Opportunity Information: Apply for SOL 611 12 000006
Apply for SOL 611 12 000006
- The Zambia USAID Lusaka in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Zambia Orphans and Vulnerable Children Systems Strengthening (ZOVSS)" 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 May 25, 2012 and posted on Apr 12, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 31, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $13,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $13,000,000.00 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 Zambia Orphans and Vulnerable Children Systems Strengthening (ZOVSS) opportunity is a USAID Lusaka, Zambia grant solicitation focused on improving how Zambia organizes, manages, and oversees services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) at the national level. It is structured as a five year cooperative agreement, meaning the selected implementer would be expected to work in close collaboration with USAID and government counterparts rather than operating fully independently. The overall intent is to support the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) in raising the quality of OVC services by strengthening the systems and policy framework that enable effective coordination, planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation across the country.
At its core, ZOVSS is designed as a central level systems strengthening project. Instead of primarily funding direct service delivery, the program emphasizes strengthening the national OVC response by improving the way institutions function, how responsibilities are coordinated across ministries, and how standards and policies guide day to day work. The project aims to promote stronger coordination and more harmonized planning and implementation of OVC services among key ministries, so that agencies are not working in silos and so resources and approaches align with national priorities. This includes reinforcing existing government and community OVC structures, which suggests a focus on making current mechanisms work better rather than creating parallel systems that disappear when funding ends.
A major theme in the announcement is human resources for social welfare. ZOVSS is expected to bolster social welfare staffing and capacity, which can include strengthening workforce planning, clarifying roles, improving supervision and performance management, and supporting the skills needed to manage OVC programs effectively. Alongside this, the project also targets improvements in the policy and regulatory environment for OVC. In practical terms, that can involve updating or supporting national guidelines, standards, coordination frameworks, and regulatory tools that shape how services are provided and how different actors (government, community structures, and partners) are expected to work together.
Another key expectation is collaboration with and capacity building for two related systems strengthening projects: District OVC System Strengthening (DOSS) and the Zambia OVC Management Information System (ZOMIS). This indicates that ZOVSS is part of a broader architecture, with ZOVSS focused on central level systems, DOSS focused on district level strengthening, and ZOMIS focused on the information system used to track and manage OVC-related data. Applicants would likely need to demonstrate how they would coordinate with these initiatives so that national policy and coordination improvements connect to district implementation realities, and so that monitoring and evaluation improvements are supported by stronger, usable data systems.
From an administrative standpoint, the solicitation is identified as Funding Opportunity Number SOL 611 12 000006, posted on April 12, 2012, with an application closing date of May 31, 2012, and an archive date of June 30, 2012. USAID anticipated making one award with an estimated total funding amount of $13,000,000, and both the award ceiling and floor listed as $13,000,000, indicating the intended award size was fixed at that level for the single recipient. The opportunity falls under the Health funding activity category and is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas). Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning applicants would need to contribute an identified portion of resources (cash and/or allowable in-kind contributions) consistent with the specific terms in the full announcement.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility details in the full solicitation text. The agency managing the opportunity is USAID in Lusaka, Zambia, and the listed point of contact for access issues was Abdullah Akbar, Contracting Officer, reachable by phone at 260211357433.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Zambia Orphans and Vulnerable Children Systems Strengthening (ZOVSS)
1) What is the ZOVSS opportunity?
Zambia Orphans and Vulnerable Children Systems Strengthening (ZOVSS) is a USAID Lusaka, Zambia grant solicitation focused on improving how Zambia organizes, manages, and oversees services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) at the national level.
2) What is the main purpose of ZOVSS?
The overall intent is to support the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) in raising the quality of OVC services by strengthening the systems and policy framework that enable effective coordination, planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation across the country.
3) Is ZOVSS focused on national-level work or community-level direct services?
ZOVSS is designed as a central-level systems strengthening project. Rather than primarily funding direct service delivery, it emphasizes strengthening the national OVC response by improving institutional functioning, coordination across ministries, and the standards and policies that guide day-to-day work.
4) What kind of award is ZOVSS?
