TB-HIV Community-Led Monitoring | 72049223APS00001 5

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The TB-HIV Community-Led Monitoring opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 72049223APS00001) is a USAID Manila health-focused grant designed to improve tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS client outcomes in the Philippines by strengthening community-led monitoring of health services. The core idea is that communities affected by TB and HIV, along with the local organizations that represent and support them, are often best positioned to observe what is happening in real clinics and programs. By systematically gathering and using community feedback and service-quality information, the activity aims to push practical improvements in how TB and HIV services are delivered, experienced, and managed.

This opportunity emphasizes better health service quality as the pathway to better client outcomes. It is structured around strengthening community leadership and making community participation more meaningful in health system decision-making. In practice, that means increasing the role of community groups in identifying service delivery problems, documenting what clients experience, analyzing the information in a credible way, and using evidence to advocate for specific changes with local and national decision-makers. The monitoring aspect is not presented as informal feedback alone; it is meant to be organized, data-informed, and connected to quality improvement in TB and HIV programming.

USAID lays out three main objectives for the activity. First, it seeks to enhance the functionality and coordination of networks of community-led and community-based organizations involved in the TB and HIV response. This points to an expectation that applicants will help groups work together more effectively, align around shared priorities, reduce duplication, and improve collective ability to engage government and service providers. Second, it aims to strengthen existing platforms used to collect and analyze data that can guide TB and HIV programming. This suggests improving tools, systems, or processes that already exist (rather than building everything from scratch), with an emphasis on producing information that can realistically influence program decisions. Third, it focuses on building the capacity of community-based organizations to conduct data-driven advocacy at both national and local levels, meaning the activity should help groups translate findings into policy or operational recommendations, communicate them strategically, and engage in sustained advocacy grounded in evidence.

In terms of who can apply, the opportunity is restricted to local Philippine organizations only, as defined under USAID policy ADS 303.6, with further eligibility requirements referenced in Section C.1 of the full announcement. The funding is categorized as discretionary, with an “Other” type funding instrument, and it falls under the health funding activity category. USAID expects to make one award, with a ceiling of $2,500,000, indicating a single, relatively large implementing partner will likely be selected to lead and coordinate the activity. The CFDA number listed is 98.001. The opportunity was created on July 12, 2024, and the original closing date for applications is September 10, 2024.

Overall, this grant is geared toward strengthening community systems and community voice in the TB and HIV response, with a strong emphasis on structured monitoring, better use of data, and advocacy that can drive measurable improvements in service quality and client experience across the Philippine health system.

• The Philippines USAID-Manila in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "TB-HIV Community-Led Monitoring" 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 2024-07-12.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-10. (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 $2,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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