Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 367 15 000002
Apply for RFA 367 15 000002
- The Nepal USAID Kathmandu in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health and Hygiene Activity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 19, 2015 and posted on Aug 19, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 30, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- 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 Health and Hygiene Activity (HHA) was a USAID/Nepal discretionary funding opportunity designed to raise community health status by making hygiene a more consistent, better integrated part of routine health service delivery. Rather than treating hygiene as a standalone messaging effort, the activity emphasized embedding practical hygiene promotion and related practices into the way health services are planned, delivered, and supported at the community and facility levels.
The geographic focus was the Mid West Development Region of Nepal, specifically five districts, with implementation concentrated in roughly 80 selected Village Development Committees (VDCs), essentially community-level administrative areas. The primary beneficiaries were the people living in those VDCs, while a key secondary beneficiary group was the health workforce serving those communities, meaning facility-based staff who would be expected to incorporate improved hygiene integration into daily service delivery and community outreach. In practical terms, this framing suggests an intent to influence both demand-side behavior (household and community hygiene practices) and supply-side performance (how health facilities and staff promote, model, and reinforce hygiene).
The award mechanism was a cooperative agreement, which typically means the funder (USAID) anticipated substantial involvement during implementation, such as collaboration on technical direction, monitoring, and adaptive management, rather than a purely hands-off grant. USAID expected to make one award under this solicitation, indicating a single prime implementer would likely coordinate the overall approach across the targeted districts and VDCs, potentially working through partners or subawards as needed.
Financially, the opportunity listed an award ceiling of USD 5,000,000 and an award floor of USD 0, with a cost sharing or matching requirement included. The CFDA listing was 98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas. The solicitation was posted on August 19, 2015, with an application closing date of September 30, 2015, and an archive date of October 30, 2015, reflecting that it was time-bound and is now a historical opportunity rather than an open call.
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement. The issuing agency was USAID Kathmandu (Nepal), and prospective applicants were directed to USAID/Nepal online resources for the full notice. A point of contact was provided for access issues: Tejendra Paudel, Acquisition and Assistance Agent, via email.
In summary, HHA was a single-award USAID/Nepal cooperative agreement opportunity, up to $5 million with required cost share, aimed at improving health outcomes in selected communities of mid-western Nepal by strengthening how hygiene is integrated into health service delivery and by supporting both community beneficiaries and the health staff serving them.
Health and Hygiene Activity (HHA) - Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the Health and Hygiene Activity (HHA)?
The Health and Hygiene Activity (HHA) was a USAID/Nepal discretionary funding opportunity intended to raise community health status by making hygiene a more consistent and better integrated part of routine health service delivery.
2) What was the main goal of the HHA opportunity?
The main goal was to improve community health outcomes by embedding practical hygiene promotion and related practices into how health services are planned, delivered, and supported at both the community and facility levels.
3) How did HHA approach hygiene differently than standalone hygiene campaigns?
Rather than treating hygiene as a standalone messaging effort, HHA emphasized integrating hygiene into routine health service delivery, meaning hygiene promotion would be built into everyday service planning, delivery, support functions, and community outreach connected to health services.
4) Where was HHA intended to be implemented?
The geographic focus was Nepal's Mid West Development Region, specifically five districts, with implementation concentrated in approximately 80 selected Village Development Committees (VDCs).
5) What are Village Development Committees (VDCs) in this context?
In this opportunity, VDCs are described as community-level administrative areas where program implementation would be concentrated.
6) Who were the primary beneficiaries of HHA?
The primary beneficiaries were the people living in the selected VDCs within the targeted districts of the Mid West Development Region.
7) Were health workers also considered beneficiaries?
Yes. A key secondary beneficiary group was the health workforce serving those communities, including facility-based staff expected to incorporate improved hygiene integration into daily service delivery and community outreach.
8) What kind of change was HHA aiming to influence in communities and health services?
Based on the opportunity description, HHA aimed to influence both demand-side behavior (household and community hygiene practices) and supply-side performance (how health facilities and staff promote, model, and reinforce hygiene).
9) What funding mechanism was used for this opportunity?
The award mechanism was a cooperative agreement.
10) What does it mean that this was a cooperative agreement?
The description indicates that a cooperative agreement typically involves substantial involvement from the funder (USAID) during implementation, such as collaboration on technical direction, monitoring, and adaptive management, rather than a purely hands-off grant.
11) How many awards did USAID expect to make under this solicitation?
USAID expected to make one award under this solicitation.
12) What does a single award imply about implementation responsibility?
The opportunity suggests that a single prime implementer would likely coordinate the overall approach across the targeted districts and VDCs, and could potentially work through partners or subawards as needed.
13) What was the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling was USD 5,000,000.
14) What was the minimum funding amount (award floor)?
The award floor was listed as USD 0.
15) Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The opportunity included a cost sharing or matching requirement.
16) What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing was 98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
17) Which agency issued this funding opportunity?
The issuing agency was USAID Kathmandu (Nepal).
18) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
19) When was the opportunity posted?
The solicitation was posted on August 19, 2015.
20) What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was September 30, 2015.
21) Is this opportunity still open?
No. The listing indicates it was time-bound and is now historical, with an archive date of October 30, 2015.
22) Where were applicants directed to find the full notice?
Prospective applicants were directed to USAID/Nepal online resources for the full notice.
23) Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The point of contact provided for access issues was Tejendra Paudel, Acquisition and Assistance Agent (contacted via email).
24) What is the overall summary of what HHA was designed to do?
HHA was a single-award USAID/Nepal cooperative agreement opportunity, up to $5 million with required cost share, designed to improve health outcomes in selected communities of mid-western Nepal by strengthening how hygiene is integrated into health service delivery and by supporting both community beneficiaries and the health staff serving them.
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