Deadline: 4 March 2014
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is inviting qualified organizations with the capacity and experience to deliver quality eye care services to submit Letters of Interest (LOIs) for Child Blindness Program (CBP).The program aims to contribute to prevent and treat eye disease and conditions by delivering and expanding coverage of quality eye care services for children in under-served communities; and increasing global knowledge based on best practices and innovative approaches for pediatric eye care programs.
Full proposals will be invited from the selected organizations after review of letter of Interest.
Categories of Grants –
- Delivery and Expansion Grants – large service delivery initiatives and/or scale-up of model eye care projects for up to two years. Grant amount is $100,000 per year.
- Capacity-Building Grants – organizational capacity building for up to two years. Grant amount is up to $100,000 per year.
- Innovation Grants – test innovative approaches to the provision of pediatric eye care and/or to generate credible evidence to expand the global knowledge base on best practices in the pediatric eye care field for up to two years. Grant amount is $75,000 per year.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Only U.S. Private Voluntary Organization (U.S. PVOs) and Local Non-Governmental Organizations (LNGOs) are eligible to submit applications.
- Applicants and partner organizations must be legally recognized entities in their respective countries.
- Proposed projects must focus on pediatric populations and may also address vulnerable populations.
- Applicants should demonstrate they have significant and relevant experience concerning the issues, populations, and/or interventions they are proposing to address.
For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number PGRD-14-0001.
