Global Resilience Against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (GRAD-TB)

Background
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for one cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the Global Resilience Against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (GRAD-TB) program. The goal of this Activity is to support USAID TB countries to improve DR-TB detection, treatment, and prevention through the development and implementation of innovative approaches and practices, and the provision of specialized technical assistance to the local partners and National TB programs. Additionally, the Activity will support countries to fulfill their commitments set at the 2023 UNHLM on TB in line with WHO’s End TB Strategy and USAID’s Global TB Strategy 2023-2030. As a result, this Activity will reduce the DR-TB burden through improved rapid detection, treatment, and prevention activities, while building a sustainable and resilient system using local organizations and approaches that are equitable, inclusive, and accessible.

Grant Details
The Activity provides comprehensive technical assistance (TA) to local organizations and the NTPs and Ministries of Health in the 24 USAID designated priority countries to address the DR-TB epidemic. The Activity will assist countries with the development of equitable strategies and inclusive approaches for DR-TB response, assist with in-depth analysis of DR-TB data and statistics, support the development of focused short and long-term DR-TB action plans, and provide comprehensive TA throughout the implementation of these plans.
In addition, the Activity will provide rapid response and on-demand short-term TA to both 24 TB priority countries and the 32 Global Fund TA (GFTA) TB countries to assist with improving performance of the Global Fund (GF) TB grants.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility for this award is not restricted; thus, open to all eligible and qualified U.S., local and international non-governmental entities.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is not specified in the provided document text.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic locations where the grant will be performed include Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam), Eurasia