Nutrition/WASH Integrated Activity

Post Date

December 15th 2014

Application Due Date

January 15th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

RWANDA-696-15-02-SPECIALNOTICE

CFDA Number(s)

98.001

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Food and Nutrition

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rwanda, seeks to address the serious problem of chronic malnutrition in Rwanda, USAID/Rwanda is exploring the development of a new nutrition/water, sanitation, and hygiene integrated activity. This new activity may focus on traditional nutrition-specific interventions (e.g., exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months, complementary feeding among children 6 to 24 months, and micronutrient supplementation for pregnant and lactating women) and social and behavior change nutrition and WASH messaging. It is proposed that the activity may work within the Government of Rwanda's Community-Based Nutrition Program and its Community-Based Environmental Health Promotion Program. Additionally, it may work with district governments on implementing their District Plans for the Elimination of Malnutrition. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. It is not a Request for Application, a Request for Information, or an indication USAID/Rwanda will contract for the activity contained in this Special Notice. This Notice is an attempt to share information broadly and will be treated as information only. If a Request for Application is issued, it will be announced on the Federal Grants website http://www.grants.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement. If you would like to provide feedback or have any comments, please contact Geraldine Kyazze at gkyazze@usaid.gov and Martin Fischer at mfischer@usaid.gov Thank you for your interest in USAID activities.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Agency for International Development

• Office:

  Rwanda USAID-Kigali

• Agency Contact:

  Geraldine Kyazze
  Sr Acquisition and Assistance Spec
  Phone 250252596400

• Agency Mailing Address:

  RWANDA-696-15-02-SPECIALNOTICE

• Agency Email Address:

  gkyazze@usaid.gov

• More Information:

  RWANDA-696-15-02-SPECIALNOTICE