RFI - Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Activity | RFI OAA 16 MSNA

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI OAA 16 MSNA

The opportunity titled "RFI - Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Activity" (Funding Opportunity Number: RFI OAA 16 MSNA) is a Request for Information issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It falls under an "Other" opportunity category and uses an "Other" funding instrument type, with an activity focus in the health sector. The listing is associated with CFDA number 98.001, which broadly corresponds to USAID foreign assistance programs.

This notice is not a grant competition and is not a funding opportunity announcement. USAID is using the RFI strictly to gather input from interested parties, such as organizations, firms, nonprofits, universities, or individuals, to help inform potential future program design, planning, and procurement decisions related to a multi-sectoral nutrition activity. In practical terms, an RFI is a market research and information-gathering tool: the agency may be looking to understand what approaches are feasible, what technical strategies are considered best practice, what implementation models exist, and what kinds of capabilities potential implementers have, before deciding whether to release a formal solicitation later.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning any type of applicant may submit information in response to the RFI. However, because it is an information request rather than a funding action, eligibility does not operate the same way it would in an actual grant or contract competition. There is no award ceiling listed and no expected number of awards, which further signals that there is no funding being offered at this stage.

The notice is explicit about the lack of competitive implications: submitting a response will not provide any advantage in any later competition, and choosing not to respond will not preclude an organization or individual from competing later if USAID issues a related solicitation. This is a standard fairness and procurement integrity statement meant to ensure that no one interprets the RFI as a pre-qualification process or as a way to gain preference in a future award.

Key dates included in the posting indicate the RFI was created on 2016-10-19 with an original closing date of 2016-11-02. Interested parties were directed to consult an attached document for full context and for the specific RFI questions USAID wanted answered. In most RFIs of this type, those questions typically seek feedback on technical nutrition priorities and intervention packages, integration across sectors (for example, links between health services, agriculture/food systems, water/sanitation/hygiene, social protection, and behavior change), geographic or operational considerations, monitoring and evaluation approaches, partnership and coordination models, sustainability plans, and realistic implementation risks and constraints. The attached document would be the controlling reference for what information USAID actually requested and how responses should be structured and submitted.

• The Agency for International Development in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RFI - Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Activity" 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 2016-10-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-11-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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