Improving Health Status and Human Capital in Senegal | 72068521APS00001

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The USAID/Senegal opportunity titled "Improving Health Status and Human Capital in Senegal" (Funding Opportunity Number 72068521APS00001) is an Annual Program Statement designed to finance one or multiple cooperative agreements that advance USAID-Dakar's Health, Population, and Nutrition (HPN) portfolio goals over FY 2021 through FY 2026. In plain terms, the grant is structured to support a set of related health and human-capital investments over several years, with the expectation that funded partners will implement activities aligned to USAID's strategic results for Senegal, rather than a single narrow project.

The funding is organized under an "umbrella" APS that lays out the overall program context, guiding principles, how applications will be evaluated, and what submission materials are required. Under that umbrella sit three distinct component programs (with additional annexes) that spell out the component-specific objectives, expected results, and requirements, including funding ceilings. This structure signals that applicants may propose work under one or more components, and that USAID is looking for partners who can contribute to a coordinated portfolio, not just isolated interventions.

Component 1 focuses on central-level health systems strengthening, targeting national systems and functions managed at the Ministry of Health level. While the notice does not list every activity, the intent is to improve the performance of core system building blocks that influence the entire country, such as governance and stewardship, policy and planning, national supply and logistics approaches, health information and data use, quality standards, financing-related functions, and other cross-cutting mechanisms that enable consistent service delivery nationwide. The logic behind this component is that strengthening national systems improves scale, sustainability, and alignment across regions and districts.

Component 2 is centered on integrated district health and is explicitly geographic, providing comprehensive support to health districts in five priority regions: Diourbel, Kolda, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, and Kedougou. The emphasis on "integrated" suggests USAID is prioritizing coordinated service delivery and management at the district level, where planning, supervision, community engagement, and routine service delivery come together. This component is meant to translate national policies into practical improvements in frontline services and district performance, typically involving capacity building, supportive supervision, data-driven management, and strengthening connections between facilities, communities, and referral systems.

Component 3 targets urban health and is tailored to the realities of marginalized and underserved districts in the Dakar Region. It focuses on improving outcomes across a set of high-priority technical areas: reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH); family planning (FP); malaria (M); nutrition (N); and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). The explicit urban framing matters because barriers in dense urban settings often differ from rural contexts, with challenges like inequities within cities, mobility, informal settlements, service congestion, and gaps in WASH conditions that affect health. This component indicates USAID is looking for approaches designed specifically for urban systems and populations, rather than simply adapting rural programming.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning USAID anticipates substantial involvement during implementation (for example, in collaboration on technical direction, monitoring, or coordination). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, opening the competition broadly to qualified organizations. The award ceiling is $88,000,000, reflecting a potentially large multi-award portfolio rather than a single small project, and the originating office is USAID-Dakar. The original closing date listed is October 25, 2021, and the opportunity falls under the health funding activity category (CFDA/Assistance Listing 98.001).

Overall, the APS is essentially a multi-year, multi-component funding framework meant to improve health status and strengthen human capital in Senegal by combining national-level system reforms, intensive district support in selected regions, and urban-focused interventions in Dakar that address RMNCAH, family planning, malaria, nutrition, and WASH in underserved communities.

• The Senegal USAID-Dakar in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improving Health Status and Human Capital in Senegal" 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 2020-10-26.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-10-25. (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 $88,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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