OpportunityTitle: Gaza 2020: Health Matters
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), International Organizations (POs), Public International Organizations (PIOs), and U.S. and non-U.S. for profit firms (provided they forgo profit) may participate in this NFO.
Description: USAID seeks to improve the resilience of the health sector in Gaza by increasing access to and the quality of emergency and essential health services provided by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and private providers in Gaza consistent with the goals and objectives of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and USAID. Gaza 2020: Health Matters is intended to improve emergency preparedness in the health sector and enhance the capacity for a rapid response in the event of a crisis. This program will seek to strengthen health networks, with a particular focus on improving psychosocial support, nutritional status of women and children and triage for key hospital services in a post-war setting. Health Matters specific goals include both emergency and essential health needs as follows: &#9679; To increase access to and availability of health-related humanitarian goods and services during emergency situations; and &#9679; To expand access to essential primary and secondary health services to improve the resilience of the non-governmental health sector. This is a five year activity, with a total estimated cost of $50 million, subject to the availability of funds. Health Matters contributes to the Mission&#8217;s Gaza 2020 project goal to increase the resilience of communities in Gaza. The Gaza 2020 Mission Strategy has three intermediate results (IRs) and the Program described here contributes to two of those IRs: IR 1:1 increased access to humanitarian goods and services, and IR2 improved access and utilization of quality social services.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: WBG-NFO-SUBM@usaid.gov
GrantorContactText: Miada Younis &lt;br/&gt;Acquisition and Assistance Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Office of Contracts Management &lt;br/&gt;myounis@usaid.gov  &lt;br/&gt;USAID WB/G
CloseDateExplanation: The full Notice of Funding Opportunity has now been issued. The deadline for applications is 8/21/2015. Please see full solicitation documents attached.      SYNOPSIS EXCERPT from 06/05/2015: &quot;USAID appreciates all comments and input from potential applicants and experts. However, we will only accept comments and input during the Question &amp; Comment Period AFTER release of the full NFO. A Pre-Application Conference will be held on 7/22/2015 in Jerusalem - please see NFO for details on how to attend. After the NFO Question and Comment Period concludes, all comments, questions and input will be made publicly available on this website, along with USAID&apos;s responses. USAID may amend the NFO based on input collected during the Question &amp; Comment Period. All amendments to the NFO will be posted on Grants.gov *Formerly Request for Applications (RFA).  USAID has renamed this process per ADS 303.