Opportunity Information: Apply for 72068018RFA00001
USAID/Benin is soliciting applications for a five-year Cooperative Agreement to run an activity called Integrated Health Services. The focus is on strengthening the delivery of high-impact public sector health services in four departments of Benin, specifically in malaria, family planning, maternal and child health, and services addressing gender-based violence (GBV). The activity is designed to build on results and lessons from current and past USAID-supported programs, with an overall goal of reducing mortality and morbidity among mothers, newborns, children, and adolescent girls. A central theme of the opportunity is pairing technical health improvements with strong engagement from both government actors and citizens to make progress more durable and locally owned.
The activity is structured around four intermediate results. First, it aims to improve the quality of priority services, meaning better standards of care and stronger performance across malaria prevention and treatment, maternal and child health interventions, family planning services, and GBV-related support delivered through the public health system. Second, it seeks to increase uptake of these high-impact services by ensuring that more people actually use them, which typically involves improving client experience, reducing access barriers, and strengthening demand for care. Third, it prioritizes stronger local leadership, management, governance, and stewardship of health services, reflecting an intent to move beyond short-term service delivery fixes and reinforce the systems, management capacity, and accountability needed for sustained performance at decentralized levels. Fourth, it supports central government planning and coordination for high-impact health interventions, recognizing that national-level leadership, harmonized planning, and effective coordination can improve consistency, resource use, and overall results across regions and programs.
USAID notes that the activity will align with the guiding principles of USAID/Benin's broader strategic framework. In practice, this means a health systems strengthening orientation that links improvements in service delivery quality with efforts to transform gender relations, increase demand for essential services, and reduce barriers that prevent people from seeking and receiving care. The opportunity explicitly connects health outcomes with broader behavioral and social factors, including gender dynamics and constraints that can limit access to family planning, maternal health services, or GBV support.
From a funding and administrative perspective, this is a discretionary funding opportunity issued by USAID/Benin (USAID-Cotonou) under CFDA 98.001. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, which generally implies substantial involvement by the agency during implementation compared with a standard grant. USAID anticipates making one award, with an award ceiling of $19,800,000 for the five-year period. The opportunity is open to qualified U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, with eligibility details referenced in the funding notice's additional eligibility information. The funding opportunity number is 72068018RFA00001, and the original application closing date was March 23, 2018 at 1400 Benin local time.Apply for 72068018RFA00001
- The Agency for International Development, Benin USAID-Cotonou in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrated Health Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 08, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 23, 2018 1400 Benin 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 $19,800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): USAID/Benin Integrated Health Services (Cooperative Agreement)
What is the name of this USAID/Benin funding opportunity?
The opportunity supports an activity called Integrated Health Services to strengthen delivery of high-impact public sector health services in Benin.
Which agency is issuing the opportunity?
The opportunity is issued by USAID/Benin (USAID-Cotonou).
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The instrument is a Cooperative Agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a Cooperative Agreement?
Based on the notice description, a Cooperative Agreement generally means substantial involvement by USAID during implementation, compared with a standard grant.
How long is the period of performance?
The activity is planned as a five-year Cooperative Agreement.
What is the award ceiling?
USAID anticipates an award ceiling of $19,800,000 for the five-year period.
How many awards does USAID expect to make?
USAID anticipates making one award.
Is this a discretionary funding opportunity?
Yes. The opportunity is described as a discretionary funding opportunity.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 98.001.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is 72068018RFA00001.
What is the overall goal of the Integrated Health Services activity?
The goal is to reduce mortality and morbidity among mothers, newborns, children, and adolescent girls by strengthening delivery of high-impact public sector health services and building on results and lessons from current and past USAID-supported programs.
Where in Benin will the activity focus?
The activity focuses on strengthening services in four departments of Benin.
Which health areas are prioritized?
The activity specifically prioritizes public sector services related to malaria, family planning, maternal and child health, and services addressing gender-based violence (GBV).
What is the central theme or approach emphasized by USAID?
A central theme is pairing technical improvements in health services with strong engagement from government actors and citizens to support progress that is more durable and locally owned.
How is the activity structured?
The activity is organized around four intermediate results covering service quality, service uptake, local leadership and governance, and central government planning and coordination.
What is Intermediate Result 1?
Intermediate Result 1 is to improve the quality of priority services, including better standards of care and stronger performance across malaria prevention and treatment, maternal and child health interventions, family planning services, and GBV-related support delivered through the public health system.
What is Intermediate Result 2?
Intermediate Result 2 is to increase uptake of high-impact services by ensuring more people use them, typically through improving client experience, reducing access barriers, and strengthening demand for care.
What is Intermediate Result 3?
Intermediate Result 3 is to strengthen local leadership, management, governance, and stewardship of health services, with an emphasis on reinforcing systems, management capacity, and accountability needed for sustained performance at decentralized levels.
What is Intermediate Result 4?
Intermediate Result 4 is to support central government planning and coordination for high-impact health interventions, recognizing that national-level leadership and harmonized planning can improve consistency, resource use, and results across regions and programs.
How does the opportunity describe its alignment with USAID/Benin strategy?
The activity aligns with guiding principles of USAID/Benin's broader strategic framework, emphasizing a health systems strengthening orientation that links service quality improvements with efforts to transform gender relations, increase demand for essential services, and reduce barriers to seeking and receiving care.
Does the opportunity address gender and social factors that affect health outcomes?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly connects health outcomes with broader behavioral and social factors, including gender dynamics and constraints that may limit access to family planning, maternal health services, or GBV support.
Who is eligible to apply?
The opportunity is open to qualified U.S. and non-U.S. organizations. Specific eligibility details are referenced in the notice's additional eligibility information.
What is the original application closing date and time listed?
The original application closing date was March 23, 2018 at 1400 Benin local time.
What parts of Benin's health system are emphasized in this activity?
The opportunity emphasizes strengthening the public sector health system, including both decentralized management and accountability as well as central government planning and coordination.
Is the activity meant to build on prior USAID-supported work?
Yes. USAID states the activity is designed to build on results and lessons learned from current and past USAID-supported programs.
What does "increasing uptake" of services imply in this opportunity?
Within the description provided, increasing uptake typically involves improving client experience, reducing access barriers, and strengthening demand for care so more people use high-impact services.
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