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NISHTHA: Transforming Comprehensive Healthcare in India (India):  .The Government of India's (GOI) various funding mechanisms -Ayushman Bharat, 15th Finance Commission, Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat Infrastructure Mission (PM ABHIM), and Ayushmaan Bhava - aim to ensure universal health coverage for every citizen of the country. With FY 2023 funds, the NISHTHA project will facilitate the implementation of the Ayushmaan Bharat Initiative by integrating TB, global health security (GHS), maternal and child health, family planning activities, and an extended package of assured services. NISHTHA will provide technical assistance to strengthen the GOI's capacity to deliver comprehensive primary health care services to vulnerable populations. These interventions will ensure an integrated approach to service delivery and the establishment of a care network, including connections to GOI insurance and social support programs. Additionally, the project will enhance the quality of services provided through Health and Wellness centers. The activity will support the GOI to contain and prevent future potential pandemics through strengthened lab systems and AMR. . The activity will address some of the systemic challenges and bottlenecks related to human resources career progression pathways, supply chain management, and community engagement. This will be achieved by establishing institutional structures to strengthen Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC), ultimately working towards the goal of Universal Health Coverage. USAID/India will create a resilient and holistic CPHC system by integrating early warning systems and data intelligence on both the supply and demand sides through public health surveillance and Essential Public Health Functions. The project will also create climate-resilient health systems to ensure minimal regression during public health or other emergencies. USAID will actively support other countries in learning from India's experience with CPHC by leveraging existing platforms and opportunities...
DASRA/Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Alliance (India):  .USAID will continue to leverage private sector funding that includes philanthropic, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to layer health with other critical components such as education and livelihood. This cross-sectoral programming will be demonstrated for 250,000 adolescents in Jharkhand. FY 2018 funds will also be used to demonstrate models for rolling-out GOI's national adolescent health program in the states of Chhattisgarh and Assam (USAID funds will be used to provide technical assistance to advise on the roll out).  The emphasis will be on improving menstrual hygiene management, adolescent nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health, including adoption of contraceptive methods, all variables central to increasing women's workforce participation and therefore reducing the economic gender gap identified in India's Journey to self-reliance. This will be done through community outreach, SBCC messaging  and linking the adolescents to facilities. These investments are expected to benefit 500,000 adolescents in these two states and an equal number of stakeholders. The learning from these demonstration models along with knowledge generated through the community of practice initiated with more than 70 organizations will aid in taking the evidence-based learnings to scale...
Social Services - Victims of Torture Social Services - Address the physical and psychological effects of torture on victims, families and communities. Activities will be cross-cutting and include treatment, rehabilitation, re-integration, and advocacy.
Basic Education - Education Systems Basic Education - Contribute to sustained improvements in education quality, efficiency, and equity through strengthened education policy, governance, financing, facilities, human resources, public information, and management of education services. A range of activities may target the national, regional, district, and community levels of the education system; pre-primary, primary, lower-secondary, upper secondary, and non-formal education; and public or private education.
Forest-PLUS 3.0 (India):  USAID.will invest FY 2023 sustainable landscapes funds in a new activity that will.scale up and institutionalize at a national level in India and share with other.developing countries, the solutions that have been developed in three pilot.states by the current Forest-PLUS 2.0 contract. With the pilot phase now.completed, USAID will lay particular emphasis on scaling up technologies that.would help mitigate climate change through forestry interventions as well as.promoting reliable data collection and monitoring systems to track the changes..Data will be used to guide policy formulation/ revision. Specific interventions.include: scaling up Van System (a geo-spatial tool for forest management.planning), the Timber Traceability tool, and the Decision Support tool for.selection of tree species for planting in private and public lands; creation.and maintenance of a National Forest Data Repository in India that collates.data from across the country which can be used by decision-makers to inform.policy development, planning, management, and monitoring; support the.establishment of a National Forest Technology Hub with state level nodes;.develop a framework and a tool for valuation of ecosystem services. This.activity will support the Government of India (GOI) in achieving India's.forestry Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target of 2.5-3 billion tons.of additional carbon sink. This activity will support the forestry pillar of.the U.S.-India Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue..
