ClosedOpportunity M-OAA-GH-POP-09-0709

Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS)

At a glance

Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Agency for International Development. The application deadline was August 20, 2009. Individual awards are listed as $200M, with about 1 award expected and $200M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, private colleges & universities and for-profit organizations (not small businesses). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jul 9, 2009Posted
Aug 20, 2009Application deadline

Posted: Jul 9, 2009
Close date: Aug 20, 2009
Award floor: $200,000,000
Award ceiling: $200,000,000
Est. total funding: $200,000,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement from eligible U.S. for-profit, non-profit, or private voluntary organizations, or an Institution of Higher Education for a program titled, Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS). The authority for the RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. USAID strongly encourages Applicants to develop consortiums with other responsible organizations (U.S. or Non-U.S. Organizations).

With this RFA, USAIDs objective is to build upon its decades of support for and leadership in private health sector programming and its extensive work in expanding contraceptive choices and Family Planning (FP) and Reproductive Health (RH) programs. The purpose of the agreement is to increase the role of the private sector in the sustainable provision and use of quality FP/RH, HIV/AIDS and other health information, products, and services. Specifically, USAID is seeking assistance to:

Strengthen global support for state-of-the-art private sector FP/RH and other health models, approaches and tools;
Advance knowledge about and understanding of private sector provision of FP/RH and other health information, products and services; and
Strengthen key private health sector systems and initiate, implement and scale-up innovative, effective and sustainable private sector FP/RH and other health programs.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

98.001USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs OverseasProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 98.001

Historical data · not a prediction

FY19

$10.3B

FY20

$10.3B est.

FY21

$10.3B est.

FY22

$28.8B

FY23

$30B est.

FY24

$32B est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 98.001. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

US Agency for International Development
aharris@usaid.gov
202-712-0595

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS)”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and For-profit organizations (not small businesses). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $200m, total estimated program funding is $200,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity M-OAA-GH-POP-09-0709), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenDeadline extendedALN 93.217