Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 688 14 000005

  • The Mali USAID Bamako in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mali High Impact Health Services II" 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 Apr 18, 2014 and posted on Mar 21, 2014.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 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 $45,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $45,000,000.00 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 Mali High Impact Health Services II grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA 688 14 000005) is a USAID Mali health-sector solicitation that aims to reduce preventable maternal and child deaths in Mali by improving both access to and consistent use of a targeted set of high impact health services. The activity is built around a core objective: increased and sustained use of high impact health services and healthy behaviors. In practical terms, the opportunity is oriented toward improving day-to-day service delivery and uptake at the community level, not just supporting national-level planning or isolated clinical interventions.

The program design emphasizes three interconnected health system components that meet at the point where communities actually receive services. First, it prioritizes community-level health service delivery, focusing on making essential services more available, reliable, and effective where families seek care. Second, it includes social and behavior change, recognizing that improving health outcomes depends not only on the presence of services but also on whether people trust them, understand them, and choose to use them consistently. Third, it incorporates health systems strengthening, which typically involves addressing the underlying system issues that determine whether services can be delivered at scale and sustained over time, such as management, coordination, quality improvement, and other systemic constraints. The intent is to align these three elements so that improvements in supply, demand, and system performance reinforce each other.

From an administrative and funding standpoint, this was a discretionary funding opportunity using a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the award structure generally предполагаtes substantial involvement by USAID during implementation compared with a standard grant. USAID Mali (Bamako) anticipated making one award under this opportunity, with an estimated total funding amount of $45,000,000. The award ceiling and floor were both listed as $45,000,000, signaling that USAID expected a single award at that full amount rather than a range of possible award sizes. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated.

Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may have appeared in the full announcement text. The CFDA listing associated with the opportunity was 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas), which is a standard USAID assistance listing for overseas development programming.

Key timeline details show the opportunity was posted on March 21, 2014, created on April 18, 2014, and closed on May 14, 2014 (with the original and current closing dates the same). The opportunity archive date was June 30, 2014, indicating it is no longer active. For access issues related to the full announcement at the time, USAID Mali directed inquiries to the Acquisition and Assistance Office via bamakoaao@usaid.gov.

Overall, Mali High Impact Health Services II was framed as a large, single-award USAID health activity meant to accelerate measurable improvements in maternal and child health by tightly integrating community service delivery, behavior change efforts, and system-strengthening interventions so that service availability translates into sustained utilization and healthier practices.

FAQs: Mali High Impact Health Services II (USAID Mali)

1. What is the Mali High Impact Health Services II funding opportunity?

Mali High Impact Health Services II is a USAID Mali health-sector solicitation focused on reducing preventable maternal and child deaths in Mali by improving access to and consistent use of a targeted set of high impact health services.

2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this solicitation?

The Funding Opportunity Number is RFA 688 14 000005.

3. What is the main objective of the activity?

The core objective is increased and sustained use of high impact health services and healthy behaviors.

4. What health outcomes is the program trying to improve?

The opportunity is aimed at reducing preventable maternal and child deaths in Mali by improving service access and sustained utilization.

5. How is the program oriented in practical terms?

It is oriented toward improving day-to-day service delivery and service uptake at the community level, rather than focusing only on national-level planning or isolated clinical interventions.

6. What are the three main components emphasized in the program design?

The design emphasizes three interconnected components that converge where communities receive services: (1) community-level health service delivery, (2) social and behavior change, and (3) health systems strengthening.

7. What does "community-level health service delivery" mean in this opportunity?

It refers to prioritizing essential health services where families seek care, with an emphasis on making services more available, reliable, and effective at the community level.

8. Why does the opportunity include social and behavior change?

Because better health outcomes depend not only on the presence of services, but also on whether people trust the services, understand them, and choose to use them consistently.

9. What does health systems strengthening involve in this solicitation?

It typically involves addressing underlying system issues that affect whether services can be delivered at scale and sustained, such as management, coordination, quality improvement, and other systemic constraints.

10. How are the three components intended to work together?

The intent is to align supply (service delivery), demand (behavior change and uptake), and system performance (systems strengthening) so improvements reinforce each other and translate service availability into sustained utilization and healthier practices.

11. What type of award instrument is planned?

The opportunity uses a Cooperative Agreement.

12. What does a Cooperative Agreement imply about USAID's role?

It generally предполагаtes substantial involvement by USAID during implementation compared with a standard grant.

13. Was this a discretionary funding opportunity?

Yes. It was described as a discretionary funding opportunity.

14. How many awards did USAID anticipate making under this opportunity?

USAID Mali anticipated making one award.

15. What was the estimated total funding amount?

The estimated total funding amount was $45,000,000.

16. What were the award ceiling and floor?

Both the award ceiling and the award floor were listed as $45,000,000, indicating USAID expected a single award at the full amount rather than multiple awards or a range of award sizes.

17. Was cost sharing or matching required?

No cost sharing or matching requirement was indicated.

18. Who was eligible to apply?

Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may have been included in the full announcement.

19. What CFDA listing was associated with this opportunity?

The associated CFDA listing was 98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.

20. When was the opportunity posted?

The opportunity was posted on March 21, 2014.

21. When was the opportunity created?

The opportunity was created on April 18, 2014.

22. What was the application closing date?

The opportunity closed on May 14, 2014. The original and current closing dates were the same.

23. Is this opportunity still open?

No. The archive date was June 30, 2014, indicating it is no longer active.

24. Where was the issuing office located?

The solicitation was issued by USAID Mali in Bamako.

25. Who should have been contacted for access issues related to the full announcement?

For access issues at the time, USAID Mali directed inquiries to the Acquisition and Assistance Office via bamakoaao@usaid.gov.

26. What is the overall program framing in one sentence?

It was framed as a large, single-award USAID health activity designed to accelerate measurable maternal and child health improvements by integrating community service delivery, behavior change efforts, and health systems strengthening so that service availability leads to sustained use and healthier behaviors.

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