Opportunity Information: Apply for 72061521RFA00020
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Kenya USAID-Nairobi mission, announced a discretionary funding opportunity to support two related pieces of work under the broader "Health Sector Financing" program: Activity 2, focused on health financing analytics and social protection systems for health, and Activity 3, focused on private sector engagement. The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically means USAID expects to stay actively involved during implementation through substantial engagement on planning, monitoring, and key technical decisions, rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal ongoing collaboration.
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 72061521RFA00020; CFDA 98.001) was posted on November 2, 2021, with an original closing date of December 2, 2021. USAID anticipated making up to two awards, with a total potential award ceiling of $27,500,000. While the posting emphasizes that eligibility is clarified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), it also signals that USAID was specifically seeking applications from qualified local organizations, suggesting a preference for locally led implementation capacity and strong in-country partnerships.
In practical terms, Activity 2 centers on strengthening the evidence base and analytical tools that governments and health stakeholders use to plan, budget, and track health financing, alongside building or improving social protection systems that reduce financial barriers to care. "Health financing analytics" generally covers work like analyzing health expenditures and budget flows, identifying inefficiencies, assessing the financial sustainability of health programs, and generating actionable insights for policy decisions. The social protection component typically relates to mechanisms that protect households from catastrophic health spending and improve equitable access, such as targeted subsidies, insurance-related support, and systems that help identify and enroll vulnerable populations. The intent is usually to make financing decisions more data-driven and to align health funding with equity and universal health coverage goals.
Activity 3 focuses on engaging the private sector as a meaningful partner in health financing and service delivery. In many settings, the private sector is a major provider of health services and an important source of health spending, but it may be loosely coordinated with public priorities. Private sector engagement activities often include creating or improving public-private collaboration models, developing financing arrangements that incentivize quality and access, strengthening regulation and contracting approaches, and encouraging private investment that complements public health objectives. The underlying aim is typically to harness private sector capacity in ways that expand access, improve quality, and support more sustainable health financing outcomes.
Overall, the opportunity reflects USAID's interest in helping Kenya advance stronger, more resilient health financing systems by combining better financial analysis and social protection mechanisms (Activity 2) with more structured collaboration and investment involving private providers and businesses (Activity 3). The full requirements, technical priorities, eligibility rules, and application instructions were contained in the attached NOFO referenced in the announcement.Apply for 72061521RFA00020
- The Agency for International Development, Kenya USAID-Nairobi in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health Sector Financing: Activity 2 - Health Financing Analytics and Social Protection Systems for Health and Activity 3 - Private Sector Engagement." 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 Nov 02, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 02, 2021. (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 $27,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity announced by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Kenya USAID-Nairobi mission. It supports two related pieces of work under a broader "Health Sector Financing" program: Activity 2 (health financing analytics and social protection systems for health) and Activity 3 (private sector engagement).
2) Which USAID office is managing the opportunity?
The opportunity is issued through USAID's Kenya mission (USAID-Nairobi).
3) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 72061521RFA00020, and the CFDA number is 98.001.
4) When was the opportunity posted and when was it originally due?
It was posted on November 2, 2021, and the original closing date was December 2, 2021.
5) What type of award mechanism is being used?
The mechanism is a cooperative agreement.
6) What does a "cooperative agreement" mean in practice for this opportunity?
A cooperative agreement typically means USAID expects substantial engagement during implementation. Instead of providing a grant with minimal involvement, USAID generally stays actively involved in areas such as planning, monitoring, and key technical decisions.
7) How many awards did USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipated making up to two awards.
8) What is the total potential funding amount mentioned in the announcement?
The announcement referenced a total potential award ceiling of $27,500,000 (across the anticipated awards).
9) What are the main activities supported under this opportunity?
The opportunity supports two related activities under the "Health Sector Financing" program:
- Activity 2: Health financing analytics and social protection systems for health
- Activity 3: Private sector engagement
10) What is Activity 2 focused on?
Activity 2 focuses on strengthening health financing analytics (the evidence base and analytical tools used for planning, budgeting, and tracking health financing) and on building or improving social protection systems that reduce financial barriers to care.
11) What does "health financing analytics" mean here?
In this context, health financing analytics generally covers work such as analyzing health expenditures and budget flows, identifying inefficiencies, assessing the financial sustainability of health programs, and generating actionable insights that inform policy and financing decisions.
12) What does the "social protection systems for health" component refer to?
The social protection component typically relates to mechanisms intended to protect households from catastrophic health spending and improve equitable access to care. Examples described include targeted subsidies, insurance-related support, and systems that help identify and enroll vulnerable populations.
13) What is the overall intent of Activity 2?
The intent is generally to make health financing decisions more data-driven and to align health funding with equity and universal health coverage goals, including reducing financial barriers to accessing care.
14) What is Activity 3 focused on?
Activity 3 focuses on engaging the private sector as a meaningful partner in health financing and service delivery, recognizing that the private sector can be a major provider of health services and an important source of health spending.
15) What kinds of private sector engagement work are implied under Activity 3?
Examples described include creating or improving public-private collaboration models, developing financing arrangements that incentivize quality and access, strengthening regulation and contracting approaches, and encouraging private investment that complements public health objectives.
16) What is the underlying aim of engaging the private sector in this program?
The aim is typically to harness private sector capacity in ways that expand access, improve quality, and support more sustainable health financing outcomes, while better aligning private activity with public priorities.
17) Who is the opportunity intended to benefit?
Based on the announcement, the work is intended to support Kenya's progress toward stronger, more resilient health financing systems by combining improved financial analysis and social protection mechanisms (Activity 2) with more structured collaboration and investment involving private providers and businesses (Activity 3).
18) Is there any indication of preferred applicants?
Yes. While eligibility is stated as being clarified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the announcement signals that USAID was specifically seeking applications from qualified local organizations, suggesting a preference for locally led implementation capacity and strong in-country partnerships.
19) Where are the full requirements, eligibility rules, and application instructions provided?
The full requirements, technical priorities, eligibility rules, and application instructions were contained in the attached Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) referenced in the announcement.
20) Does the announcement describe the difference between Activities 2 and 3?
Yes. Activity 2 is centered on health financing analytics and social protection systems that reduce financial barriers to care, while Activity 3 centers on private sector engagement models, financing arrangements, and approaches that help align private capacity and investment with public health objectives.
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