Opportunity Information: Apply for 72061719RFA00008
The USAID/Uganda Strengthening Supply Chain Systems Technical Assistance (SSCS) Activity is a five-year cooperative agreement that USAID-Kampala planned to fund at approximately USD 18.5 million, with the expectation of making one award. The core purpose of the activity is to provide technical assistance that strengthens Uganda's health supply chain competencies and the working connections between key actors and institutions, so that Uganda can manage and sustain health supply chain performance with far less reliance on external donor support over time. In practical terms, the opportunity is focused on improving the way health commodities are planned for, procured, stored, distributed, tracked, and governed across the system, with an emphasis on building durable local capacity rather than creating parallel, donor-dependent mechanisms.
The activity is organized around three main intermediate results that together aim to improve both day-to-day operational performance and the broader systems conditions that determine whether improvements last. The first intermediate result targets performance improvements along the health supply chain itself. This typically implies sharpening the technical and managerial capabilities required across the chain, strengthening linkages between different levels of the system (national, regional, district, and facility), improving the use of data for decision-making, and addressing bottlenecks that lead to stock-outs, expiries, wastage, or slow distribution. The emphasis is on targeted changes that lift overall system performance, meaning interventions are expected to be chosen based on where they will have the greatest measurable impact rather than being spread thinly across too many areas.
The second intermediate result focuses on governance, recognizing that supply chains do not succeed on technical fixes alone. Good governance in a health supply chain context usually includes clearer roles and accountability, stronger oversight and compliance practices, better transparency in decision-making, more consistent application of standards and procedures, and improved coordination among government entities and other stakeholders. The goal here is to strengthen the enabling environment so that operational gains can be maintained, monitored, and corrected when performance slips, rather than depending on outside partners to step in.
The third intermediate result is explicitly about Ugandan self-sufficiency in planning, financing, and implementing solutions to supply chain challenges. This aligns with USAID's broader Journey to Self-Reliance framing, meaning the activity is designed to help Ugandan institutions progressively take full ownership of supply chain strategy, budgeting, and execution. It suggests an expectation that Ugandan actors will increasingly lead problem identification and solution design, mobilize and allocate resources more effectively, and institutionalize capacity so that improvements persist after the activity ends. In other words, the endpoint is not just a better-performing supply chain during the grant period, but a system that can continue improving on its own with reduced donor involvement.
Administratively, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 72061719RFA00008) was issued under CFDA 98.001 and categorized under health, using a cooperative agreement instrument. A cooperative agreement indicates that USAID anticipated substantial involvement during implementation, such as collaboration on technical direction, learning and adaptation, and coordination with government and other partners. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of organizations could apply (subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement). The opportunity was posted on September 26, 2019, with an original closing date of October 24, 2019, and an award ceiling of USD 18.5 million.Apply for 72061719RFA00008
- The Agency for International Development, Uganda USAID-Kampala in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Uganda Strengthening Supply Chain Systems Technical Assistance (SSCS) 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 Sep 26, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 24, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $18,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- 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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FAQs: USAID/Uganda Strengthening Supply Chain Systems Technical Assistance (SSCS) Activity
1) What is the USAID/Uganda SSCS Activity?
The Strengthening Supply Chain Systems Technical Assistance (SSCS) Activity is a USAID-funded, five-year cooperative agreement focused on providing technical assistance to strengthen Uganda's health supply chain competencies and the working connections between key actors and institutions.
2) What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The core purpose is to help Uganda manage and sustain health supply chain performance with far less reliance on external donor support over time. The emphasis is on building durable local capacity rather than creating parallel systems that depend on donors.
3) What kinds of supply chain functions does the activity aim to improve?
The opportunity focuses on improving how health commodities are planned for, procured, stored, distributed, tracked, and governed across the health system.
4) How long is the SSCS Activity expected to run?
The activity is designed as a five-year effort.
5) How much funding did USAID-Kampala plan to provide?
