APS - Strengthening Health Services, Demand, and Systems in Benin | 72068023APS00001

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USAID/Benin issued an Annual Program Statement (APS) titled "Strengthening Health Services, Demand, and Systems in Benin" (Funding Opportunity Number 72068023APS00001) to support implementation of a nationwide health strengthening effort through one or more Cooperative Agreements. The overall purpose is to improve how Benin delivers health services by reinforcing the systems that manage and finance care, raising the quality and availability of services in facilities, and strengthening community-level programs so that people actually use high-impact health services. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, meaning USAID expects substantial involvement during implementation, and the activity area is Health under CFDA 98.001. The opportunity was posted by USAID/Benin in Cotonou, created May 2, 2023, with an original closing date of June 23, 2023, and an award ceiling listed at up to $65,000,000.

The APS is organized around three components that together span the full pathway from national policy and systems, to service delivery in health facilities, to community-level demand and outreach. Component 1, "Health Systems Strengthening," is national in scope and focuses on the enabling environment that makes health services work at scale. Key priorities include strengthening human resources for health (such as workforce planning, management, and capacity), improving data-driven decision-making (so routine data is collected, analyzed, and used for planning and performance improvement), supporting expansion of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and improving governance and accountability within the Ministry of Health. In practical terms, this component is aimed at improving the rules, institutions, management capacity, and information systems that determine whether resources reach the front line and whether performance is tracked and improved.

Component 2, "Health Facility Services," concentrates on the delivery of quality care in both public and private health centers and supports multiple levels of the Ministry of Health, including central, departmental, and facility levels. The service focus is on maternal, neonatal, child, and youth health, with an emphasis on ensuring that care is not just available but delivered with consistent quality across different tiers of the health system. The geographic focus for this component is the 24 communes located in four departments: Atacora (9 communes), Donga (4 communes), Mono (6 communes), and Plateau (5 communes). The intent is comprehensive support across these areas so that clinical services, referral pathways, supervision, supplies and readiness, and facility management all contribute to better health outcomes for mothers, newborns, children, and young people.

Component 3, "Community Health Outcomes Strengthening," targets the community side of health outcomes by strengthening networks of interdisciplinary community health programs. The goal is to improve the quality, access to, and uptake of high-impact services while also increasing local administration and citizen engagement in community health services. This reflects a dual emphasis: making community health programs more effective operationally, and ensuring communities have a stronger role in oversight, participation, and accountability so services align with local needs and are trusted and used. The geographic focus is a defined set of 21 communes across the same general regions: Djougou, Copargo, and Ouake in Donga; Come, Bopa, Houeyogbe, and Grand-Popo in Mono; Natitingou, Toucountouna, Boukoumbe, Kouande, Kerou, Pehounco, Tanguieta, Materi, and Cobly in Atacora; and Adja-Ouere, Ifangni, Ketou, Pobe, and Sakete in Plateau.

Eligibility differs by component. Components 1 and 2 are unrestricted, meaning they are open to all entities that meet USAID application requirements. Component 3 is restricted specifically to Benin local organizations, reflecting a deliberate choice to place community health strengthening in the hands of local actors and potentially deepen local leadership, sustainability, and community legitimacy. The APS notes that the "Complete Package" includes additional details in attachments, which would typically cover submission instructions, evaluation criteria, and any required application formats or annexes.

• The Benin USAID-Cotonou in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "APS - Strengthening Health Services, Demand, and Systems in Benin" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-05-02.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-06-23. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $65,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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