Cooperative Agreement NU2GGH002356

This $18,348,780.00 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to strengthen key elements of Uganda's health systems. The award, effective November 25, 2024, with a completion date of November 23, 2029, will focus on improving health care financing, human resources for health, health management information systems (HMIS), and community health systems in...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Fogarty International Center has awarded a $303,316 Project Grant under the CFDA 93.989 International Research and Research Training program to Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Uganda. The grant, titled "Harnessing Health Data Science Capacity to Strengthen Evidence-Based Interventions, Policy and Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Uganda (H-DATA)", aims to train Ugandan scientists and healthcare practitioners in health...

This $302,142 Project Grant awarded by the Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989 - International Research and Research Training) aims to strengthen the capacity of researchers in Uganda to conduct HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials in perinatal, pediatric, adolescent, and at-risk populations, including women and their partners. The grant recipient, Mu-Jhu Care LTD, an international organization based in Kampala, Uganda, will establish a training center to offer short-term,...

This $21,773,964 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) aims to improve the quality, accessibility, affordability, and utilization of healthcare services in three highly urbanized districts of Uganda (Kampala City, Mukono, and Wakiso). The award, with a performance period from November 2024 to November 2029, will enhance community involvement, foster enabling environments...

The federal Project Grant award of $101,290 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) aims to strengthen grants administration capacity at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Uganda. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Providing advanced training and mentorship to senior research administrators at Makerere University on best practices for pre- and post-award...

The Fogarty International Center (FIC) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $124,524 Project Grant under the International Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.989) to Makerere University Lung Institute Limited in Uganda. The grant supports research led by Dr. Alex Kayongo, MD-PhD, aimed at uncovering the relationship between the airway microbiome and immune response in people living with HIV who develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Through...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health (USAID) provided over $100 million to Chemonics International, Inc. to implement the Human Resources for Health for Universal Health Coverage (HRH) program in Côte d'Ivoire from September 2015 to April 2022. The scope of the program included recruiting, training, deploying, and managing healthcare workers at facilities run by the Christian Health Association of Malawi through a...

This Project Grant award in the amount of $431,712, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), aims to improve HIV testing among children under five in rural Uganda. The primary goal is to engage with traditional healers to facilitate HIV counseling and testing via oral swab antigen tests for this vulnerable pediatric population. The award supports two key activities: 1) determining barriers and...

This $190,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) aims to improve Tanzania's public health impact, systems, capacity, and security over a 5-year period from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2030. The primary awardee is the Ministry of Health - Tanzania, a government entity focused on public health initiatives and community development. The award will support research,...

This $3.1 million project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration, under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), will support workforce development efforts in rural Oregon through July 2025. The Oregon Health & Science University will coordinate training 127 community health workers across six rural counties to expand...