Dear HIFA colleagues,
Here is an extract of a Request for Proposals from Grand Challenges Canada.
Read online https://www.grandchallenges.ca/programs/transition-to-scale/
In this Request for Proposals, Grand Challenges Canada seeks to support the transition to scale and sustainability of Bold Ideas with Big Impact®. We invite applications from innovators in the following areas: Maternal and Newborn Health, Digital Health, Medical Products and Technology, Community Health Worker Models, Urban Sanitation & Hygiene, and Options for safe pregnancy termination (see details above). Grand Challenges Canada makes investments ranging in size from $250,000 – $3 M CAD (in multiple investments) to catalyze the scale and sustainability of the most promising global health innovations.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Low- and middle-income country (LMIC) incorporation, and ideally LMIC leadership
Demonstrated attributable health impact and strong M&E approach (proof of concept already achieved)
Initial business or financial model
Match funding: level varies by stage of investment but ideally 1:1 match for GCC TTS funding
Preference for innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa (particularly West and Central Francophone Africa) and female / non-binary led
COMMENT (NPW)
If you are planning to develop a proposal, please consider the possibility for HIFA to contribute. HIFA has a strong track record of supporting large research and development projects through its multistakeholder discussion forums in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org
