Opportunity Information: Apply for RFI 720621 VMMC FY23
USAID Tanzania (based in Dar es Salaam) released a Request for Information (RFI) titled "Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) activity (Wanaume Wapya)" to gather feedback and ideas from organizations that could potentially implement a future, larger program. This is not the final funding competition itself, but an information-gathering step where USAID is testing the market, learning what capable organizations can offer, and shaping what a later solicitation might look like. The overall public health purpose is to support the Government of Tanzania (GOT) in increasing voluntary medical male circumcision coverage, specifically targeting males around age 15, as part of a broader HIV prevention strategy intended to reduce new HIV infections and lessen the overall burden of the HIV epidemic.
The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding and anticipates using a Cooperative Agreement for the eventual award. A Cooperative Agreement typically signals that USAID expects a substantial level of involvement in the activity beyond simply providing funds, such as active collaboration on technical direction, monitoring, and adaptive management during implementation. USAID indicates it anticipates a five-year activity, suggesting a multi-year, sustained effort rather than a short campaign. The RFI also suggests USAID expects to make one award under the future activity, pointing toward a single prime implementer model (potentially with subpartners) to manage service delivery, demand creation, quality assurance, and coordination with government systems.
The program focus is on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC), a well-established HIV prevention intervention in generalized epidemics and priority settings. In practice, VMMC activities generally involve delivering safe, high-quality circumcision services through fixed sites, outreach, and/or mobile models; strengthening clinical governance and quality standards; ensuring infection prevention and control; providing HIV testing services and linkage pathways consistent with national policy; and integrating counseling on sexual and reproductive health. Because the stated target group is males around 15 years old, the activity would likely place added emphasis on adolescent-friendly service delivery, consent/assent procedures aligned with Tanzanian regulations, safeguarding and protection policies, and messaging tailored for adolescents and their caregivers. The reference to increasing coverage implies the activity is expected to contribute to national targets and to focus on geographic areas or populations where coverage gaps remain.
From an administrative standpoint, the listing identifies the funding opportunity number as RFI 720621 VMMC FY23 and the program title as "Wanaume Wapya," which is commonly used in Tanzania to brand VMMC programming and community engagement. The CFDA number shown is 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas), and the activity category is Health. The opportunity was created on February 1, 2023, with an original closing date of February 15, 2023, indicating a short response window typical of RFIs. The "Award Ceiling" is listed as 0, which is common for RFIs because they do not commit funding and are not themselves an award announcement. The eligible applicants field shows "Private institutions of higher education," though RFIs often invite input broadly from international and local organizations, and the narrative description explicitly mentions both international and local organizations as the intended respondents.
In short, this RFI signals that USAID Tanzania was preparing a major, multi-year HIV prevention activity centered on scaling up VMMC for adolescent males, implemented via a Cooperative Agreement over roughly five years, with the goal of supporting the GOT to raise circumcision coverage and thereby reduce HIV transmission. Organizations responding would be expected to demonstrate technical capacity in VMMC service delivery and quality systems, experience working with government health structures, and an ability to operate at scale with strong community engagement and safeguarding approaches appropriate for adolescents.Apply for RFI 720621 VMMC FY23
- The Agency for International Development, Tanzania USAID-Dar es Salaam in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) activity (Wanaume Wapya)" 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 Feb 01, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 15, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education.
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