USAID/Uganda Health Activity | RFI 720617 22 002

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI 720617 22 002

USAID Uganda released this notice as a Request for Information (RFI) about a planned, integrated health funding activity tentatively called the "Uganda Health Activity." The main purpose is to alert organizations that USAID is designing a new health program and to gather written feedback on the draft program description and proposed key personnel requirements (referenced as an attachment in the RFI). It is not an application solicitation and it is not a promise that a future award will be made. Instead, it is a market-sounding and design step meant to improve the eventual activity structure before USAID decides whether to publish a formal Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Programmatically, the activity is framed around improving health outcomes in priority districts by increasing access to and use of quality services and by boosting health system performance at subnational levels. The draft results USAID highlights are threefold. First, it aims to expand and improve service delivery at both facility and community levels across several linked areas: maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH); family planning and broader reproductive health (FP/RH); nutrition; and water, sanitation, and hygiene coupled with infection prevention and control (WASH/IPC). Second, it intends to strengthen local ownership and leadership so improvements can be sustained, which signals a focus on building the capabilities of Ugandan institutions and leaders rather than relying indefinitely on external technical assistance. Third, it seeks to strengthen health system resilience at regional, district, and community levels, suggesting attention to the systems that keep services functioning under stress (for example, management, coordination, and the ability to adapt to shocks).

A notable feature is that the activity is also expected to strengthen the capacity of local PEPFAR implementing partners to lead and sustain the epidemic response as part of broader sustainability efforts. In practical terms, that points to closer alignment between general health system strengthening and HIV epidemic-control capacity, with an emphasis on transitioning leadership and implementation responsibilities to local entities over time.

From a funding and administrative standpoint, the listing identifies USAID Kampala as the issuing office, with the anticipated instrument type noted as a cooperative agreement and the activity category as Health (CFDA/assistance listing 98.001). Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning USAID is not limiting who can provide feedback at the RFI stage, and later competition rules (if a NOFO is released) would be defined in that formal announcement. The posting includes no award ceiling and does not specify an expected number of awards, which is consistent with an RFI where funding specifics may not be finalized. The opportunity number is RFI 720617 22 002, with a creation date of 2021-12-13 and an original closing date for RFI responses of 2022-01-24.

The RFI includes several standard caveats that matter for interested organizations. USAID emphasizes that the RFI is for planning only, does not commit the agency to issue a NOFO or make an award, and that any costs incurred responding are the respondent's responsibility. Responding does not provide any competitive advantage (and does not exclude anyone) for any future NOFO. If USAID does move forward, the formal funding announcement would be posted on grants.gov and/or sam.gov, and organizations are expected to monitor those sites themselves.

Operationally, feedback had to be submitted by email to kampalausaidsolicita@usaid.gov by the stated deadline, and organizations were told not to submit applications at this time. USAID also notes that information submitted becomes USAID property, so sensitive or non-shareable information should not be included. Respondents should not expect individualized feedback; USAID will use submissions to refine the activity design and may revise the concept based on what it receives, but is not required to make changes. Overall, the RFI is essentially an early design consultation for a multi-component, district-focused health systems and service delivery activity intended to advance Government of Uganda health policy objectives while building durable local leadership and resilience.

• The Uganda USAID-Kampala in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Uganda Health Activity" 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 2021-12-13.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-01-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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