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Deadline: 17 January 24

The TB REACH Initiative of the Stop TB Partnership has launched its Wave 11 call for proposals centred on innovative approaches to integrating TB service delivery with the health End the year on a high! Enjoy great savings on premium subscription - Limited time offer, secure your discounted access now! Get instant access

TB REACH Wave 11 is supported by Global Affairs Canada following the announcement of additional funding from the Government of Canada during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Theme and Objectives
  • All proposals in wave 11 must demonstrate how their interventions will contribute to the following:
    • improve the detection and care of people with TB.
    • promote people-centred integrated service delivery (ISD) for TB and lung health closer to the point of need.
    • include gender-sensitive interventions for people with or affected by TB.
    • aim for sustainability through involvement with the government, the Fund Global and other partners.
Information on financing
  • For Wave 11, up to US$ 550,000 can be requested for a grant.
  • Projects should ensure that detection, treatment and care for non-tuberculosis related morbidities are covered, preferably by linking up with existing public or private facilities or through in-kind or partner support.
Project deadline
  • Projects usually last 18 months. This includes:
    • Up to 3 months of planning and start-up.
    • 12 months of implementation activities; and
    • A 3-month reserve period that can be used to continue activities (an integrated extension at no cost) or to end project activities and support reporting, documentation and dissemination of results
Wave 11 financing considerations
  • Innovative ISD approaches for integrated TB and lung health service provision
    • Wave 11 interventions should include viable and innovative care models that support ISD for TB and other lung health conditions as close as possible to the initial point of care. REACH TB Wave 11 projects will aim to improve TB services by strengthening the pillars of PHC1 at community and primary care level. Applicants should consider interventions at the first point of contact, including community-based service delivery points and PHC clinics where people seek TB care. Interventions aimed at strengthening diagnostic capacities are encouraged, including testing and other diagnostic solutions all the way to the community or primary facilities.
  • Gender-sensitive TB interventions
    • Gender plays a crucial role in TB epidemiology, exposure to risk factors, the way people seek and engage with care and, consequently, treatment outcomes. TB Wave 11 REACH projects will be required to examine the epidemiological and social aspects of TB disease and emerging gender-related inequalities. TB REACH applications should describe the influence of gender on access to TB services in their context and how proposed interventions will address gender-specific challenges to ensure accessible and acceptable care. Proposals should demonstrate how interventions will proactively address social norms and explore other intersecting risk factors, e.g. age, ethnicity, sexuality, profession, etc., to identify and reach the most vulnerable groups.
  • Empowering women and girls
    • In many places, women are more vulnerable to social inequalities and economic and are more likely to have fewer education access to employment and lower incomes. TB REACH projects through a previous call (Stage 7) supported by Global Affairs Canada worked with community organisations to successfully bring the focus to women's empowerment.
  • Involving relevant partners for sustainability
    • TB REACH projects are short-lived, but rely on intensive data collection and M&E efforts to document the results. These results should inform the national TB response. In addition, TB REACH projects operate within existing health systems and will need the support of local authorities to be effective. To facilitate coordinated care within primary care for TB and lung health, projects should collaborate with National TB Programmes (NTP), other Ministry of Health (MoH) departments, professional societies of chest physicians, asthma units and others. Projects supported by TB REACH should not replace existing services, but rather seek to complement or strengthen links with these institutions (both public and private).
Eligible countries
Election criteria
  • Eligible countries must fulfil one or more of the following criteria:
    • Being classified as a low-income or lower-middle-income economy by the World Bank Source
    • Have an estimated national incidence rate above 100 people with TB per 100,000 inhabitants
    • Be included in the lists of countries with a high burden of TB, TB/ HIV and/or multidrug-resistant (MDR-TB) of the WHO.
  • Eligible organisations
    • To be eligible as a principal recipient (PR) of REACH TB funds, the applicant must be a non-governmental, non-profit organisation or institution with a proven presence providing services in the country of application.
    • Strong preference will be given to local and non-governmental organisations and institutions applying as PRs.
    • Government organisations, including TB programmes (at national/regional level), are encouraged to be included as sub-recipients (SR) for the application, where appropriate.
    • International non-governmental organisations must demonstrate local capacity and presence in the country to carry out service delivery interventions and the ability to sustain and scale successful interventions.
    • Entries from several countries are accepted.
    • Applicants can submit multiple applications for funding, however a maximum of one application per PR and per country will be granted.

For more information, visit Stop TB Partnership .

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