Applications are now open for the SEforALL Powering Healthcare Innovation Fund (USD 50,000 to 100,000 grants)!

SEforALL Powering Healthcare Innovation Fund

While substantial progress has been made in health facility electrification in recent times, challenges persist, particularly in regions with weak infrastructure and limited financial resources.

The business-as-usual approach is proving inadequate and out of date. The sector is lagging behind in the adoption of new ideas and innovations that can help it scale and become more sustainable.

The Powering Healthcare Innovation Fund is a small-grants facility aimed at unlocking such opportunities and ideas, and growing innovation in the sector. The fund is backed by the UK Aid-supported Transforming Energy Access Initiative (TEA).

TEA will offer a Technical Assistance Facility that will be delivered by EED Advisory, to a certain number of prospective applicants to enhance their grant application skills.

The overall objective is to drive innovation in how healthcare facilities are electrified.

The Powering Healthcare Innovation fund will support the development of potentially catalytic innovations that can accelerate access to electricity in health facilities. The Powering Healthcare Innovation Fund offers small grants in the range of USD 50,000 to 100,000 each to innovative, out-of-the-box solutions in one of the following fields: 

• Data (e.g. how to collect and analyse better data) 
• Technology (e.g. piloting energy-efficient appliances) 
• Delivery (e.g. fostering intersectoral partnerships or piloting innovative business / financial models) 

If you are a small- or medium-sized organization with experience carrying out similar work and with an innovative idea that is scalable, replicable and can have significant impact, apply here. Last date to apply is 7 July 2024. Read more about the terms and conditions of the grant and how to apply, by downloading the guidelines for applicants, available in English and French.

Powering Healthcare Innovation Fund Eligibility and Selection criteria

• The Powering Healthcare Innovation fund will focus on small and medium sized organisations, including SMEs, commercial organisations and NGOs, registered in certain implementation countries. A consortium can qualify for a grant but must have one lead contracting entity. Regional or country offices can apply if they have their own legal entity/registration in their host country. The maximum size of the legal entity or lead applicant organisation must be no more than 40 full-time permanent staff.
• The lead applicant must be legally registered in one of the countries on the FCDO list (Annex 1) but can undertake work in any country on the same list. The applicant can also target more than one country.
  The selection criteria include:
• Considerations of the technical ability to carry out the work (in terms of thematic and geographic knowledge), within agreed timeframes and budgets, i.e, the organisations’ track record of similar work, and the technical skills and experience of the proposed team.
• How realistic and viable the workplan, budget and project management aspects are, to ensure that grants will provide good value for money and add value to the sector from an innovation perspective.
• Areas such as scalability, replicability, potential impact, and synergy with government, SEforALL and TEA Programme plans.
• Proposals will be selected based on pre-determined criteria, which are set out in Annex 2.
• Geographies – maximum 1 grant per country so the fund can be spread out, provided minimum criteria are met.
  Selection Committee
• The committee will comprise 7 experts with a range of skills and experience to cover the three main fields of innovation mentioned above.
• Additionally, the committee will cover relevant areas of expertise such as healthcare electrification, energy access, technology and delivery/finance models, and geographies, essential to assess a broad array of applications.
• The experts will be based in or have extensive experience in the target countries and continents, and at least half of the committee will be female

Powering Healthcare Innovation Fund Key Dates to Consider

For all questions about the application form or process please contact the SEforALL procurement team using this email address: procurement@seforall.org

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