Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA DRAFT 623 EA 08 030
Apply for RFA DRAFT 623 EA 08 030
- The Agency for International Development in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Roads to a Healthy Future" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 20, 2008 and posted on May 20, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 27, 2008 The purpose of this synopsis is to notify interested parties of the release of a draft program description for a pending solicitation for a five year, 109 million Leader with Associates (LWA) agreement mechanism for its new program entitled Roads to a Healthy Future. USAID intends to release the solicitation document on or about June 5, 2008 with award by or have an effective date of October 1, 2008. This activity, a follow on program to the current Regional Outreach for Addressing AIDS through Development Strategies (ROADS) Project, supports the Department of State USAID Strategic Goal 3 Investing in People, Health Program Area 3.1. It is designed to 1) increase access to AIDS, health and other related services for mobile populations and vulnerable communities along the regional transport corridors in countries served by USAID/East Africa (USAID/EA) and 2) fund new approaches and support to African regional partners. USAID/EA will primarily fund new approaches and support to African regional partners bilateral missions will drive the design and expansion of AIDS and health activities in transport communities within their national boundaries from a menu of services according to the needs of the country. It is anticipated that bilateral missions will place Associate awards for this activity totaling 90 million with the 109 million maximum over the life of the LWA. Roads to a Healthy Future is designed as an integrated program but may have two separate features. The first for technical and managerial responsibility for the multi sectoral activity with the two synergistic components delineated above. The second, should funding become available, to integrate trafficking in persons (TIP) related activities into the program. This document pertains primarily to the multi sectoral activity although limited information on possible TIP activities is included and to highlight the possibility. Priority considerations for this procurement include contributions to USAID/EA and bilateral Mission indicators, measures to improve quality of services, methods to document impact, and creativeness of interventions and approaches. Interested Party comments are due to USAID by no later than 10am Tuesday, May 27, 2008 (Nairobi) for full consideration. USAID makes no firm commitment to issue a solicitation and will not reimburse any cost of interested parties that they may incur in responding to this request. The draft program description may be obtained by contacting marcusjohnson@usaid.gov. Also all comments must be sent via email to marcusjohnson@usaid.gov. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $110,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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.
- US and non US registered firms and NOGs.
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Opportunity Summary:
Roads to a Healthy Future is a USAID grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA DRAFT 623 EA 08 030) planned as a five-year cooperative agreement using a Leader with Associates (LWA) mechanism, with an overall ceiling of about $109 million (the listing also shows an estimated total funding level of $110,000,000). The opportunity was posted on May 20, 2008 and was presented as a synopsis announcing a draft program description for a pending solicitation rather than a final solicitation at that moment. USAID indicated it intended to release the full solicitation around June 5, 2008, with an expected award or effective start date of October 1, 2008. Only one award was expected under the Leader portion. Cost sharing or matching was required.
Programmatically, the activity is described as a follow-on to USAID's earlier Regional Outreach for Addressing AIDS through Development Strategies (ROADS) Project and aligns with the Department of State and USAID Strategic Goal 3, Investing in People, within the Health Program Area 3.1. The central development idea is to bring stronger HIV/AIDS and related health services to people who are often missed by standard health systems because of mobility and location. Specifically, the program aims to increase access to AIDS, health, and other related services for mobile populations and vulnerable communities living and working along key regional transport corridors in the countries served by USAID/East Africa (USAID/EA). These corridors commonly include truck routes and border areas where movement, transactional economies, and limited service availability can elevate risk and reduce continuity of care.
The design combines two linked components. First, USAID/East Africa would primarily finance and facilitate new approaches while also strengthening and supporting African regional partners. Second, USAID bilateral missions in the region would drive the country-level design and expansion of HIV/AIDS and health activities in transport corridor communities within their national borders. Missions would choose from a "menu of services" tailored to each country's needs. In practical terms, this means the Leader award would set the technical and management backbone for a multi-sectoral regional program, while Associate Awards issued by bilateral missions would fund and operationalize country-specific activities. USAID anticipated that these Associate Awards could total roughly $90 million of the overall ceiling across the life of the LWA, indicating that much of the funding was expected to flow through mission-managed additions rather than solely through the initial Leader award.
Although the activity is framed as an integrated, multi-sectoral health program, USAID also flagged a possible optional feature: if funding became available, the program might incorporate trafficking in persons (TIP) related activities. The draft description primarily focused on the core HIV/AIDS and health corridor work, but it included limited information to signal that TIP integration was a potential future expansion area rather than a guaranteed component.
From a competitiveness standpoint, USAID highlighted several priority considerations it expected to use when evaluating approaches. These included how well proposed activities would contribute to USAID/East Africa and bilateral mission indicators, the extent to which interventions would measurably improve quality of services, the strength of methods to document and demonstrate impact, and the creativity of proposed interventions and approaches. In other words, this was not just a service delivery effort; it also emphasized measurable results, quality improvement, and learning-oriented innovation that could be validated with credible monitoring and evaluation.
Eligibility was broadly open ("unrestricted") subject to any clarifications in the full text, and it explicitly included US and non-US registered firms and NGOs. The opportunity fell under the Health funding activity category and used a cooperative agreement instrument, which typically implies a higher level of USAID involvement during implementation than a standard grant, often including substantial agency participation in planning, oversight, and technical direction.