ZOVSS is structured as a five-year cooperative agreement. This means the selected implementer is expected to work in close collaboration with USAID and government counterparts, rather than operating fully independently.
5) What does a cooperative agreement imply for implementation?
Based on the solicitation description, a cooperative agreement implies close collaboration with USAID and GRZ counterparts. The implementer would be expected to coordinate and align work with these stakeholders rather than operate as a standalone project.
6) What types of systems strengthening does ZOVSS emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes strengthening the national OVC response by improving coordination, harmonized planning and implementation among key ministries, reinforcing existing government and community OVC structures, and strengthening policies, standards, and regulatory tools that shape service delivery and collaboration.
7) Why does the opportunity emphasize coordination across ministries?
A stated aim is to promote stronger coordination and more harmonized planning and implementation so that agencies are not working in silos and resources and approaches align with national priorities.
8) Does ZOVSS support creating new OVC structures?
The description suggests a focus on reinforcing existing government and community OVC structures, indicating an emphasis on improving current mechanisms rather than creating parallel systems.
9) What is the role of human resources for social welfare in this opportunity?
Human resources for social welfare is a major theme. ZOVSS is expected to bolster social welfare staffing and capacity, which may include strengthening workforce planning, clarifying roles, improving supervision and performance management, and supporting skills needed to manage OVC programs effectively.
10) What policy and regulatory improvements are expected under ZOVSS?
The project targets improvements in the policy and regulatory environment for OVC. This can include updating or supporting national guidelines, standards, coordination frameworks, and regulatory tools that shape how services are provided and how different actors are expected to work together.
11) How does ZOVSS relate to DOSS and ZOMIS?
ZOVSS is expected to collaborate with and build capacity for two related systems strengthening projects: District OVC System Strengthening (DOSS) and the Zambia OVC Management Information System (ZOMIS). ZOVSS focuses on central-level systems, DOSS on district-level strengthening, and ZOMIS on the information system used to track and manage OVC-related data.
12) What kind of collaboration is expected with DOSS?
The solicitation indicates applicants would likely need to demonstrate how national policy and coordination improvements connect to district implementation realities through coordination with DOSS.
13) What kind of collaboration is expected with ZOMIS?
The opportunity indicates applicants would likely need to demonstrate how monitoring and evaluation improvements are supported by stronger, usable data systems through coordination with ZOMIS.
14) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for ZOVSS?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SOL 611 12 000006.
15) When was the opportunity posted?
The solicitation was posted on April 12, 2012.
16) What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was May 31, 2012.
17) What is the archive date listed for this opportunity?
The archive date is June 30, 2012.
18) How many awards did USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipated making one award.
19) What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $13,000,000.
20) Was the award size variable or fixed?
The award ceiling and floor were both listed as $13,000,000, indicating the intended award size was fixed at that level for the single recipient.
21) What funding activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity falls under the Health funding activity category.
22) What is the CFDA number associated with ZOVSS?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).
23) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning applicants would need to contribute an identified portion of resources (cash and/or allowable in-kind contributions) consistent with the specific terms in the full announcement.
24) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility details in the full solicitation text.
25) Which USAID office managed the opportunity?
The opportunity was managed by USAID in Lusaka, Zambia.
26) Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The listed point of contact for access issues was Abdullah Akbar, Contracting Officer.
27) What contact phone number was provided?
The phone number provided for the point of contact was 260211357433.
28) What is the expected focus of monitoring and evaluation under ZOVSS?
The intent includes strengthening monitoring and evaluation across the country, and the solicitation highlights coordination with ZOMIS to support monitoring and evaluation improvements through stronger, usable OVC-related data systems.
29) Does the description specify exact deliverables or activities?
The provided summary describes focus areas (systems strengthening, coordination, human resources for social welfare, policy and regulatory improvements, and collaboration with DOSS and ZOMIS) but does not list specific deliverables in the excerpt provided.
30) Where should applicants look for additional requirements and details?
The summary references that details such as eligibility specifics and cost share terms are governed by the full solicitation text, implying applicants would need to rely on the complete announcement for those requirements.
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