Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA)

Background
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement with a Total Estimated Amount of $45,000,000 from qualified entities to implement the program entitled “Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA)” in Sierra Leone. The program aims to advance and sustain improved health outcomes for Sierra Leoneans with a focus on children under five, pregnant and postpartum women, youth and especially adolescent girls, and women and children living in hard-to-reach areas with limited access to health services.

Grant Details
The Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA) project will include awarding a five-year cooperative agreement and two-to-three transition awards in related health interventions to local partners in the latter half of the CA. SIHSA seeks to build a sustainable and resilient health system response to improving access, quality, and effectiveness of family planning (FP), reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), adolescent health, and malaria services.

The project also aims at strengthening communities' active engagement for community-driven solutions to improve health outcomes. Additionally, SIHSA seeks to promote a paradigm shift within the health system, supporting system-wide action, especially at community and district levels.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility for this award is not restricted. The authority for this funding opportunity is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. To be eligible for award, the applicant must provide all information as required in this NOFO and meet eligibility standards in Section C of this NOFO.

Period of Performance
USAID anticipates awarding a five-year cooperative agreement (CA) for the program entitled “Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA)” in Sierra Leone.

Grant Value
$45,000,000

Place of Performance
Sierra Leone