Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 16940
Country/Region: Nigeria
Year: 2013
Main Partner: John Snow, Inc
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Implementing Agency
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,000,000

SPRING works to address nutrition issues, such as anemia and stunting while working across sectorsincluding health, agriculture, and economic growthSPRINGs nutrition experts facilitate country-led, evidence-based nutrition and food security programs. SPRING will provide technical support to USAID OVC implementers through rapid assessments of OVC implementers and their technical capacity and TA needs, and provided a broad training in economic strengthening for OVC implementers. Building off the previous technical assistance, SPRING will provide targeted training that meets the previously identified technical capacity needs. SPRING will develop a toolkit that enables USAID/PEPFAR implementing partners to make their own decisions and design programs with their own resources. SPRING will also support information and knowledge sharing among SPRING, USAID/PEPFAR, its partners, other donors and the GON. SPRING will also look into the possibility of developing or supporting an online platform to provide tools and e-learning materials to partners.

The SPRING project was initially funded at $600,000 for two states and additional funding is requested to expand Nutrition activities (NAC) to an additional two States to improve nutritional practices, improved access to quality services and for preventing stunting and anemia.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $1,000,000

SPRING will provide technical support to USAID OVC implementers through rapid assessments of OVC implementers and their technical capacity and TA needs, and provided a broad training in economic strengthening for OVC implementers. Building off the previous technical assistance, SPRING will provide targeted training that meets the previously identified technical capacity needs. SPRING will develop a toolkit that enables USAID/PEPFAR implementing partners to make their own decisions and design programs with their own resources. SPRING will also support information and knowledge sharing among SPRING, USAID/PEPFAR, its partners, other donors and the GON. SPRING will also look into the possibility of developing or supporting an online platform to provide tools and e-learning materials to partners.

Subpartners Total: $0
Helen Keller International: NA
Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $1,000,000
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery $500,000
Gender: Gender Equality $300,000
Human Resources for Health $200,000