USAID/Bangladesh: Improving Nutrition through Community-based Approaches, Deadline: 22 September 2016

USAID/Bangladesh: Improving Nutrition through Community-based Approaches, 

Deadline: 22 September 2016

The United States Agency for International Development in Bangladesh (USAID/Bangladesh) is seeking applications from qualified local Bangladeshi organizations for a program entitled “USAID’s Improving Nutrition through Community-based Approaches (INCA) activity” with an aim to invest in a three-year activity to improve the nutritional status of women and children.

The project will focus on improving nutritional practices for women and children during the first thousand days of life from conception through the second year of life. The activity builds upon successful earlier community-based nutrition interventions and is closely aligned with USAID’s Maternal and Child Health(MCH) and the Feed the Future (FTF) programs.

Improved nutrition practices include proper diet and care for pregnant and lactating women, appropriate feeding and care for children, healthy hygiene practices and utilization of health services. This activity will improve knowledge and related feeding and care practices, strengthen community and family support and provide access to support systems, essential services at community clinics and other health facilities. Poor nutrition during the critical time frame of contraception through the second birthday irreversibly impacts child growth and cognitive development.

Funding Information

• Subject to funding availability, USAID intends to provide up to $4,500,000 in total funding over a three year period.
• The period of performance anticipated herein is three (3) years, beginning on the effective date of the award.

Expected Results

• Improved knowledge of communities on proper nutritional requirements during the first thousand days of life.
• Increased access to and use of health and nutrition services at community based health facilities

Focus Activities

• Establish a network of gender sensitive nutrition education and information services in communities with strong links to Community Clinics (CC) and other community based health facilities including Union Health and Family Welfare Centers (UHFWC) and Smiling Sun Clinics supported by the NGO Health Service Delivery Project (NHSDP).
• Build the nutrition skills of selected members of existing community clinic based support groups to act as nutrition focal points and develop Community Nutrition Support Groups (CNSG), and
• Better integration of nutrition with other maternal and child health activities.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be local Bangladeshi non-government organizations/entities, otherwise there is no restriction.

Local Bangladeshi organization per ADS 303.3.6.b.(2) refers to,

• is legally organized under the laws of Bangladesh;
• has as its principal place of business or operations in Bangladesh;
• is majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Bangladesh; and
• managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Bangladesh.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can send their applications at the address given on the website.

Eligible Countries: Bangladesh

For more information, visit grants.gov.