Tools for Grantees

USAID/NTD Marking and Branding: How to Give Credit Where it's Due

How to Write a Success Story

MDA Coverage Reporting Form

Country Baseline Data Reporting Form

Year 3 Country Work Plan Guidelines

NTD Country Budget Template

NTD Grantee Budget Template

Photography Consent Form

NTD Stakeholders' Meetings Guidelines

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Template

NTD Post-MDA Survey Design Protocol

Managing Your Grant Agreement

 


USAID/NTD Marking and Branding: How to Give Credit Where it's Due

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How To Write a Success Story

  • Tips and training on how to write an effective, interesting "success story" to best highlight the achievements of work in-country.

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MDA Coverage Reporting Form (English Version)

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Country Baseline Data Reporting Form (English Version)

  • The standardized form used to collect accurate baseline data information on existing diseases in each country.

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Year 3 Work Plan Guidelines 

  • Provides insight into the elements that comprise a successful country work plan, ranging from management issues to assigning supervision of activities, to determining achievable program goals. Also includes sample charts to indicate desired data re: targeted populations, districts receiving MDAs, numbers of workers trained, and program timelines.

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NTD Country Budget Template

  •  Detailed template demonstrating to country managers the range and accuracy of record-keeping for all program-related expenditures.

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NTD Grantee Budget Template

  • Detailed workbook depicting the different areas of program finances for grantees to manage, ranging from technical assistance, to MDA implementation, to drug estimates, to cost share values. Instructions included.

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Photography Consent Form

  • This form is required when taking photographs to be used in further publications or program-related materials.

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Guidelines for NTD Stakeholders' Meetings

  • An overview of how to engage local stakeholders in new efforts to address NTD challenges in country
  • The document addresses issues of effective communication styles, how to outline program goals and efficient meeting logistics.

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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Template

  • This model establishes the level of detail and consideration expected when a partner invites a country's Ministry of Health (MOH) to support new programs targeting NTDs. Its articles specify the roles fulfilled by both the grantee and the MOH, define modes of collaboration and communication, and identify key reasons to terminate all partnerships and agreements.

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NTD Post-MDA Survey Design Protocol

  • This monitoring treatment coverage toolkit aims to provide country managers, program staff and researchers with practical up-to-date information to monitor treatment coverage of NTDs. Users will be able to use this toolkit to implement a cluster survey in order to assess treatment coverage.

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Managing Your Grant Agreement

  • This presentation presents new approaches to managing the RTI grant agreement and best ways of complying with the numerous regulations, policies and procedures contained therein. The presentation addresses topics including prior approvals, travel requests, program publications, the RTI branding strategy and marketing plan, and also source, origin and nationality waivers.

Additional questions? Please direct all inquiries to askntd@rti.org.