Opportunity Information: Apply for AID 663 RFI 19 00001
The USAID/Ethiopia Health Workforce Improvement Program (Funding Opportunity Number AID 663 RFI 19 00001) is a discretionary health-sector opportunity issued by USAID in Addis Ababa to explore ways to address major human resources challenges affecting Ethiopias health system. The concept is framed as a follow-on or evolution of earlier investments, specifically building on lessons and progress from the Strengthening Human Resources for Health (HRH) Cooperative Agreement that was awarded to Jhpiego in 2012. In practical terms, the opportunity signals USAIDs intent to identify approaches that can strengthen both the pipeline of new health professionals and the performance of the existing workforce, with an overall emphasis on improving the quality of care through stronger training systems and better workforce management.
The proposed program is designed to work closely with the Ministry of Health at multiple layers of the system, not only at the national level but also across sub-national structures including regions, zones, and woredas. That scope matters because many workforce challenges in Ethiopia are shaped by decentralization, variations in local capacity, and differences in how training, deployment, supervision, and retention are managed outside the capital. The program also anticipates collaboration with higher education institutions responsible for training health workers under the Ministry of Education, reflecting an understanding that health workforce quality is heavily influenced by pre-service education quality, faculty capacity, clinical practice opportunities, and the standards used to assess readiness for practice. In addition, the opportunity calls out engagement with targeted professional associations, which can play a role in professional development, standard setting, ethics, continuing education, and advocacy for quality and competency.
The core technical focus is institutional and individual capacity building aimed at three main results. First, it seeks to improve the quality of pre-service education for priority clinical cadres, meaning the clinical roles most critical to service delivery and health outcomes. While the notice does not list specific cadres, this typically implies strengthening curricula, clinical mentoring and practicum experiences, educator skills, accreditation or quality assurance mechanisms, and the linkage between training institutions and service sites so graduates are better prepared for real-world clinical environments. Second, it aims to improve the competency of clinical health care workers already in service, which generally points to in-service training, mentorship, supportive supervision, clinical coaching, and systems that help providers maintain and update skills over time rather than relying on one-time trainings. Third, it intends to build the skills of health human resource managers, recognizing that workforce improvements depend not only on clinicians but also on the people and systems that recruit, deploy, track, support, and retain them. That managerial component often involves strengthening HR planning, staffing norms, workforce data systems, performance management, and leadership capacity at different administrative levels.
From the published source data, this notice appears structured as a Request for Information (RFI) rather than a standard funding competition at the time it was released. This is reflected in key fields such as an award ceiling of 0 and expected awards of 0, which typically indicates USAID was gathering input, ideas, and market intelligence to shape a future procurement or assistance award rather than making an immediate award. The opportunity was created on November 9, 2018, with an original closing date of December 24, 2018. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full posting. The activity falls under CFDA 98.001, which is commonly associated with USAID foreign assistance.
Overall, the opportunity highlights USAIDs interest in strengthening Ethiopias health workforce through a coordinated approach that links education institutions, the health service delivery system, and professional bodies. The emphasis on quality and competency suggests the program is less about simply increasing headcount and more about ensuring health workers are trained effectively, supported to deliver competent care, and managed through stronger HR systems so gains are sustained across national and sub-national levels.Apply for AID 663 RFI 19 00001
- The Agency for International Development, Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Ethiopia: Health Workforce Improvement Program" 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 Nov 09, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 24, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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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