USAID, the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and DFID invite applications to respond to Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development (Round IV). This request for applications describes this Challenge targeting maternal and neonatal health and the types of activities covered; funding available and the process and requirements for submitting applications; criteria for evaluating applications; and refers prospective applicants to relevant documentation on the internet. Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development anticipates awarding up to 30 grants as a result of this RFA. To this end, the Saving Lives at Birth Challenge is seeking applications from eligible institutions as described in Section III of the RFA.
Eligible Country List: The Saving Lives at Birth Challenge seeks applications that have an operational focus in low-income countries, as defined by the World Bank. Proposals with an operational focus in middle-income countries will also be considered.
Eligibility Criteria: We welcome and encourage applications from all types of organizations including foreign and domestic for-profit companies, non-profit organizations, faith-based organizations, foundations, academic institutions, civic groups and regional organizations. Individuals and governments are not eligible to apply. For the purposes of this RFA, publicly-funded universities or universities with government affiliations are not considered governments.
This RFA and any future amendments can be downloaded from http://www.grants.gov and search for Funding Opp #:(RFA NUMBER: RFA-OAA-14-000071) . Prospective Applicants that are unable to retrieve the RFA from the Internet can request an electronic copy by email at GrandChallenge2014@usaid.gov
Eligible Country List: The Saving Lives at Birth Challenge seeks applications that have an operational focus in low-income countries, as defined by the World Bank. Proposals with an operational focus in middle-income countries will also be considered.
Eligibility Criteria: We welcome and encourage applications from all types of organizations including foreign and domestic for-profit companies, non-profit organizations, faith-based organizations, foundations, academic institutions, civic groups and regional organizations. Individuals and governments are not eligible to apply. For the purposes of this RFA, publicly-funded universities or universities with government affiliations are not considered governments.
This RFA and any future amendments can be downloaded from http://www.grants.gov and search for Funding Opp #:(RFA NUMBER: RFA-OAA-14-000071) . Prospective Applicants that are unable to retrieve the RFA from the Internet can request an electronic copy by email at GrandChallenge2014@usaid.gov