Finally, the synopsis served partly as a request for comments on the draft program description. Interested parties were instructed to submit comments by 10:00 a.m. Nairobi time on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 for full consideration, and to request the draft or submit comments via email to marcusjohnson@usaid.gov. USAID also stated it made no firm commitment to issue the solicitation and would not reimburse any costs incurred by organizations in responding to the draft request. For access issues, the contact listed was Marcus Johnson, Regional Agreement Officer at USAID/East Africa (phone 202-216-6255), with the additional information link referencing www.usaid.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Roads to a Healthy Future (USAID)
1) What is "Roads to a Healthy Future"?
Roads to a Healthy Future is a planned USAID cooperative agreement focused on improving access to HIV/AIDS and related health services for mobile populations and vulnerable communities located along key regional transport corridors in USAID/East Africa countries.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this opportunity?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is RFA DRAFT 623 EA 08 030.
3) Is this a final solicitation or a draft/program description?
The posting was presented as a synopsis announcing a draft program description for a pending solicitation, not the final solicitation at that moment.
4) When was the opportunity posted?
The synopsis was posted on May 20, 2008.
5) When did USAID expect to release the full solicitation?
USAID indicated it intended to release the full solicitation around June 5, 2008.
6) What was the expected award or start date?
The expected award or effective start date was October 1, 2008.
7) What type of award instrument is planned?
The opportunity is planned as a cooperative agreement.
8) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the synopsis, a cooperative agreement typically implies a higher level of USAID involvement during implementation than a standard grant, often including substantial agency participation in planning, oversight, and technical direction.
9) What is the planned period of performance?
The activity is planned as a five-year cooperative agreement.
10) What is the overall funding ceiling for the opportunity?
The overall ceiling is described as about $109 million, and the listing also shows an estimated total funding level of $110,000,000.
11) How many awards were expected?
Only one award was expected under the Leader portion.
12) What mechanism is USAID using for this program?
USAID planned to use a Leader with Associates (LWA) mechanism.
13) How does the Leader with Associates (LWA) approach work in this opportunity?
The Leader award would provide the technical and management backbone for the regional program, while Associate Awards issued by USAID bilateral missions would fund and operationalize country-specific activities.
14) How much of the total funding might flow through Associate Awards?
USAID anticipated Associate Awards could total roughly $90 million over the life of the LWA, meaning a large share of resources was expected to come through mission-managed additions rather than only through the initial Leader award.
15) What is the program trying to achieve?
The central development idea is to increase access to AIDS, health, and other related services for people often missed by standard health systems due to mobility and location, particularly in transport corridor communities such as truck routes and border areas.
16) Who are the primary intended beneficiaries?
Mobile populations and vulnerable communities living and working along key regional transport corridors in the countries served by USAID/East Africa, including communities in truck-route and border-area settings.
17) Why focus on transport corridors and border areas?
The synopsis notes these areas can have movement, transactional economies, and limited service availability that elevate risk and reduce continuity of care, making them important targets for strengthened HIV/AIDS and related health services.
18) Is this program connected to any earlier USAID work?
Yes. It is described as a follow-on to USAID's earlier Regional Outreach for Addressing AIDS through Development Strategies (ROADS) Project.
19) How does this program align with USAID/State strategic priorities?
The synopsis states it aligns with Department of State and USAID Strategic Goal 3, Investing in People, within the Health Program Area 3.1.
20) What are the main components of the program design?
The design combines two linked components: (1) USAID/East Africa primarily finances and facilitates new approaches while strengthening and supporting African regional partners, and (2) USAID bilateral missions drive country-level design and expansion of activities in corridor communities within their national borders.
21) What does "menu of services" mean in this context?
USAID bilateral missions were expected to choose from a menu of services tailored to each country's needs when designing and expanding corridor-based HIV/AIDS and health activities.
22) Are activities limited to HIV/AIDS only?
The primary emphasis is HIV/AIDS and related health services, framed as an integrated, multi-sectoral health program serving corridor communities.
23) Is trafficking in persons (TIP) included in the program?
The synopsis flagged TIP-related activities as a possible optional feature if funding became available, presented as a potential future expansion area rather than a guaranteed component.
24) What evaluation priorities did USAID highlight?
USAID highlighted priorities such as contribution to USAID/East Africa and bilateral mission indicators, measurable improvements in quality of services, strong methods to document and demonstrate impact, and creativity of interventions and approaches.
25) How important are monitoring, evaluation, and evidence of impact in this opportunity?
The draft description emphasized measurable results, quality improvement, and learning-oriented innovation supported by credible documentation of impact.
26) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as broadly open (unrestricted), subject to any clarifications in the full solicitation, and explicitly included US and non-US registered firms and NGOs.
27) What is the funding activity/category area?
The opportunity falls under the Health funding activity category.
28) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The synopsis states that cost sharing or matching was required.
29) Was USAID requesting input on the draft?
Yes. The synopsis served partly as a request for comments on the draft program description.
30) What was the deadline to submit comments on the draft program description?
Comments were requested by 10:00 a.m. Nairobi time on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 for full consideration.
31) How were organizations instructed to request the draft or submit comments?
Interested parties were instructed to request the draft or submit comments via email to marcusjohnson@usaid.gov.
32) Who was the point of contact listed in the synopsis?
The contact listed was Marcus Johnson, Regional Agreement Officer at USAID/East Africa.
33) What contact details were provided for the point of contact?
The synopsis provided Marcus Johnson's phone number as 202-216-6255 and his email as marcusjohnson@usaid.gov.
34) Did USAID guarantee it would issue the solicitation?
No. USAID stated it made no firm commitment to issue the solicitation.
35) Would USAID reimburse organizations for costs incurred responding to the draft request?
No. USAID stated it would not reimburse any costs incurred by organizations in responding to the draft request.
36) Where did the synopsis point users for additional information?
The additional information link referenced www.usaid.gov.
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