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Data for Health Global Grants Program

VITAL STRATEGIES INC

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Overview

Data for Health Global Grants Program

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

Status: Active

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

    • How to Apply

    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.

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    What Vital Strategies Inc actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    79
    Total given
    $8.78M
    Median grant
    $78K
    Range
    $9,000–$516K
    • By dollars: New Jersey 18%, New York 16%, Kentucky 15%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Lexington, KY.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
    • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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    • Newark Community Street Team Inc · Newark, NJ

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    • Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD

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    • Dream Corpsdreamorg · Oakland, CA

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    IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →
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