Cleaner Air and Better Health (India):  The Government of India (GOI) identified air pollution as a major challenge for public health and had initiated the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) in 2019. Air pollution accounts for 9 per cent of the national disease burden in India. Between 1998 and 2020, there has been a significant increase - from 40 per cent to 73 per cent - in the share of India's population exposed to air pollution levels higher than permitted by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.  Using FY 2023 Democracy and Governance funds, USAID's Cleaner Air and Better Health activity will improve governance by providing technical assistance to the Government of India for mitigation of air pollution that will improve the capacity of decision-makers to use evidence-based approaches for air quality management; formulate policy; and implement and enforce mitigation actions. The activity will assist the Central and State Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) to operate more efficiently and effectively by: identifying measures for improving regulatory and institutional framework on air pollution; carrying out a needs-based assessment of the PCBs; and providing the PCBs with skill sets for implementation and enforcement of environmental laws related to air quality management. Using FY 2023 funds, the activity will also mitigate climate change and air pollution by bringing systemic changes in land management in the rice growing regions of Northern India. This could involve use of improved technologies to reduce burning of rice stubbles, and changes in the cropping pattern, where appropriate. These interventions would directly or indirectly impact land management in around 3.4 million hectares.. .
Breaking the Barriers - TB (India):  .This.mechanism continues to be a critical component of USAID's Global Accelerator to.End Tuberculosis. The burden of undetected TB is significant in many settings,.especially in high-risk groups, which are identified under the country's new.National Strategic Plan (NSP). To enable the GOI to have a positive impact on.global indicators the activity aligns with the efforts made under the National.Tuberculosis Elimination Program to actively engage various.stakeholders, including civil society and communities, in program planning and.design, service delivery, monitoring, and advocacy. With FY 2023 funds,.this activity will continue to support vulnerable high-risk population groups.and improve early case detection and treatment outcomes to reduce the risks of.TB transmission, undesirable health consequences, and adverse social and.economic effects of the disease. It will focus on lowering TB.morbidity in alignment with the GOI's NSP. It supports GOI efforts to.eliminate TB by 2025 by scaling up effective behavior change operational models.that improve coverage for vulnerable populations such as the urban poor, tribal.communities, migrants, and mining/industrial workers. It is also in alignment.with the National TB Elimination Program's strategy to work with local.self-governance mechanisms to make all Panchayats in the country.TB-free. It also supports activities to improve increased case notification and.successful treatment outcomes in drug-sensitive TB, TB-HIV, and drug-resistant.TB patients. It will scale up effective behavior change.operation models that improve coverage of vulnerable populations for increased.case notification and improved successful treatment outcomes. It will continue.to promote the health and well-being of the TB patient and caregiver community..This project will adapt to the need for multiple context-specific models to.achieve the overall 'End TB' goal within the diverse context of the states it operates in..
Sustainable Small Enterprises for Water and Health (SEWAH) The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to provide support for the program Sustainable Small Enterprises for Water and Health (SEWAH)" implemented by Safe Water Network India.
Economic Development of Tibetan Settlements (EDOTS) USAID/India's Economic Development of Tibetan Settlements (EDOTS) program supports the development of organic agriculture, for the Tibetan exile settlements in India, Nepal, and Bhutan; and supports a program to build a workforce among Tibetan youth remaining in the settlements. Economic vibrancy in the Tibetan communities will keep the communities together and allow Tibetan identity, and cultural and linguistic traditions to be passed through the generations. EDOTS will improve the organic agricultural production and output of 1,422 farmers trained and 2,884 direct beneficiaries. It will use a value chain approach to address constraints such as product certification, poor access to market information, credit, quality inputs post-harvest storage and handling, aggregation and quality control. As a result, 25 percent of farmers trained will apply promoted technologies or management practices and 18 microenterprises will participate in EDOTS organic value chains.
Project Samvad: Digital Community Engagement Platforms for Improving Family Planning, Maternal, Child Health and Nutritional Outcomes- Digital Green Foundation (India):  ..Over its life , the Project 'Samvad' implemented by Digital Green is a  digital community engagement platform for improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH+A) outcomes.  This project enables a human-mediated approach to social and behavior change communication (SBCC) messages related to accelerator behaviors for MCH, FP and nutrition.  Evidence has shown that individuals are most opened to information when it comes from sources similar to themselves in contexts with which they can identify with and relate to...With FY 2018 funds, to facilitate India's journey to self-reliance through strengthening its citizen's capacity, in the space of RMNCH+A, USAID will specifically, support the use of video-enabled, community-focused and participatory approach to empower rural communities to share knowledge in a way that promotes adoption of practices that family planning outcomes. The project will focus on (1) Contextualization (localized content); (2) Capacity Building (training and mentoring local partners to modularize, produce and disseminate videos and track feedback and results and (3) Community Engagement, screening family planning videos in participatory settings among women's groups or self-help groups and (4) data use to inform production and distribution of new content as key factors to the success of the project.  In addition to this approach, Digital Green will be working with complementary Information Communication technology (ICT) platforms and innovations to improve indirect reach and effectiveness. The ICT platform includes community radio, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, mobile applications, cable TV, FM radio and mobile vans...
