Opportunity Information: Apply for APS 688 13 000001
Apply for APS 688 13 000001
- The Mali USAID Bamako in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrated Rural Program to Improve Nutrition and Hygiene in Mali APS" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 7, 2014 and posted on Apr 19, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $20,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 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 Integrated Rural Program to Improve Nutrition and Hygiene in Mali APS is a USAID/Mali funding opportunity designed to improve the nutritional status of women and children, with a strong focus on resilience and on preventing and treating undernutrition during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception through a child s first 24 months). The APS frames undernutrition as both a health and development challenge, and it invites applicants to propose practical, locally grounded approaches that strengthen the full nutrition continuum: the availability of nutritious foods, people s access to them, and their effective utilization through appropriate care practices, health-seeking behavior, and safe hygiene conditions. The intent is not limited to a single model; USAID explicitly notes that many approaches could achieve the objective, so the solicitation is open to a range of project designs as long as they align with the overall goals and geographic targeting requirements.
USAID structures the program around three main intervention categories. First, projects should increase access to and consumption of diverse, high-quality foods, which can include efforts that improve food availability, affordability, and dietary diversity for pregnant and lactating women and young children. Second, projects should improve nutrition and hygiene related behaviors, emphasizing the day-to-day practices that affect child growth and health, such as infant and young child feeding, maternal nutrition, safe food handling, handwashing, and household hygiene routines. Third, projects should increase utilization of high-impact nutrition and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) promotion and treatment services, meaning applicants are expected to help communities use proven services more consistently, whether through demand creation, referral and follow-up, community outreach, or strengthening links between households and the health system. Across these categories, the APS highlights the need to build resilience, so proposed activities should help households and communities better withstand and recover from shocks that commonly worsen malnutrition, including seasonal food insecurity, illness patterns, and broader vulnerability factors.
The solicitation also emphasizes coordination and geographic focus. USAID expects applicants to propose intervention zones located within specified target health districts, and it references alignment with Food Security, Nutrition and WASH clusters, and resilience-related coordination structures. In practice, this means projects should not operate in isolation; they should complement other ongoing efforts, fill gaps where the nutrition continuum is weak, and contribute to a coherent package of services and behavior change support in the selected districts. While the APS leaves room for different technical strategies, it clearly prioritizes integrated programming that connects food security, nutrition, and WASH so that gains in diet quality are reinforced by better hygiene practices and stronger uptake of essential health and nutrition services.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this opportunity was issued as an APS (Annual Program Statement) under Funding Opportunity Number APS 688 13 000001, with awards made through cooperative agreements, which typically involve substantial USAID engagement during implementation. USAID anticipated making about five awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $20,000,000. Individual awards could range from a floor of $450,000 to a ceiling of $10,000,000. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a broad set of applicants (subject to any additional eligibility clarifications included in the full announcement). The opportunity was posted April 19, 2013, and the closing date was April 30, 2014, with an archive date of May 30, 2014.
For applicants needing support accessing the full announcement, the contact listed was Aaron Ruble, Contracting and Agreement Officer at USAID/Mali in Bamako (phone 22320702778), referenced as the contact for the Mali Nutrition APS.
FAQs: Integrated Rural Program to Improve Nutrition and Hygiene in Mali (USAID/Mali APS)
What is this funding opportunity called?
The opportunity is titled the Integrated Rural Program to Improve Nutrition and Hygiene in Mali APS, issued by USAID/Mali.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The purpose is to improve the nutritional status of women and children in Mali, with a strong emphasis on resilience and on preventing and treating undernutrition during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception through a child's first 24 months).
Why does the APS focus on the first 1,000 days?
The APS highlights the first 1,000 days (conception through 24 months) because it frames undernutrition as both a health and development challenge during a critical period for child growth and long-term outcomes.
How does USAID describe undernutrition in this APS?
