The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking comments on a draft program description for a planned new Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health-Health Systems Strengthening (MNCH-HSS) activity intended to support Myanmar’s new National Health Plan and Essential Package of Health Services. The MNCH-HSS activity is planned for a total period of five years with an estimated total amount between $20 million and $30 million. USAID/Burma may revise this planned activity as a result of comments received and further internal discussions.Please ensure that your comments are concise and specific to the information included within this Request for Information (RFI). While there are no limits to the length of submissions accepted, concise and specific responses with references to page and selection numbers in the draft document are most useful. Issuance of this RFI and posting the draft program description for comment does not constitute a solicitation, which will come later through a separate process. The RFI does not represent any award commitment on the part of the Government, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of any comments or questions. This is a Request for Information only, NOT a Request for Applications. Responses/comments on this RFI are strictly voluntary and will not give an advantage to any organization in any subsequent solicitation. This RFI can be downloaded from http://www.grants.gov. If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the RFI, please contact the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 or via email at
[email protected] for technical assistance.Comments and questions should be submitted to USAID via email to
[email protected] with subject line “RFI MNCH Activity-Burma.” USAID will not provide written response to comments received, but may take them into consideration to revise the draft program description.If a notice of funding opportunity is released, it will be posted to www.grants.gov. It is the responsibility of potential applicants to monitor the website for release of any further information. Thank you for your assistance and interest in USAID/Burma programming.