Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA OAA 14 000003
Apply for RFA OAA 14 000003
- The Agency for International Development in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV" 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 Dec 20, 2013 and posted on Dec 11, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 28, 2014 This opportunity will close on January 28, 2014 at 1100 a.m. EST (Washington, DC Local time).. (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 $181,000,000.00 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:
MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV is a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) global health funding opportunity designed to strengthen how countries collect, manage, analyze, and use health data for better decisions and better health results. USAID planned to make a single five-year award with a total ceiling of $181,000,000, structured as a "Leader with Associates" Cooperative Agreement. That structure signals a centrally funded global mechanism (the Leader award) that can be extended through additional buy-ins (Associates) to support country or regional activities over time. As a cooperative agreement, the award also implies substantial USAID involvement during implementation, with the partner and USAID working closely on priorities, technical direction, and learning.
At its core, the project continues USAID's long-running investment, led by the Global Health Bureau, to improve monitoring and evaluation across the health sector. The stated objective is to strengthen host country systems so they can generate high-quality health information and actually use it for decision making at local, national, and global levels. The opportunity frames better data not as an end in itself, but as a driver of improved programs and policies, which in turn should contribute to improved health outcomes. In practice, this means helping governments and implementing partners move beyond reporting for compliance toward routine, reliable information that guides planning, resource allocation, service delivery improvements, and accountability.
The grant is organized around four main results. First, it aims to strengthen the collection, analysis, and use of routine health data. This typically includes improving the quality and timeliness of data from facilities and communities, strengthening data review processes, and encouraging routine use of dashboards, supervision, and data-to-action cycles so managers and providers can identify gaps and respond quickly. Second, it focuses on improving country-level capacity to manage health information systems (HIS), along with the resources and staff needed to sustain them. That emphasis on management and staffing highlights the institutional side of HIS: governance, workforce development, budgeting, coordination, and the practical ability to operate and maintain systems over time rather than relying on short-term external support.
Third, the project seeks to improve and apply methods, tools, and approaches that address persistent health information challenges and gaps. This result area is about developing and adapting practical guidance, standards, and innovations that make health information systems work better in real settings, such as approaches for data quality assurance, interoperability, survey integration, routine system strengthening, and better measurement of program performance and outcomes. Fourth, MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV aims to increase capacity for rigorous evaluation. Beyond routine monitoring, the project is meant to strengthen the ability of countries and partners to design and conduct strong evaluations, interpret findings, and use evidence to adjust programs. This can include building evaluation skills, supporting evaluation planning, and promoting the use of evaluation results in policy and program decisions.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted on December 11, 2013 (created December 20, 2013) and closed on January 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with an archive date of February 27, 2014. It was listed as a discretionary opportunity under the health category, with CFDA number 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas). The award floor was listed as $0 and the ceiling as $181,000,000, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types could apply, subject to any additional eligibility language in the full announcement. The listed point of contact for access issues was Erica Bigelow, Contract Specialist/Agreement Officer.
Overall, MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV is best understood as a large, multi-country platform intended to help national health systems produce better data, build the institutional capacity to manage health information systems, advance practical measurement tools and solutions, and strengthen evaluation skills, all with the intent of making health decision-making more evidence-driven and ultimately improving health program performance and outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV (USAID)
1) What is MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV?
MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV is a USAID global health funding opportunity focused on strengthening how countries collect, manage, analyze, and use health data so decision-makers can improve programs, policies, and health results.
2) What is the main objective of this opportunity?
The stated objective is to strengthen host country systems so they can generate high-quality health information and use it for decision making at local, national, and global levels. The opportunity emphasizes data use as a driver of better planning, resource allocation, service delivery improvements, and accountability, rather than data collection for compliance alone.
3) Who is the funding agency and what sector is this grant in?
The funding agency is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The opportunity is in the health category and is described as a global health funding platform.
4) What type of award is being offered?
USAID planned to make a single five-year award structured as a "Leader with Associates" Cooperative Agreement.
5) What does "Leader with Associates" mean in this context?
This structure indicates a centrally funded global mechanism (the Leader award) that can be extended through additional buy-ins (Associates) to support country or regional activities over time.
6) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
As a cooperative agreement, it implies substantial USAID involvement during implementation. The implementing partner and USAID are expected to work closely on priorities, technical direction, and learning throughout the project.
7) How many awards did USAID plan to make?
USAID planned to make a single award.
8) What is the project period?
The planned award length was five years.
9) What is the total funding amount available?
The total ceiling for the opportunity was $181,000,000.
10) What do "award floor" and "award ceiling" mean for this opportunity?
The award floor was listed as $0, and the award ceiling was listed as $181,000,000. The ceiling represents the maximum funding level indicated for the opportunity.
11) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed.
12) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 98.001, described as USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
13) What are the main technical results or focus areas of the project?
The opportunity is organized around four main results: (1) strengthening the collection, analysis, and use of routine health data; (2) improving country-level capacity to manage health information systems (HIS), including the resources and staff needed to sustain them; (3) improving and applying methods, tools, and approaches to address persistent health information challenges and gaps; and (4) increasing capacity for rigorous evaluation.
14) What kinds of activities fall under strengthening routine health data collection, analysis, and use?
Based on the description, this includes improving the quality and timeliness of data from facilities and communities, strengthening data review processes, and promoting routine use of dashboards, supportive supervision, and data-to-action cycles so managers and providers can identify gaps and respond quickly.
15) What does the opportunity mean by strengthening country capacity to manage health information systems (HIS)?
The emphasis is on the institutional side of HIS, including governance, workforce development, budgeting, coordination, and the practical ability to operate and maintain systems over time. The opportunity highlights the importance of resources and staff needed to sustain HIS rather than relying on short-term external support.
16) What is meant by improving methods, tools, and approaches for health information challenges?
This result area focuses on developing or adapting practical guidance, standards, and innovations that help health information systems work better in real settings. The description points to areas such as data quality assurance, interoperability, survey integration, routine system strengthening, and improved measurement of program performance and outcomes.
17) How does the opportunity define or position "rigorous evaluation"?
It distinguishes evaluation from routine monitoring and aims to strengthen the ability of countries and partners to design and conduct strong evaluations, interpret findings, and use evidence to adjust programs. The description notes activities such as building evaluation skills, supporting evaluation planning, and promoting use of evaluation results in policy and program decisions.
18) Is this opportunity focused only on reporting requirements?
No. The opportunity explicitly frames better data as a means to improve programs and policies. It emphasizes moving beyond reporting for compliance toward routine, reliable information used for planning, resource allocation, service delivery improvements, and accountability.
19) Is this a country-specific grant or a global platform?
It is described as a large, multi-country platform. The "Leader with Associates" structure is designed to support country or regional activities over time through additional buy-ins.
20) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types could apply, subject to any additional eligibility language in the full announcement.
21) What kind of opportunity is this (discretionary vs. mandatory)?
It was listed as a discretionary opportunity.
22) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on December 11, 2013 (created December 20, 2013) and closed on January 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
23) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed is February 27, 2014.
24) Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The listed point of contact for access issues was Erica Bigelow, Contract Specialist/Agreement Officer.
25) How should this opportunity be understood at a high level?
It is best understood as a large, centrally supported mechanism intended to help national health systems produce better data, build institutional capacity to manage health information systems, advance practical measurement tools and solutions, and strengthen evaluation skills, with the goal of making health decision-making more evidence-driven and improving health program performance and outcomes.
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