Draft Notice of Funding Opportunity - Children, Adolescents, and Families in the HIV Epidemic in Free State Province | 72067423RFI00003

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The opportunity titled "Draft Notice of Funding Opportunity - Children, Adolescents, and Families in the HIV Epidemic in Free State Province" is a USAID South Africa (Pretoria) request for information (RFI) tied to a planned future activity focused on HIV-related needs among children, adolescents, and families in South Africa's Free State Province. Because it is an RFI rather than a final solicitation, the purpose is primarily market research and planning: USAID is gathering input from potential local implementers and other stakeholders to shape a later Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or similar competitive process. In practical terms, this means the agency is not yet announcing a finalized program design, budget, or award package, but is signaling intent and seeking information that can help refine the scope, implementation approach, and feasibility of a future cooperative agreement.

The funding mechanism referenced is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a partnership-style award where the funder expects substantial involvement during implementation, such as collaboration on technical direction, monitoring expectations, coordination with government counterparts, or alignment with broader PEPFAR/USAID programming. The activity category is health, and the listing carries CFDA/Assistance Listing number 98.001, commonly associated with USAID foreign assistance. The opportunity is issued under number 72067423RFI00003 and was created on 2023-04-20, with an original closing date of 2023-05-08 for submissions responding to the RFI. The "award ceiling" is shown as 0 and the number of expected awards is not specified, both of which are consistent with an RFI stage where no actual funding is being competed yet and where details like total estimated funding and number of awards may not be determined or publicly released.

Programmatically, the title indicates the planned activity would address the HIV epidemic through services and interventions oriented toward children, adolescents, and families in Free State Province. While the RFI text provided does not list specific required components, this type of activity commonly relates to improving HIV prevention and treatment outcomes for younger populations and strengthening family- and community-based supports that reduce vulnerability and improve adherence and retention in care. Depending on USAID's final design, relevant areas can include adolescent-friendly HIV services, linkage to testing and treatment, psychosocial support, prevention for adolescents at risk, support for caregivers and households affected by HIV, and coordination with local health and social service systems. Since the focus is not only individuals but also "families," the future activity may be designed to integrate clinical services with community or household-level supports, recognizing that family stability, caregiving, and social determinants often shape health outcomes for children and adolescents.

Eligibility is explicitly restricted to local entities, meaning this is intended for organizations based in the country and/or otherwise meeting USAID definitions of a local entity. That restriction signals an emphasis on locally led implementation, local systems strengthening, and building sustained capacity within Free State Province and South Africa more broadly. For prospective respondents, the most important takeaway is that this RFI is a chance for eligible local organizations to provide substantive input to USAID about what approaches are workable on the ground, what capacity exists locally, what partnerships and coordination structures make sense, what gaps persist, and what realistic targets and operational models could look like in Free State. Because RFIs often influence the final solicitation, thoughtful responses can shape future requirements around technical strategy, geographic coverage, target populations, staffing models, monitoring and evaluation expectations, and coordination with national or provincial health authorities.

Overall, this posting should be read as an early-stage planning notice from USAID-Pretoria rather than a ready-to-apply grant competition with a defined budget and deliverables. The key facts are the intent to develop a cooperative agreement activity in the health sector addressing children, adolescents, and families in the HIV epidemic in Free State Province; the request-for-information nature of the call; and the limitation that participation is meant for local entities.

• The South Africa USAID-Pretoria in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Draft Notice of Funding Opportunity - Children, Adolescents, and Families in the HIV Epidemic in Free State Province" 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 2023-04-20.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-05-08. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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