Data for Health Global Grants Program

Funder: Vital Strategies (part of Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative)

Geographic Scope: Global (multiple countries)

Focus Areas:

• Improving systems to collect, analyze and use data for public health decision-making
• Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems
• Death notification and registration
• Cancer registries
• Data systems strengthening at national level

Background:
According to the World Health Organization's 2021 SCORE Report, only 6 in 10 of the world's deaths are recorded. In the African region, only 1 in 10 deaths are currently recorded. Effective death registration is essential for public health policy and decision-making, understanding causes of death, identifying disease outbreaks, and supporting census processes.

Eligible Applicants:

• Government partners (through competitive process)
• Countries and subnational regions working to improve public health data systems

Funding Focus:
The program provides competitive grants to government partners to implement projects that:

• Improve civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems
• Increase death notification and registration rates
• Maximize use of data for public health policymaking
• Establish and strengthen national cancer registries
• Support data systems infrastructure development

Example Project - Nigeria:
LaLagos State death notification and registration improvement project (March 2022 onwards):

• Goal: Increase death notification and registration by 75%
• Achievement: 173% increase (from 3,092 deaths in 2021 to 8,457 in 2022)
• Key Activities:
  • Online death notification portal development
  • Public awareness campaigns
  • Medical student and doctor training on death certification
  • CRVS network establishment
  • Institutional death notification system implementation
  • Partner engagement (National Population Commission, Ministry of Health, Nigerian Medical Association, religious leaders)

Partners Supporting Initiative:

• Bloomberg Philanthropies
• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• The North Carolina Community Foundation (for North Carolina initiatives)
• National Association of Counties (for US initiatives)
• State and local government agencies

Contact Information:

• Email: GGPInfo@vitalstrategies.org
• Website: www.d4hglobalgrantsprogram.org
• Phone: +1 212 500 5720
• Address: 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York NY 10005 USA

Application Process

Application Type: Competitive grants process

Process:
Applications are reviewed through a competitive process managed by Vital Strategies and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

For Inquiries:
Contact GGPInfo@vitalstrategies.org for information about application procedures and current funding opportunities.

Note: Specific application deadlines and procedures are not detailed in the available content. Interested applicants should contact the program directly for current opportunities and application timelines.