The objective of proposals responding to the RFPs is to improve Global Action’s ability to achieve its public health mission through the funding of projects which are well-aligned with the organization’s priorities or address gaps in the current portfolio.
Applicants are required to submit a written preproposal (please see details in the Submission Instructions section below). The application then enters into the full review process. Global Action staff who have been involved in soliciting the proposal are excluded from reviewing the application.
Eligible entities include professional organizations from academic, health-related, research, and science centers and institutions, as well as collaborating centers and institutions with experience in related areas such as epidemiology, behavioral health, public health, clinical studies, product research, policy, and economics. Proposals should be submitted by entities registered in their country of origin with the ability to accept research grants from not-for-profit foundations incorporated in the United States.
Grant proposals and related documentation will be disclosed to employees, consultants, legal counsel, and others. Grant proposals and related documentation will not be treated as confidential and Global Action does not maintain the confidentiality of any such materials. Grant applicants should carefully consider the content of grant proposals and related documentation and not include any proprietary or confidential information if there is any concern about the impact of disclosure of these materials.
Grants that Global Action does not fund include those that are prohibited by applicable laws and regulations including grants in support of lobbying or political campaign activities. These include grants relating to attempts to influence legislation, either by communicating with government personnel who are involved in the legislative process or urging the public to do so. These prohibited grants include both domestic and international activities. Similarly, Global Action grant monies are not used to influence the outcome of any political campaigns or to conduct voter registration drives, either within the United States or abroad. Global Action generally may fund grant activity that properly qualifies as an exception to lobbying, such as grants for nonpartisan analysis, study, or research, and grant work being performed in response to a written request for technical assistance.
In addition, grants will not be made to any organization that is not authorized in its country of origin to receive grant funds from Global Action and/or whom Global Action is prohibited or restricted by law or regulation from funding. Global Action’s rigorous procedures for making and monitoring grants ensure that its grant funds are used for the intended charitable purposes and not to support terrorist or other illegal activities.
