Urban Health Research Program | GH BAA 2018 URBAN HEALTH ADDENDUM

Opportunity Information: Apply for GH BAA 2018 URBAN HEALTH ADDENDUM

The Urban Health Research Program is a USAID research and development funding opportunity issued as an addendum to the 2018 Global Health Broad Agency Announcement (GLOBALHEALTH-BAA-2018). It focuses on sub-Saharan Africa and is aimed at developing and testing new models of urban primary health care that combine preventive and curative approaches to improve maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), especially for vulnerable women and children living in poor urban settings. The core idea is to respond to the health system pressures and inequities created by rapid urbanization, where large populations may live close to health facilities yet still face major barriers to quality care due to overcrowding, fragmented services, informal settlements, mobility, costs, and uneven service quality.

USAID is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for implementation research, meaning the work is intended to generate practical evidence about what interventions work, for whom, and under what real-world conditions. Rather than funding isolated pilot projects, this addendum emphasizes an iterative, co-design process to develop and refine innovative solutions in collaboration with implementers and stakeholders. A key feature is the expectation that research may be embedded or "nested" within existing programs, interventions, or health systems, so the learning is directly tied to operational realities and can be taken to scale more quickly if it proves effective.

The opportunity sits under the broad category of science, technology, and other research and development, and it is structured as an "other" type of funding instrument under an "other" opportunity category, consistent with the flexible nature of BAA mechanisms. The funding opportunity number is GH BAA 2018 URBAN HEALTH ADDENDUM, and it is associated with CFDA 98.001 (USAID foreign assistance). The addendum was created on December 14, 2018, with an original closing date of January 28, 2019. The listed award ceiling is up to $5,000,000, indicating USAID anticipated potentially sizable awards for strong, scalable research concepts, although the number of expected awards is not specified in the provided information.

Eligibility is broadly open to organizations across sectors, including public and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, universities and other institutions of higher education, nongovernmental organizations, and both U.S. and non-U.S. government organizations. At the same time, there are clear exclusions: individuals are not eligible to apply, and public international organizations (multilaterals) are also not eligible. Beyond basic eligibility, USAID also notes that applicants must be found responsive to the BAA and sufficiently responsible to perform or participate in the final award, which typically refers to meeting USAID requirements related to technical fit, management capacity, financial responsibility, and compliance standards.

In practical terms, the opportunity is best understood as a call for evidence-driven, field-tested innovations that strengthen urban primary health care delivery for MNCH in sub-Saharan Africa. It invites applicants to propose research that can help decision-makers and implementers adapt services to the realities of rapidly growing cities, reduce gaps for underserved urban populations, and accelerate measurable improvements in outcomes for mothers, newborns, and children.

• The Agency for International Development in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Urban Health Research Program" 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 2018-12-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-01-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Individuals.

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