiming for broad, population-level behavior change.
14. What does "normative change" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the summary, "normative change" refers to shifting social norms, attitudes, and expectations around sexual behavior, and increasing the uptake of prevention practices that reduce HIV transmission risk.
15. Does the summary list specific interventions for the first award?
No specific interventions are listed in the summary. The emphasis is on normative change, which typically implies community-wide communication and mobilization approaches, coordinated messaging, community engagement, and reinforcing positive peer and social influences.
16. What is the value of the second planned award?
The second award is valued at up to $20 million over five years.
17. What is the purpose of the second planned award?
The second award is intended to support a comprehensive package of intensified prevention interventions for populations and venues with high levels of risky sexual behavior.
18. What does it mean that the second award targets "populations and venues"?
It suggests the programming is both group-focused (serving adults in higher-risk circumstances) and location-focused (reaching people in settings where higher-risk sexual behavior is more common).
19. What does "comprehensive package" imply for the second award?
It signals USAID is looking for layered, multi-component interventions working together rather than a single activity, with the expectation that combined approaches in high-risk contexts will reduce incidence more effectively than isolated efforts.
20. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is open to any type of entity, provided applicants meet any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement.
21. Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
22. What is the award ceiling for this funding opportunity?
The award ceiling is $45 million, matching the total estimated funding stated in the announcement summary.
23. What is the award floor?
The award floor is listed as $0, which generally indicates no minimum award size was set in the public summary beyond what is implied by the two planned cooperative agreements.
24. When was this opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on April 9, 2008.
25. When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity is listed as created on July 1, 2008.
26. When did the opportunity close?
The opportunity closed on July 15, 2008.
27. When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date is listed as August 14, 2008.
28. Who is the listed contact person for questions?
The listed contact is Beatrice M. Lumande, Acquisition Assistance Specialist.
29. How can the listed contact be reached by phone?
The phone number provided is +27 12 452 2377.
30. How is this opportunity structured overall?
It is structured as two complementary tracks: (1) a broad, society-level approach aimed at shifting norms and increasing prevention behaviors among adults in the general population, and (2) a targeted, intensified approach focused on high-risk populations and venues using a comprehensive, multi-component prevention package.
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