The Health Policy Action Fund (HPAF) invites Civil Society Organisations from 30 IHP+ countries to submit proposals for funding of health policy work at national level. The grants will fund work over an 18-month period starting in April 2012, and have a maximum of US$ 30,000 per grantee.

The call for proposals opens 18 January 2012. The closing date for receiving applications is 17h00 (Pretoria Time) on 28 February 2012. Forms can be downloaded from the HPAF website. Proposals can be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We strongly encourage CSO Health Coalitions and Networks working on a broad range of health policy issues at national level to apply. The HPAF does not fund implementation of health interventions.

Background: IHP+ and Civil Society Engagement in Health Policy

IHP+ is currently comprised of 55 partners, of which 30 are developing countries, who have committed themselves to accelerate better health results in low and middle income countries by putting the Paris principles on aid effectiveness into practice in health. Partner signatories to the Global Compact committed to achieve this through supporting strong and comprehensive country and government-led national health plans in a well-coordinated way. Civil society plays an important role in the IHP+ and in the new Phase III work plan 2012-13.

IHP+ has funded a small grants scheme since in 2010, which has been managed by Oxfam under the name Health Policy Action Fund (HPAF). The HPAF aims to support southern civil society organizations, networks and coalitions to become more effectively engaged in national health policy processes. Supported by the grants, recipients engage in health policy and implementation monitoring and analysis, policy dialogue with key national health stakeholders, and hold governments and aid donors accountable to work towards achieving universal and equitable access to health care and the health-related Millennium Development Goals.

This fund is now open to support health organisations, networks and coalitions for health policy work in 30 IHP+ countries, in 2012-13. The IHP+ countries are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, DRC, Djibouti, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia.

The Health Policy Action Fund (HPAF) will ensure a confidential, fair and equitable assessment of all proposals. The assessment will be supported by a Project Technical Committee including health policy experts from inside and outside of Oxfam.