USAID Child Survival and Health Grants Program
FY06 RFA CONFERENCE
Crystal City, VA
Wednesday
New Partner Orientation
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview of Child Survival and Health Grants Program (CSHGP)
Namita Agravat, Child Survival and Health Technical Advisor, CSHGP
9:30 a.m. Overview of the CSHGP’s New Partner Initiative (NPI)
Jennifer Yourkavitch, New Partner/Child Health Advisor, CSTS+
9:50 a.m. The CORE Group as a Resource for New Partners
Karen Leban, Executive Director, CORE Group
10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. Lessons from the Field: CSHGP Grantee Experiences in Community-based Health Programming
PVO Representatives
11:30 a.m. Orientation to the PVO Registration Process
Mary Newton, Registrar, USAID/DCHA/PVC-ASHA
11:45 a.m. Q&A
12:00 p.m. LUNCH
(Participants are on their own for lunch; individuals attending only the afternoon session may register beginning at 1:00 p.m.)
CSHGP RFA Conference
2:00 p.m. Welcome, Update on USAID Strategic Directions
Richard Greene, Director, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition
2:30 p.m. CSHGP FY06 RFA—Overview, Updates
Jill Boezwinkle, Public Health Advisor, CSHG
Victoria Graham, Senior PVO NGO Technical Advisor, OPRH/SDI
Susan Youll, Program Manager, CSHGP
3:30 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Q&A on the RFA
5:00
p.m. Close
USAID Child Survival and Health Grants Program
FY06 RFA CONFERENCE
Crystal City, VA
Thursday
Technical Updates
8:30 a.m. Registration/Coffee
9:00 a.m. Introduction and Overview of the Day
9:15 a.m. Child Survival Update
Al Bartlett, Senior Advisor for Child Health, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition
10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. USAID Strategic Priorities for Maternal and Newborn Health
Lily Kak, Maternal and Neonatal Health Advisor, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition
Deb Armbruster, Director, POPPHI Project, Path
12:00 p.m. LUNCH (Participants are on their own for lunch)
2:00 p.m. Comprehensive CDD (Zinc, ORS, POU)
Rochelle Rainey, Environmental Health Technical Advisor, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition
Patricia Paredes, Senior Advisor for Global Health, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition
2:45 p.m. BREAK
3:00 p.m. Infant and Young Child Feeding
Kristen Cashin, Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Specialist, FANTA Project
Vicky Quinn, Technical Manager for Country Programs, Linkages Project
3:45 p.m. BREAK
4:00 p.m. Why Health Sector Governance is Important
Jerry O’Brien, Senior Anti-Corruption Specialist, Office of Democracy and Governance
5:00 p.m. Close