PACE 2.0 'PACE 2.0 - Smart Power For Advancing Reliability and Connectivity (SPARC) activity design under India APS is complete and ROAA is requested to proceed with a request for a full application from KPMG
Partnership for Land Use Science (Forest-PLUS) (India):  USAID will invest $2.0 million in FY 2014 GCC-Sustainable Landscapes funds into the Partnership for Land Use Science (Forest-PLUS) program.  This five-year, $16.8 million technical assistance contract will reduce emissions and enhance carbon sequestration through forests.  USAID will work in close collaboration with the GOI's Ministry of Environment and Forests, local governments, and local communities to adopt innovations and best practices, and build the capacity of local stakeholders to better manage India's forest resources.  Forest-PLUS will: (1) develop and deploy scientific tools and methods for improved ecosystem management in both degraded and intact forests, forest carbon inventory, and monitoring; (2) design modalities to provide better incentives to forest-dependent communities for forest management and conservation; and (3) enhance human and institutional capacity.  Targeted landscapes under the program will have the potential to reduce emissions and increase carbon sequestration.  This would also generate co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation, enhance livelihoods, and help ecosystems and communities adapt to climate change.Reducing emissions and increasing sequestration from forests is an integral part of the Government of India's Green India Mission (under the National Action Plan on Climate Change) and India's Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth.  These priorities are reemphasized in the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) of the Government of India.  The outputs and lessons from the Forest-PLUS will provide workable examples that India's Green India Mission can adopt and scale-up.  (IM # 53121, $2,000,000, Direct GCC-Sustainable Landscapes).
Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) for RMNCH+A (Local) (India):  .Under this mechanism USAID works with the GOI, state authorities and an alliance of donors to scale up three innovative mHealth services (mobile academy, mobile kunji and kilkari) across the seven empowered action group states as part of the national scale up in a phased manner...Funds will be used to continue support the roll-out of services across these states, designed to increase the uptake of positive health behaviors by pregnant women, mothers of children up to two years old and their families. Roll out will include behavior change messages that address early signs of neonatal infections.  The mobile academy is an interactive voice response mobile training course on RMNCH+A for front line health workers (FLWs). The mobile kunji is an audio-visual job aid for FLWs to use in their sessions with families. The kilkari is a direct mHealth messaging service, involving weekly calls with time-sensitive information linked to the woman's stage of pregnancy or the child's age....
Partnerships for Innovation and Knowledge in Agriculture (PIKA) Organized retail plays an increasingly important role in the sale of grains, fresh fruits, and vegetables in India. This presents a significant growth opportunity for smallholder farmers (those who own less than one acre of land), who account for the majority of production in India. Local, regional, and global demand for rice and wheat could likewise be a boon to smallholder farmers in India. To take advantage of these opportunities, however, farmers must change how they market their produce.
TB Local Organizations Network (LON) (India):  .This implementing mechanism is aligned with India's National Strategic Plan (NSP) and emphasizes a comprehensive Detect-Treat-Prevent-Build approach.  It includes key activities designed to create advocates for rights-based TB care, establish community-owned monitoring mechanisms, and demonstrate gender and age responsive, stigma free TB care to TB patients...  .With FY 2021 funds, it will support community driven efforts to achieve the ambitious goal of ending TB by 2025, which necessitates a paradigm shift in approach and strategy.  It will leverage community action to build a culture of accountability and strengthen the community response to TB by engaging TB survivors as 'TB Champions' and advocating for increased resources for TB by involving industries, elected representatives, the media, and others. The IM will conduct training of TB survivors on a right based approach to TB care, develop job aids to support TB survivors to discharge their responsibilities and conduct capacity building programs for the network of TB survivors. Deploying a rights-responsibilities framework to enhance behavior change, the project will support the national program by enabling communities to amplify the reach and effectiveness of TB prevention and care, based on the key accountability principles of integrity, inclusivity, effectiveness, and actionability.  It will provide solutions that strengthen the enabling environment to help translate commitments into action and bridge the gap between the demand and supply of TB services. This mechanism will conduct training and support TB champions and health workers on implementation of community accountability framework...These interventions support USAID's contribution to the UN target of treating 40 million people between 2018 and 2022. ..
