Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 388 15 000004
Apply for RFA 388 15 000004
- The Bangladesh USAID Dhaka in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID Adolescent Health Skills Strengthening 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 Jun 17, 2015 and posted on Jun 17, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 24, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $6,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,000,000.00 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.
- See Section C of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO)
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Opportunity Summary:
The USAID Adolescent Health Skills Strengthening Activity is a USAID/Bangladesh funding opportunity aimed at improving the health and overall well-being of adolescents in Bangladesh over a three-year period. The activity focuses on two closely linked challenges that affect adolescent health outcomes: social norms that contribute to early marriage and limited access to reliable sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. By working at both the community level and the service-delivery level, the program is designed to help adolescents make safer, more informed choices and to create a more supportive environment around them.
At the center of the opportunity is a clear behavioral and public health objective: empower both female and male adolescents to advocate for their own needs and preferences so they can delay marriage and childbearing. The grant specifically aligns with Bangladesh's legal minimum marriage ages, emphasizing marriage delay until at least age 18 for girls and 21 for boys, and delaying a girl's first birth until at least age 20. The underlying rationale is that delaying early marriage and early pregnancy improves health outcomes for adolescents, particularly girls, and contributes to healthier pregnancies and healthier infants later on by ensuring that young women enter motherhood at a safer age and with better knowledge, skills, and access to care.
USAID expects the activity to deliver results through two interrelated intermediate results. The first intermediate result (IR1) targets adolescents and their surrounding social environment by increasing skills, capacity, and community support for unmarried adolescents. In practical terms, this implies efforts that build adolescent life skills and decision-making abilities while also shifting community attitudes so that families, leaders, and peers are more supportive of adolescents remaining unmarried until legal ages and staying healthy. The second intermediate result (IR2) addresses the supply-and-demand sides of health care by increasing the provision and use of SRH and other health information and services. This points to improving availability, quality, and youth-appropriateness of services, while also encouraging adolescents to seek and use those services, along with broader health information that supports adolescent development.
The award is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, meaning USAID anticipates substantial involvement during implementation rather than a more hands-off grant model. The opportunity was posted June 17, 2015, with an application closing date of July 24, 2015, and it was later archived on August 23, 2015. USAID planned to make one award under this announcement, with estimated total funding of $6,000,000 and an award ceiling of $6,000,000 (no stated award floor). A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies, so applicants were expected to contribute resources alongside USAID funding, as detailed in the full Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, open to U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, subject to the specific eligibility provisions in the full announcement (noted as Section C of the NFO). The funding opportunity number is RFA-388-15-000004, categorized under Health, with CFDA number 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas). For administrative questions or difficulty accessing the full announcement at the time, the listed contact was M Sirajam Munir, Senior Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Bangladesh in Dhaka (phone 55662749, email smunir@usaid.gov).
FAQs: USAID Adolescent Health Skills Strengthening Activity (Bangladesh)
1) What is the USAID Adolescent Health Skills Strengthening Activity?
It is a USAID/Bangladesh funding opportunity focused on improving the health and overall well-being of adolescents in Bangladesh over a three-year period. The activity is designed to address key factors that influence adolescent health outcomes, especially early marriage and limited access to reliable sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services.
2) What are the main problems this activity is trying to address?
The activity focuses on two closely linked challenges: (1) social norms that contribute to early marriage, and (2) limited access to reliable SRH information and services. The approach is intended to work at both the community level and the service-delivery level.
3) What is the primary objective or intended outcome of the program?
The core behavioral and public health objective is to empower both female and male adolescents to advocate for their own needs and preferences so they can delay marriage and childbearing.
4) What ages does the activity emphasize for delaying marriage?
The activity aligns with Bangladesh's legal minimum marriage ages and emphasizes delaying marriage until at least age 18 for girls and at least age 21 for boys.
5) What does the activity emphasize regarding childbirth?
The activity emphasizes delaying a girl's first birth until at least age 20.
6) Why does the activity focus on delaying early marriage and early pregnancy?
The stated rationale is that delaying early marriage and early pregnancy improves health outcomes for adolescents, particularly girls. It also contributes to healthier pregnancies and healthier infants later on by helping young women enter motherhood at a safer age and with better knowledge, skills, and access to care.
7) What are the intermediate results (IRs) the activity is expected to achieve?
USAID expects results through two interrelated intermediate results: IR1 and IR2.
8) What is Intermediate Result 1 (IR1)?
IR1 focuses on adolescents and their surrounding social environment by increasing skills, capacity, and community support for unmarried adolescents. This implies strengthening adolescent life skills and decision-making abilities while also shifting community attitudes so families, leaders, and peers are more supportive of adolescents remaining unmarried until legal ages and staying healthy.
9) What is Intermediate Result 2 (IR2)?
IR2 focuses on increasing the provision and use of SRH and other health information and services. This points to improving availability, quality, and youth-appropriateness of services and encouraging adolescents to seek and use those services, along with broader health information that supports adolescent development.
10) How does the activity plan to work at the community level and service-delivery level?
Based on the description, the activity is designed to address community norms and support systems (community level) while also improving access to and use of SRH and other adolescent health services (service-delivery level). The two levels are intended to reinforce each other.
11) What type of award is this opportunity?
The award is structured as a Cooperative Agreement.
12) What does it mean that the award is a Cooperative Agreement?
It means USAID anticipated substantial involvement during implementation rather than a more hands-off grant model.
13) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on June 17, 2015, and the application closing date was July 24, 2015.
14) Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. It was later archived on August 23, 2015.
15) How many awards did USAID plan to make under this announcement?
USAID planned to make one award under this announcement.
16) What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding was $6,000,000.
17) What was the award ceiling and was there an award floor?
The award ceiling was $6,000,000. No award floor was stated.
18) Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applied, meaning applicants were expected to contribute resources alongside USAID funding, as detailed in the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO).
19) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted and open to U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, subject to the specific eligibility provisions in the full announcement (noted as Section C of the NFO).
20) Where can applicants find the specific eligibility provisions?
The opportunity notes that eligibility provisions are in Section C of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO).
21) What is the funding opportunity number for this announcement?
The funding opportunity number is RFA-388-15-000004.
22) What program area/category does this opportunity fall under?
It is categorized under Health.
23) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 98.001, listed as USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
24) Who was the listed point of contact for administrative questions or access issues?
The listed contact was M Sirajam Munir, Senior Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Bangladesh in Dhaka.
25) What contact details were provided for the point of contact?
Phone: 55662749. Email: smunir@usaid.gov.
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