Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 121 17 000001

HealthLink Ukraine is a USAID-funded cooperative agreement designed to speed up Ukraines progress toward ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030. The opportunity sits in the health sector and focuses on strengthening both service uptake and the broader environment that makes HIV prevention and treatment effective and sustainable. In practical terms, it targets the full HIV care continuum, from increasing testing and diagnosis to ensuring people are successfully linked to treatment and remain in care over time, while also tackling the social and structural barriers that keep people from seeking or staying in services.

The grant emphasizes four connected results. First, it aims to create increased and sustained demand for high-quality HIV prevention and treatment services among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and key populations (KP). That implies outreach and engagement approaches that do not just generate one-time increases in service use, but help normalize and maintain regular use of prevention tools, testing, and treatment services, with an emphasis on quality and appropriateness for populations at higher risk or with higher barriers to care.

Second, HealthLink prioritizes civil society advocacy as a driver of improved access to quality, effective health services. This result points to strengthening the ability of community and nongovernmental actors to identify barriers in policy or practice, mobilize evidence and community voices, and press for changes that expand access and improve service delivery. The intent is that civil society does not only provide services or outreach, but also plays a sustained accountability role that results in concrete improvements in availability, quality, and responsiveness of HIV-related health services.

Third, the program explicitly targets measurable improvements along key steps of HIV service delivery in selected oblasts (regions). It seeks increased numbers of people who know their HIV status, are linked to care and treatment after diagnosis, and are retained in care and treatment. This is essentially a focus on improving testing coverage, strengthening referral and linkage systems, and reducing drop-off over time so that treatment is not only initiated but continued. Retention is especially important because sustained treatment improves individual health outcomes and reduces onward transmission at the population level.

Fourth, HealthLink includes a strong stigma and discrimination reduction component, aiming to reduce stigma, self-stigmatization, and discrimination toward PLHIV and key populations. This acknowledges that even when services exist, fear of exposure, negative treatment, or legal and social consequences can keep people away. Addressing stigma typically involves work at multiple levels, including community attitudes, provider practices within health facilities, and the internalized stigma that affects self-care and willingness to seek help.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary funding announcement issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Ukraine (USAID-Kiev). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means USAID expects substantial engagement during implementation compared to a standard grant, often including close collaboration on technical direction, monitoring, and adaptive management. The funding opportunity number is RFA 121 17 000001 under CFDA 98.001. The award ceiling listed is $22,000,000, and USAID anticipated making one award, indicating a single lead implementer would likely be responsible for coordinating a comprehensive approach across the targeted oblasts, potentially working with subrecipients and partners.

Key dates provided show the opportunity was created on March 23, 2017, with an original closing date of May 15, 2017, and an application submission deadline of May 15, 2017 at 1600 local Kyiv time. Eligibility is noted broadly as "Others," with further clarification referenced in the additional eligibility text of the original announcement, suggesting that eligibility may have been open beyond a narrow set of applicant types, potentially including a range of organizations subject to the specific terms in the full solicitation. Overall, the opportunity is structured to combine demand generation, systems for testing-to-treatment continuity, civil society advocacy, and stigma reduction into a single integrated effort to help Ukraine meet its 2030 HIV objective.

  • The Agency for International Development, Ukraine USAID-Kiev in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HealthLink Ukraine" 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 Mar 23, 2017.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by May 15, 2017 Closing Date and Time for Submission of Applications May 15, 2017, 1600 Hours Local Kyiv Time. (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 $22,000,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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