HRSA Resilient and Responsive Health Organizations (RRHO): Sustainability Communities of Practice Initiative, Deadline: 15 December 2016

HRSA Resilient and Responsive Health Organizations (RRHO): Sustainability Communities of Practice Initiative, 

Deadline: 15 December 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is currently accepting applications from eligible entities for its program titled- Resilient and Responsive Health Organizations: Sustainability Communities of Practice Initiative (RRHO). The purpose of the RRHO is to strengthen and ensure the sustainability of impact partners working under HRSA’s Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative (RRHS).

The RRHS is a five-year program to address fundamental health systems constraints that impede the availability of and access to high quality health services related to infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and other priority health matters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Liberia,Sierra Leone and South Sudan.

The foundational RRHS initiative aims to use public health approaches to support the implementation of countries’ national health strategies and recovery plans, to respond to emerging epidemics, to prevent, manage and control HIV and other diseases, and to improve population health outcomes.

Funds Available

The total estimated funding for this program is $750,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Private institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Eligible applicants include domestic and foreign public and private non-profit entities, including institutions of higher education, and for profit entities.
• Faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.
• The applicant institution must meet the eligibility requirements and assumes all legal, programmatic, and financial responsibilities under the award.

How to Apply

Interested entities must submit applications online via given website.

For more information, please visit Grants.gov.