USAID Adolescent Health Skills Strengthening Activity

Post Date

June 17th 2015

Application Due Date

July 24th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-388-15-000004

CFDA Number(s)

98.001

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

See Section C of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $6000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $6000000

Grant Description

The United States Agency for International Development in Bangladesh (USAID/Bangladesh) is seeking applications for a three year Cooperative Agreement from qualified U.S. and non-U.S. organizations to implement an activity entitled ЯUSAID Adolescent Health Skills Strengthening ActivityН. This activity is expected to improve the health and well-being of Bangladeshi adolescents by improving community attitudes regarding the delay of early marriage and by improving access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and other health information and services. The goal of the activity is to empower female and male adolescents to advocate for their own needs and desires in order to delay marriage until at least ages 18 and 21, the legal marriage age for girls and boys respectively, and delay first birth until the age of 20 for girls. The expectation is that this will improve the health and well-being of girls and boys, especially girls as they develop into adults and prepare for motherhood; and ultimately, enable healthier babies to be born to healthier mothers. The activity will achieve two inter-related intermediate results (IRs): _ IR1: Increased skills capacity and community support for unmarried adolescents. _ IR2: Increased provision and utilization of SRH and other health information and services.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Agency for International Development

• Office:

  Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka

• Agency Contact:

  M Sirajam Munir
  Sr. A and A Specialist
  Phone 55662749

• Agency Mailing Address:

  smunir@usaid.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  smunir@usaid.gov