The defining of clear, meaningful and monitorable results is required for Section II, and you may write about 250 words. The expected results in a proposal can be categorized as three levels: output, outcome, and impact. The outputs are those results that happen right away after the performances of the activities, which are normally lighter and minors. For example, an output could be “the numbers of people who understand hygiene will increase after the setup of the network.” The outcomes are those results that will not be seen right away, but will be seen at mid-term or a while after the activities end, and normally more intense. For example, an outcome could be “a clear plan will be derived from the output of how to improve the network.” And the impacts are those results happen after a longer term and could happen after the project is completed. For example, an impact could be “after two years of efforts, the infection rates of pregnant women and their newborns will decrease remarkably compared to other societies without the network.” The inclusion of the impacts will enhance the qualities of your proposal. The USAID also request specifically those outcomes or impacts beyond the Saving Lives at Birth purpose to be mentioned briefly (which details could be written in Section III), and your application will be enhanced by the description. For example, your project may have outcomes or impacts on local people’s health condition improvements or knowledge of hygiene living concepts other than only on pregnant women.
Suggested activities by the USAID:
- Be innovative, and clearly differentiated from standard practice in the society (something not existing), and how the solution integrates with the existing health system;
- Be low-cost or highly cost-effective;
- Have a strong likelihood of achieving a substantial impact on one or more problematic maternal, fetal, or neonatal health conditions;
- Be able to be monitored, measured and evaluated.
Activity Requirements by the USAID:
- Identify impediments or critical decision points that could require a revision in the work plan
- Describe how the work will be performed within the budget and in the time period
- Identify the next steps of the project if the experiments under this grant are successful
- Describe your organizational and partner capacity (e.g., community characteristics; connectivity with health authorities and existing health facilities; local leadership, government and society).
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