Designing for Sustainable Physical Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Services in Health Systems | AID OAA L 20 00007

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The grant opportunity titled "Designing for Sustainable Physical Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Services in Health Systems" (Funding Opportunity Number: AID OAA L 20 00007) is a USAID Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) focused on research and development efforts that improve how physical rehabilitation and assistive technology services are designed, delivered, and sustained within health systems. Rather than prescribing a single, fixed project model, the BAA is structured to encourage collaborative problem-solving, where potential partners work with USAID through co-creation and co-design to develop practical solutions that respond to specific problem and challenge statements laid out in the announcement. The central idea is to maximize quality and impact while reducing wasted time and resources by building the solution together from the start.

A defining feature of this opportunity is its emphasis on partnerships across many sectors and organization types. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition is broadly open to public and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, universities and research institutions, public international organizations, NGOs, U.S. and non-U.S. government entities, and multilateral or international donor organizations. USAID is explicitly seeking participants that can contribute not only ideas and technical expertise, but also complementary resources or funding that could strengthen proposed solutions. In practice, this means applicants are encouraged to bring a clear value-add to a potential consortium or collaboration, whether that is implementation experience, clinical or engineering expertise, health systems knowledge, design capability, research capacity, manufacturing or supply chain strengths, or access to end users and service delivery settings.

From a programmatic standpoint, the activity category is listed under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it falls under CFDA 98.001 (USAID foreign assistance). The opportunity category and instrument type are both labeled "Other," which signals that this is not a standard grant solicitation in the traditional sense. BAAs commonly support an iterative process in which USAID engages with interested parties to refine concepts, align them to the stated challenges, and shape viable R&D approaches before finalizing an award. In other words, the process typically prioritizes strong concepts, evidence-informed approaches, and collaborative design over fully predetermined workplans.

Administratively, the opportunity was created on February 14, 2020, with an original closing date of March 13, 2020. The listing shows an expected number of awards as 1, suggesting USAID anticipated selecting a single main awardee or lead partnership under this specific call, although BAAs can sometimes involve phased work, multiple awards over time, or subsequent add-ons depending on the announcement structure. The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which usually indicates that a specific maximum funding level was not provided in the synopsis or was to be determined through the co-creation process, negotiation, or subsequent amendments.

In summary, this USAID BAA is best understood as an invitation to jointly develop R&D solutions that strengthen sustainable physical rehabilitation and assistive technology services within health systems, using a co-design approach that brings together diverse partners. It is intentionally broad in who can apply and how solutions can be formed, with the expectation that the strongest proposals will come from well-matched collaborations that combine technical innovation with real-world feasibility, health system integration, and long-term sustainability.

• The Agency for International Development in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Designing for Sustainable Physical Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Services in Health Systems" 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 14, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 13, 2020. (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: 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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