The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications (proposals for funding) from U.

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or non-U.S., non-profit or for-profit nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), public international organizations (PIO or IO), and other qualified non-U.

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Government

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(USG) organizations to implement the Integrated Nutrition Program (INP) program for USAID/Nepal.

The authority for this Request for Applications (RFA) is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.The primary purpose of the INP is to improve the nutritional status of women and children under-two years of age in a manner that supports the Government of Nepal (GON).

The program will be results-oriented and integrated with USAIDÂ’s development assistance in health and other sectors.

This RFA articulates a strategic set of activities that takes advantage of USAID/NepalÂ’s history of health and nutrition work in Nepal and its unique comparative advantages as a donor and a key partner.

The award resulting from this RFA will expand the depth, reach and impact of programs aimed at reducing undernutrition among women and children under two years of age but will also include hygiene and environmental sanitation, family planning, maternal, newborn, and child health services all of which will contribute to better health and nutrition.