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Background
The PMI Uganda Malaria Reduction Activity is a five-year program funded by USAID, focusing on strengthening malaria prevention and health ownership at both community and household levels in Uganda's five most affected regions: Acholi, Busoga, Karamoja, and West Nile. While maintaining gains at the health facility level, the Activity emphasizes local capacity building in these high-burden areas. This activity is implemented by John Snow Research and Training Institute Inc. (JSI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. It aims to enhance the technical, managerial, financial, and leadership capabilities at all levels of healthcare provision, The Activity also prioritizes filling service gaps at the community level and supports specific private for-profit health facilities to enhance malaria case management and reporting.
The Need
PMI Uganda Malaria Reduction Activity plans to work in partnership with local organizations, including civil society organizations (CSOs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), faith-based groups, and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), as subgrantees. This partnership is aimed at bolstering the implementation and expansion of malaria interventions focused on households and communities in areas most affected by malaria. JSI is therefore inviting applications from eligible organizations to support Activity implementation in the following districts: Buyende, Alebtong, Dokolo, Adjuman, Madi-Okollo, Maracha, Nebbi, Obongi, Pakwach, Terego, Yumbe, Agago, Lamwo, Nwoya, Amuru, Pader, Abim, Kaabong, Kotido, Nabilatuk, and Nakapirit.
Selected CBOs/CSOs will work with existing local government structures like District Health Teams, Sub County teams (Health Facility In-charge and Health Assistant) VHTs, local councils, other Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), religious leaders, community peer leaders, women empowerment groups, male action groups (MAGs) and other health and non-health actors to mobilize communities to control and prevent malaria. CBOs/CSOs will implement their scope of work within the framework of district-led programming and will leverage strategies to better target health interventions to meet the needs of the population, including reaching malaria hot spots (villages /parishes/sub-counties) to scale up malaria prevention and control activities. CBOs/CSOs will support districts to improve community reporting through DHIS 2 using the HMIS 097B reporting tool and/or the community e-reporting tool (eCHIS), use of community registers and tools such as the MAAM/H checklist to map households, and use of community supply chain tools to improve supply and accountability for malaria commodities distributed at the community level.
To be eligible to apply for a grant, the organization should meet the following criteria:
i. Work in one or more of the current Activity districts in the field of interest: Bugiri; Alebtong and Dokolo, Adjumani, Madi-Okollo, Maracha, Nebbi, Obongi, Pakwach, Terego, Yumbe, Agago, Lamwo, Pader, Abim, Kaabong, Nabilatuk, Nakapirit.
ii. Have experience implementing community development, malaria control or other health programs and activities.
iii. Be a legally registered organization in Uganda and authorized to work in the designated district of grant implementation.
iv. Have a clear mandate and an organizational structure, with personnel and financial policies.
v. Have sufficient experience/capacity to carry out the project, including adequate financial, administrative, and oversight structures and staff.
vi. Undertake programs and services consistent with the local government and other GOU policies/strategies , PMI MRA and , USAID policies and program strategy in Uganda,
vii. Have a bank account in the name of the organization.
viii. Be operational in the region of the proposed work for increased sustainability.
ix. Have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). A UEI can be applied for here: https://sam.gov/content/home
x. Comply with all of the Assurances listed in the RFA.
Please submit grant applications, in English, by January 11, 2024, 5:00 pm (EAT):
Contact: Grants Manager
Email Address: grants_pumra@ug.jsi.com
Applications must be submitted by both email and hard copy (3 copies) of a maximum of 25 pages (excluding attachments). The 25 pages are broken down as follows: Executive Summary: 2 pages, Technical Description: 12 pages, Implementation Plan: 2 pages, Monitoring & Evaluation: 5 pages, Staffing 2 Pages, Organizational Experience, and Capability 2 pages).
For the full RFA and budget templates, please see the attached documents.
Date Issued: December 5, 2023 12:00 am
Due Date: January 11, 2024 5:00 pm EAST AFRICA TIME (EAT)
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