Nutrition/WASH Integrated Activity

Funding Opportunity Number: RWANDA-696-15-02-SPECIALNOTICE Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Food and NutritionCFDA Number: 98.001Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: USAID-RWAClosing Date: Jan 15, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Dec 15, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rwanda, seeks to address the serious problem of chronic malnutrition in Rwanda, USAID/Rwanda is exploring the development of a new nutrition/water, sanitation, and hygiene integrated activity. This new activity may focus on traditional nutrition-specific interventions (e.g., exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months, complementary feeding among children 6 to 24 months, and micronutrient supplementation for pregnant and lactating women) and social and behavior change nutrition and WASH messaging. It is proposed that the activity may work within the Government of Rwanda's Community-Based Nutrition Program and its Community-Based Environmental Health Promotion Program. Additionally, it may work with district governments on implementing their District Plans for the Elimination of Malnutrition. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURP...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Food and Nutrition Source Type: funding