Health Services Quality Accelerator (HSQA) | 72027821RFA00002

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The Health Services Quality Accelerator (HSQA) is a USAID grant opportunity issued by USAID/Jordan (USAID-Amman) to fund an implementing partner through a Cooperative Agreement to carry out a health-focused program aimed at accelerating improvements in the quality of health services. In practical terms, this kind of award mechanism typically means USAID expects to work closely with the recipient during implementation, with substantial involvement in key technical or programmatic decisions, rather than providing a hands-off grant. The opportunity sits in the health sector and is tied to CFDA/Assistance Listing 98.001, which is the broad USAID foreign assistance listing used for many USAID-funded activities.

This specific notice is presented as an amendment to an existing Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The amendment has two clear purposes: first, it makes changes to the NOFO text (meaning applicants need to review the updated language for any revised requirements, instructions, or evaluation criteria); and second, it provides official answers to questions that were submitted by interested parties about the NOFO. In grant competitions, these Q&A updates can materially affect how an application should be written, what USAID expects to see in the technical approach, and how compliance details (formats, attachments, budget rules, or staffing requirements) should be handled, so the amendment is effectively part of the authoritative solicitation package.

The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number 72027821RFA00002 and is categorized under "Other" for the opportunity category, while the funding activity category is Health. Eligibility is listed as "Unrestricted," which generally indicates that USAID is open to applications from any qualified entities that meet the solicitation requirements, rather than limiting competition to a narrow class of organizations. The notice was created on December 16, 2020, and the original closing date for applications is listed as February 12, 2021, which establishes the deadline applicants were expected to follow unless subsequent amendments extended or otherwise modified that date.

In terms of scale, the award ceiling is stated as $39,000,000, signaling a large, multi-year initiative or a broad program scope, potentially covering national-level or multi-partner coordination efforts, health system strengthening, quality improvement interventions, and performance monitoring across multiple facilities or service delivery points. The listing shows "Expected Awards:" but does not provide a number, which can mean the final number of awards was not specified in the summary data or could be determined based on available funding and proposal quality. Overall, HSQA is a sizable USAID/Jordan health cooperative agreement competition focused on improving health service quality, with the key administrative update being an amendment that revises the NOFO language and publishes formal responses to applicant questions.

• The Jordan USAID-Amman in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health Services Quality Accelerator (HSQA)" 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 2020-12-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-02-12. (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 $39,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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