Orphans and Vulnerable Children II (OVC II) Activity | 72052118R00016

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The Orphans and Vulnerable Children II (OVC II) Activity is a four-year USAID/Haiti funding opportunity designed to strengthen support for Haitian children who are living with HIV and for children and households affected by HIV/AIDS. The overall intent is to help these children grow into healthy, educated young adults while reducing their exposure to violence and minimizing the long-term social and health impacts associated with HIV. The program is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means USAID expects substantial involvement in the implementation approach, coordination, and monitoring of results, rather than simply providing funds with minimal engagement.

At the core of OVC II are three major objectives that reflect a blend of clinical HIV priorities and broader child protection and family support goals. First, the activity aims to expand the early identification of HIV-infected infants and ensure that those infants are linked quickly and effectively to treatment. In practical terms, this points to strengthening systems that find HIV exposure and infection early in life, improving referral pathways, and reducing the time between diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy, since delays at this stage can have severe consequences for child survival and development.

Second, OVC II focuses on improving both health care and social service delivery for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) who are infected by HIV or affected by it through their families and communities. This objective signals an integrated service model rather than a narrow clinical approach. It suggests coordination between medical care (such as HIV testing, treatment adherence support, and routine pediatric services) and social supports that address barriers children face in staying healthy and in school, including psychosocial support, case management, protection services, and linkage to community-based resources. The emphasis on service delivery also implies attention to quality, accessibility, and continuity of care across different providers and settings.

Third, the activity seeks to increase the capacity of families and communities to care for OVC, with a specific mention of HIV risk prevention among adolescent girls and young women. This reflects a recognition that stable, capable households and community networks are often the most important protective factors for vulnerable children. Strengthening family and community capacity can include caregiver education, economic and social strengthening, safer home environments, and community-based structures that identify and respond to child protection concerns. The explicit focus on adolescent girls and young women also indicates prevention programming that addresses the heightened vulnerability many face, likely through a mix of risk-reduction education, supportive services, and community engagement designed to reduce exposure to HIV risk and related harms.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as discretionary funding under USAID in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with the funding instrument identified as a cooperative agreement and the activity category as health. The opportunity number is 72052118R00016, and it is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 98.001, which aligns with USAID foreign assistance. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicant types may apply as long as they meet standard USAID requirements and can demonstrate the technical and operational capacity to deliver results at scale. The posted award ceiling is $19,950,000, indicating a sizable, multi-year investment intended to support comprehensive programming rather than small pilot efforts. The opportunity was created on June 14, 2018, and the original closing date was August 23, 2018.

Overall, OVC II is framed as a multi-sector HIV and child well-being initiative: it prioritizes early pediatric HIV detection and treatment linkage, improves coordinated health and social services for vulnerable children, and reinforces family and community systems, with an added prevention lens for adolescent girls and young women. The combination of these elements reflects a program strategy aimed at both immediate health outcomes and longer-term resilience, safety, and development for children and youth impacted by HIV in Haiti.

• The Haiti USAID-Port Au Prince in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Orphans and Vulnerable Children II (OVC II) Activity" 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 2018-06-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-08-23. (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 $19,950,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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