Opportunity Information: Apply for 72038618RFA00001
USAID/India is offering a discretionary health funding opportunity titled "HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV/AIDS" (Funding Opportunity Number 72038618RFA00001) through a Cooperative Agreement mechanism. The agency is seeking concept papers and full applications from qualified organizations to run a five-year program designed to quickly test, demonstrate, and evaluate practical service delivery models for HIV prevention, care, and treatment among key populations (often abbreviated as KPs) that are disproportionately affected by HIV. A central emphasis is reaching not only members of key populations themselves, but also their partners, spouses, and children, recognizing that HIV risk, prevention, and treatment needs often extend across households and close networks.
The core purpose of the activity is to identify and scale approaches that measurably improve how HIV services are accessed and used. The program is expected to develop and assess "efficient and effective models" that increase accessibility (how easily people can obtain services), availability (whether services are offered where and when needed), and demand (whether people feel safe, motivated, and supported to seek services). The opportunity highlights the need for high-quality, comprehensive services spanning prevention, clinical care, and treatment, which typically implies stronger linkage across the HIV cascade, from outreach and testing to rapid initiation of treatment and long-term retention in care. While the announcement does not list specific interventions, the language points toward models that can be implemented quickly, measured rigorously, and adjusted based on real-time learning.
A major theme in the opportunity is improving the systems and enabling environment that shape whether key populations can actually benefit from HIV and related social services. That includes reducing barriers faced by stigmatized or criminalized groups and improving service delivery conditions so that key populations, especially hard-to-reach individuals, can obtain equitable access without discrimination. In practical terms, "strengthening systems" often involves improving referral networks, coordination among service providers, data use for performance management, and service quality assurance. "Enabling environment" typically refers to community-level and institutional factors such as stigma, safety, confidentiality, and the degree to which services are trusted and acceptable to clients. The solicitation makes clear that these structural and service-delivery improvements are not side activities; they are integral to achieving equitable access and stronger outcomes.
Funding is estimated at up to $20,000,000 total over five years, with an award ceiling of $20,000,000 and an expectation of one award. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement. The opportunity is administered by the Agency for International Development, India (USAID-New Delhi) under CFDA 98.001. Key dates provided indicate the opportunity was created on March 6, 2018, with an original closing date of May 7, 2018. Overall, the grant is positioned as results-oriented assistance aimed at quickly generating evidence on what works for delivering HIV services to key populations and their families, and then using that evidence to improve access, quality, and uptake at scale.Apply for 72038618RFA00001
- The Agency for International Development, India USAID-New Delhi in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV/AIDS" 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 Mar 06, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 07, 2018. (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 $20,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): USAID/India - HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV/AIDS
1) What is the title of this USAID/India funding opportunity?
The discretionary health funding opportunity is titled "HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV/AIDS".
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 72038618RFA00001.
3) Which USAID office is administering the opportunity?
The opportunity is administered by USAID/India (USAID-New Delhi).
4) What type of award mechanism will be used?
This opportunity will be funded through a Cooperative Agreement mechanism.
5) What is the overall purpose of the program?
The program is designed to quickly test, demonstrate, and evaluate practical HIV service delivery models for HIV prevention, care, and treatment among key populations disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, with a strong emphasis on generating evidence about what works and improving service access and use.
6) How long is the program expected to run?
The activity is expected to run for five years.
7) What populations are the focus of this activity?
The focus is on key populations (KPs) that are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. The opportunity also emphasizes reaching partners, spouses, and children connected to members of key populations.
8) Why does the opportunity emphasize partners, spouses, and children of key populations?
The opportunity notes that HIV risk, prevention needs, and treatment needs often extend beyond individuals to their households and close networks. The program is expected to reflect that reality by addressing services for key populations and their family and network connections.
9) What kinds of results is USAID/India looking for from this program?
The activity is positioned as results-oriented assistance aimed at identifying and scaling approaches that measurably improve how HIV services are accessed and used, including improvements in accessibility, availability, and demand for services.
10) What does "accessibility, availability, and demand" mean in this opportunity?
In the context of this solicitation:
- Accessibility refers to how easily people can obtain services.
- Availability refers to whether services are offered where and when they are needed.
- Demand refers to whether people feel safe, motivated, and supported to seek services.
11) What types of HIV services are expected to be covered?
The opportunity highlights the need for high-quality, comprehensive services spanning prevention, clinical care, and treatment, generally implying strong linkage across the HIV cascade from outreach and testing through rapid treatment initiation and long-term retention in care.
12) Does the announcement list specific interventions that applicants must implement?
No specific interventions are listed in the provided information. However, the language points toward models that can be implemented quickly, measured rigorously, and adjusted based on real-time learning.
13) What does USAID/India mean by testing and evaluating service delivery models?
Based on the description, the program is expected to develop practical models, implement them quickly, and then evaluate and generate evidence on which approaches improve access, quality, and uptake of HIV services for key populations and their networks.
14) What is meant by "efficient and effective models" in this opportunity?
"Efficient and effective models" refers to approaches that can deliver strong outcomes while improving core aspects of service delivery, especially measurable gains in accessibility, availability, and demand for HIV services among key populations and their connected partners and families.
15) What role does the "enabling environment" play in this opportunity?
The enabling environment is presented as a major theme and an integral part of success. It includes community-level and institutional factors such as stigma, safety, confidentiality, trust, and acceptability of services. These factors affect whether key populations can actually benefit from HIV and related social services.
16) What does the opportunity mean by "strengthening systems"?
In practical terms, strengthening systems is described as improving the conditions and structures that support service delivery. The description points to examples such as stronger referral networks, better coordination among service providers, improved data use for performance management, and enhanced service quality assurance.
17) How does the opportunity address barriers faced by stigmatized or criminalized groups?
The opportunity emphasizes reducing barriers that limit equitable access for key populations, including challenges linked to stigma, discrimination, and criminalization. Improving service delivery conditions so hard-to-reach individuals can access services safely and fairly is described as central, not optional.
18) Is the opportunity focused only on service delivery, or also on structural and system changes?
It is focused on both. The opportunity explicitly indicates that structural and service-delivery improvements, including systems strengthening and enabling environment work, are integral to achieving equitable access and stronger outcomes.
19) What is the estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding is up to $20,000,000 over five years.
20) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $20,000,000.
21) How many awards does USAID/India expect to make?
The opportunity indicates an expectation of one award.
22) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may be contained in the full announcement.
23) What types of submissions is USAID/India requesting?
The agency is seeking both concept papers and full applications from qualified organizations.
24) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 98.001.
25) What are the key dates listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity was created on March 6, 2018, and the original closing date is listed as May 7, 2018.
26) What is the main goal of scaling approaches in this program?
The program aims to identify approaches that work in practice and then use evidence from testing and evaluation to improve access, quality, and uptake of HIV services at scale for key populations and their partners, spouses, and children.
27) Does the opportunity emphasize measurement and learning?
Yes. The description repeatedly highlights the need to generate evidence, measure results, and support real-time learning so models can be adjusted and improved based on what is working.
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