Undernutrition is presented as both a health challenge and a broader development challenge, requiring practical approaches that address multiple factors affecting nutrition outcomes.
What does the APS mean by the "full nutrition continuum"?
The APS calls for strengthening the full nutrition continuum by addressing (1) the availability of nutritious foods, (2) people's access to those foods, and (3) effective utilization through appropriate care practices, health-seeking behavior, and safe hygiene conditions.
Is USAID requiring a single model or approach for applicants?
No. USAID explicitly notes that many approaches could achieve the objective. The solicitation is open to a range of project designs as long as they align with the overall goals and geographic targeting requirements.
What are the main intervention categories described in the APS?
USAID structures the program around three categories: (1) increasing access to and consumption of diverse, high-quality foods; (2) improving nutrition and hygiene-related behaviors; and (3) increasing utilization of high-impact nutrition and WASH promotion and treatment services.
What kinds of activities fit under increasing access to and consumption of diverse, high-quality foods?
This category can include efforts that improve food availability, affordability, and dietary diversity, particularly for pregnant and lactating women and young children.
What kinds of behaviors does the APS want to improve?
The APS emphasizes day-to-day practices affecting child growth and health, including infant and young child feeding, maternal nutrition, safe food handling, handwashing, and household hygiene routines.
What does "WASH" refer to in this APS?
WASH refers to water, sanitation, and hygiene. The APS links WASH promotion and treatment services with nutrition outcomes and expects projects to support better utilization of these services.
What does it mean to increase utilization of high-impact nutrition and WASH services?
Applicants are expected to help communities use proven services more consistently. The APS mentions approaches such as demand creation, referral and follow-up, community outreach, and strengthening links between households and the health system.
How is resilience incorporated into the program design?
Across all three intervention categories, proposed activities should build resilience by helping households and communities withstand and recover from shocks that commonly worsen malnutrition, such as seasonal food insecurity, illness patterns, and broader vulnerability factors.
Does the APS require integrated programming across sectors?
Yes. While different technical strategies are allowed, the APS clearly prioritizes integrated programming that connects food security, nutrition, and WASH so improvements in diet quality are reinforced by better hygiene and stronger uptake of essential health and nutrition services.
Where should projects operate geographically?
USAID expects applicants to propose intervention zones located within specified target health districts. The APS indicates that geographic targeting requirements apply, and applicants should align with those requirements.
Does USAID expect coordination with other programs or stakeholders?
Yes. The APS emphasizes alignment with Food Security, Nutrition and WASH clusters, and resilience-related coordination structures. Projects are expected to complement ongoing efforts, fill gaps where the nutrition continuum is weak, and contribute to a coherent package of services and behavior change support in the selected districts.
What type of funding mechanism will be used for awards?
Awards will be made through cooperative agreements, which typically involve substantial USAID engagement during implementation.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this APS?
The Funding Opportunity Number is APS 688 13 000001.
How many awards did USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipated making about five awards.
What is the estimated total funding amount for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount is $20,000,000.
What is the minimum and maximum award size?
Individual awards could range from a floor of $450,000 to a ceiling of $10,000,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a broad set of applicants (subject to any additional eligibility clarifications included in the full announcement).
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on April 19, 2013.
What was the application closing date?
The closing date was April 30, 2014.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was May 30, 2014.
Who can be contacted for help accessing the full announcement?
The contact listed was Aaron Ruble, Contracting and Agreement Officer at USAID/Mali in Bamako, referenced as the contact for the Mali Nutrition APS.
What contact phone number is provided in the opportunity details?
The phone number provided for the listed contact is 22320702778.
Does the APS emphasize prevention, treatment, or both?
Both. The APS highlights preventing and treating undernutrition, particularly during the first 1,000 days of life.
What kinds of results is the APS trying to achieve through integration?
The APS seeks improvements in diet quality alongside better hygiene practices and stronger uptake of essential health, nutrition, and WASH services, so that interventions reinforce each other within targeted districts.
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