Wajood –A program to address Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and RMNCH+A (India):  .This recently awarded mechanism will develop innovative partnerships in a minimum of three states to reduce gender disparities by preventing GBV through a coordinated health sector response.  With FY 2016 funds the program proposes a holistic approach to address gender equality and gender-based violence by working at the national level and in select states to engage the public and private sector actors and foster scale up of civil society innovative approaches. The initiative aims to improve health outcomes, address gender equality, and reduce gender-based violence experienced among women and girls.  This multi-stakeholder platform will expand the scope and support scaling up unique initiatives to address gender equality that are currently restricted to limited geographies..
Support to Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (India):  This activity supports the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). The United States joined the Coalition as a founding member in December 2019. Led by India, CDRI is a partnership of national governments, U.N. agencies and programs, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and knowledge institutions. The Coalition aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to mitigate climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development. USAID will bolster India's leadership role in disaster response and risk reduction and lead the South Asia region and other member countries in addressing disaster risks by building the resilience of communities and infrastructure.. The objective of the activity is to build the technical capacity of CDRI; improve the overall management of the CDRI Secretariat by integrating key subject matter experts into the CDRI Secretariat; improve communications; and enhance knowledge management. The activity supports the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which India advocated to accelerate during their G20 presidency: SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG 17 (Partnerships). FY 2023 funding will support strengthening institutional capabilities of CDRI through five key experts embedded in the CDRI Secretariat. It will also be used to support the CDRI Secretariat in refining its own procedures and governance mechanism to deliver on its mandate effectively. Furthermore, the funding will support the CDRI Secretariat in continuing to refine policies, programs, guidelines, and standards to improve disaster resilience of infrastructure systems.  It will also be used for training and capacity building, knowledge management, research, advocacy, and partnerships activities, which will improve the service offerings of CDRI to advance infrastructure resilience in member countries. . ..
Innovations in Ecosystem Management and Conservation (India):  USAID will invest $250,000 in FY 2017 Sustainable Landscapes funds into this activity, as part of the Innovations for Forest Resources Management (InFoRM) program. The activity develops models for reducing pressures on India's forests through Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP)-based revenue generation and alternate technology deployment, resulting in a substantial decrease in fuel wood usage. The FY 2017 funds will be used to develop NTFP-based enterprises to provide premium returns to communities in the project landscapes and to monitor the fuel wood management technologies implemented in the previous year. This will improve the lives of people who live at the base of the economic pyramid in India and will also help reduce the extraction of NTFPs and fuel wood from the forests, leading to reduction in the degradation of the forests in India. This will enable the forests to regenerate and enhance their capacity to provide critical ecosystem services.
Market Integration and Transformation for Energy Efficiency (MAITREE) - Environmental Design Solutions (EDS) (India):  .MAITREE will support Asia EDGE goals by promoting large-scale market transformation for energy efficiency (EE) in buildings and appliances through the development and widespread dissemination of advanced technologies, business models, and innovative financing.  India will build two-thirds of its buildings in the next decade, and expand its building stock twice as fast as China to have the third-largest building stock globally by 2030.  The construction sector across South Asia is poised for similar growth.  MAITREE will capitalize on Indian and regional EE market opportunities by demonstrating success in India and subsequently scaling to regional neighbors with similar growth. ..This activity will work with the GOI to implement building codes using digital platform tools and capacity building of central and state institutions; develop market-based building EE labeling programs; demonstrate advanced net zero energy building technologies; develop affordable rural and urban energy efficiency housing models; develop a framework and specifications for sustainable public procurement for the GOI; and develop standardized procurement tenders that include aggressive energy efficiency norms for buildings and air conditioners.  It will work with the private and public sectors, such as Energy Efficiency Services Limited, Indian Railways, and city development authorities on both retrofits and new buildings.  It will continue to partner with the U.S. Green Building Council to share knowledge on global practices and facilitate business opportunities for U.S. companies through green building certification.  It will expand its partnership with EESL to support incubation of innovative energy efficiency technologies and promote their procurement in South Asia. The implementing partner has the experience, capacity and networks to deliver the activities in partnership with UNEP and EESL which have regional presence... .