Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 121 17 000002
ServingLife is a USAID-Ukraine cooperative agreement funding opportunity designed to cut transmission of HIV, tuberculosis (including drug-resistant TB), and Hepatitis C in and around the Ukrainian criminal justice system. The grant focuses on improving detection, linkage to care, and sustained treatment for people living with HIV, TB, DR-TB, and HCV who are in pre-trial detention centers, prisons, and the critical period after release, when treatment interruption and loss to follow-up often drive worse health outcomes and further spread of disease. The activity is structured as a five-year effort, emphasizing practical service delivery and continuity of care across institutional and community settings rather than one-time screening alone.
Geographically, the project targets the parts of Ukraine with the highest burdens of HIV, TB, DR-TB, and HIV/TB co-infection. Implementation is planned across eleven oblasts: Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kyiv city, Kherson, Zaporizzhya, Kirovograd, Kyiv oblast, Cherkasy, Chernigiv, and Poltava. It also includes the Government of Ukraine-controlled territories of Donetsk region. This footprint signals a strong emphasis on high-incidence and high-risk locations where concentrated epidemics and institutional transmission can have outsized national impact.
The opportunity is issued as a discretionary award under a cooperative agreement, meaning USAID expects to have substantial involvement in the project’s direction and oversight compared with a standard grant. The funding activity category is Health, and the listing is associated with CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) number 98.001. The opportunity anticipates a single award, indicating USAID likely intended to select one prime implementer to lead the overall approach, manage partners, and coordinate across multiple regions and facilities.
Funding levels are set with an award ceiling of $10,000,000 for the project, with one award expected. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility conditions that may have been included in the full announcement text. The opportunity was posted April 18, 2017, with an original closing deadline of June 5, 2017 at 1600 local Kyiv time. The issuing agency is the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ukraine Mission (USAID-Kyiv), and the funding opportunity number is RFA 121 17 000002.
In practical terms, ServingLife is about building and sustaining an end-to-end pipeline: finding cases through targeted testing and screening inside detention and prison settings, rapidly initiating or re-initiating treatment, and then preventing drop-off when individuals move between facilities or return to communities. By concentrating on the detention-to-release transition and on regions with the heaviest disease burden, the program aims to reduce new infections, improve treatment outcomes, and strengthen public health control of HIV, TB/DR-TB, and HCV in one of the highest-risk population settings in Ukraine.Apply for RFA 121 17 000002
- The Agency for International Development, Ukraine USAID-Kiev in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ServingLife" 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 Apr 18, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 05, 2017 The closing date and time for this opportunity is June 5, 2017 at 1600 Hours Local Kyiv Time. (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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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ServingLife (USAID-Ukraine) Grant Opportunity: FAQs
What is the ServingLife funding opportunity?
ServingLife is a USAID-Ukraine cooperative agreement funding opportunity focused on reducing transmission of HIV, tuberculosis (including drug-resistant TB), and Hepatitis C in and around the Ukrainian criminal justice system, including the period immediately after release.
Which diseases and conditions does ServingLife target?
The opportunity targets HIV, tuberculosis (TB), drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), and Hepatitis C (HCV). It also highlights HIV/TB co-infection as a major concern in the targeted regions.
What is the primary goal of the program?
The program is designed to cut transmission and improve health outcomes by strengthening detection, linkage to care, and sustained treatment for people living with HIV, TB/DR-TB, and HCV who are in pre-trial detention centers, prisons, and during the high-risk transition period after release.
Which populations and settings are the focus?
The focus is on people in pre-trial detention centers and prisons, as well as people who have recently been released. The opportunity emphasizes the risk of treatment interruption and loss to follow-up during movement between facilities and after returning to the community.
Why does ServingLife emphasize the period after release?
The grant description notes that the period after release is critical because treatment interruption and loss to follow-up often occur then, which can drive worse health outcomes and contribute to further disease spread.
Is the project mainly about screening and testing?
No. While targeted testing and screening inside detention and prison settings are included, the opportunity emphasizes an end-to-end approach: detecting cases, rapidly initiating or re-initiating treatment, and maintaining continuity of care across institutions and communities rather than one-time screening alone.
How long is the ServingLife activity expected to run?
The activity is structured as a five-year effort.
Where in Ukraine is the program planned to operate?
Implementation is planned across eleven oblasts: Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kyiv city, Kherson, Zaporizzhya, Kirovograd, Kyiv oblast, Cherkasy, Chernigiv, and Poltava. It also includes the Government of Ukraine-controlled territories of Donetsk region.
Why were these regions selected?
The opportunity states that the project targets parts of Ukraine with the highest burdens of HIV, TB, DR-TB, and HIV/TB co-infection, signaling a focus on high-incidence and high-risk locations where institutional transmission can have an outsized impact nationally.
What type of award is ServingLife?
It is a discretionary award under a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
The description explains that USAID expects substantial involvement in the project’s direction and oversight compared with a standard grant.
Which agency is issuing this opportunity?
The issuing agency is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Ukraine Mission (USAID-Kyiv).
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is RFA 121 17 000002.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number associated with this opportunity?
The listing is associated with CFDA (Assistance Listing) number 98.001.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is Health.
How much funding is available?
The award ceiling is $10,000,000 for the project.
How many awards does USAID expect to make?
The opportunity anticipates a single award, meaning USAID likely intended to select one prime implementer to lead and coordinate the overall effort.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted and open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility conditions that may have been included in the full announcement text.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on April 18, 2017.
What was the application deadline?
The original closing deadline was June 5, 2017 at 1600 local Kyiv time.
What kinds of program activities are emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes practical service delivery and continuity of care: targeted testing/screening in detention and prison settings, rapid initiation or re-initiation of treatment, strong linkage to care, and sustained treatment during transitions between facilities and after release into the community.
What problem is ServingLife trying to solve within the criminal justice system?
It aims to reduce institutional and post-release transmission of HIV, TB/DR-TB, and HCV by addressing gaps in detection and preventing treatment disruption and loss to follow-up, which contribute to poorer outcomes and ongoing spread.
What is the intended public health impact of ServingLife?
By concentrating on high-burden regions and the detention-to-release transition, the program aims to reduce new infections, improve treatment outcomes, and strengthen public health control of HIV, TB/DR-TB, and HCV in one of the highest-risk population settings in Ukraine.
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