USAID-Kampala planned to fund the activity at approximately USD 18.5 million, with an award ceiling of USD 18.5 million.
6) How many awards did USAID expect to make?
USAID expected to make one award.
7) What type of funding instrument is this?
This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement instrument.
8) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement indicates USAID anticipated substantial involvement during implementation. Based on the description provided, this involvement may include collaboration on technical direction, learning and adaptation, and coordination with government and other partners.
9) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 72061719RFA00008.
10) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was issued under CFDA 98.001.
11) What sector/category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity is categorized under health.
12) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on September 26, 2019.
13) What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was October 24, 2019.
14) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of organizations could apply (subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement).
15) What are the main results the activity is organized around?
The activity is organized around three intermediate results: (1) performance improvements along the health supply chain, (2) improved governance for the health supply chain, and (3) increased Ugandan self-sufficiency in planning, financing, and implementing supply chain solutions.
16) What is included under Intermediate Result 1 (performance improvements along the supply chain)?
This result area targets improvements in operational performance across the supply chain. It typically includes strengthening technical and managerial capabilities, improving linkages across national/regional/district/facility levels, increasing the use of data for decision-making, and addressing bottlenecks that cause stock-outs, expiries, wastage, or slow distribution.
17) How does the activity decide what operational interventions to prioritize?
The emphasis is on targeted changes that lift overall system performance. Interventions are expected to be chosen based on where they will have the greatest measurable impact rather than being spread thinly across too many areas.
18) What problems is the activity trying to reduce in day-to-day supply chain operations?
Based on the description provided, the activity aims to address bottlenecks that lead to stock-outs, expiries, wastage, and slow distribution.
19) What is included under Intermediate Result 2 (governance)?
This result area recognizes that technical fixes alone are not enough. It focuses on strengthening governance elements such as clearer roles and accountability, stronger oversight and compliance practices, better transparency in decision-making, more consistent application of standards and procedures, and improved coordination among government entities and other stakeholders.
20) Why is governance emphasized in this activity?
The opportunity highlights that good governance strengthens the enabling environment so operational gains can be maintained, monitored, and corrected when performance slips, instead of relying on outside partners to intervene.
21) What is included under Intermediate Result 3 (Ugandan self-sufficiency)?
This result area is explicitly about Ugandan self-sufficiency in planning, financing, and implementing solutions to health supply chain challenges. It reflects an expectation that Ugandan institutions will increasingly take ownership of supply chain strategy, budgeting, and execution.
22) How does this activity relate to USAID's Journey to Self-Reliance?
The activity aligns with the Journey to Self-Reliance framing by focusing on progressively increasing Ugandan leadership and ownership, institutionalizing capacity, and reducing donor involvement over time.
23) What does "reduced reliance on external donor support" mean in practical terms here?
In practical terms, it means improving the country-led capability to plan, procure, store, distribute, track, and govern health commodities, and strengthening the institutions and connections needed to sustain performance without creating parallel, donor-dependent mechanisms.
24) What is the intended end state at the end of the five-year period?
The intended endpoint is not only a better-performing supply chain during the grant period, but a system that can continue improving on its own with reduced donor involvement after the activity ends.
25) What is USAID-Kampala's expected role during implementation?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, USAID anticipated substantial involvement during implementation, including collaboration on technical direction, learning and adaptation, and coordination with government and other partners.
26) Does the activity focus more on creating new systems or strengthening existing ones?
The description emphasizes strengthening competencies, institutions, and working connections, and building durable local capacity rather than creating parallel mechanisms that are donor-dependent.
27) Is this opportunity more about technical assistance or direct procurement of commodities?
The core purpose is technical assistance to strengthen supply chain competencies and systems conditions. While it targets how commodities are planned, procured, stored, distributed, tracked, and governed, the description frames the activity as technical assistance rather than commodity purchasing.
28) What system levels are referenced as part of the supply chain linkages to strengthen?
The description references strengthening linkages across national, regional, district, and facility levels.
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