A Community Approach to Decentralized Community Based Disease Surveillance in India

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) implements the Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement (TIFA), a project managed by the United States Department of State (DOS). Spanning eight years (2019–2027), this initiative builds on the U.S. Government’s investments in TB programming. In 2026, the project is expanding its scope to address additional health priorities under the America First Global Health Strategy.

JSI/TIFA will fund Global Health Security initiatives to contribute to India’s efforts to contain outbreak-prone diseases and emerging pathogens at their source. To support this, JSI/TIFA seeks an organization to implement a Decentralized Sentinel Community Surveillance Model aligned with the NCDC’s Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) and Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) framework. This model empowers community-based platforms, such as Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Mahila Arogya Samitis (MAS), to identify and report early warning signals using the IHIP community-based reporting tool. It will encourage community ownership and strengthen healthcare resilience through rapid response to emerging threats.

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Section I: Contact Details

Organization name

Organization’s registered address

Applicant type:

Indian nongovernmental organization legally registered with FCRA.

International organization legally registered in India.

For-profit organization with mandatory registrations (PAN, TAN, GST number) and fulfilling all statutory criteria to receive foreign funds.

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act number

Goods and Services Tax number, if applicable.

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, if available (guidance for creating a UEI number to be provided).

Name and title of point of contact for applicant.

Mailing address of point of contact.

Telephone number of point of contact.

Email address of point of contact.

Confirm email

Name and title of authorized signatory for grant.

Section II: Organizational Eligibility

Note your organization’s ability to meet the following:

The chief executive of the organization is willing to sign an agreement and receive funds from JSI, the Washington-based partner.

Yes

Your organization must present to a selection panel (virtual or in person) on the dates mentioned in the attached RFA.

Yes

Describe your organisation’s recent (last 3 years) experience managing interventions aligned with the proposed scope of work or a similar scope of work.

(1,000-character limit)

Describe your organisation’s recent (last 3 years) experience providing services to the Government of India, specifying any previous work with the respective National programme at the central or state or district level.

(1,000-character limit)

Section III: Proposal Description

Statement of organization’s overall strategy for implementing the Sentinel Community Surveillance (SCS) model, taking into account the goals of reducing the "Visibility Lag" and utilizing the existing community based reporting tool of the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP).

(3,000-character limit)

Describe your organization’s prior experience (last 3 years) in community-led health initiatives and how you have previously engaged statutory bodies (such as Gram Panchayats or Municipal Corporations) to institutionalize public health "Social Radar" functions.

(3,000-character limit)

Describe your overall approach for operationalizing the "Trigger List" and capacitating community sentinels (SHGs, MAS, RWAs) to identify and report unusual human and animal signals (Early Warning Signals) directly into the IHIP Community-Based Reporting (CBR) tool.

(3,000-character limit)

Describe your organization’s recent experience (last 3 years) developing or utilizing digital surveillance solutions and how you will ensure a "closed-loop" response through the 24-hour verification guarantee (verification of Early Warning Signals generated from the community) by Medical Officers.

(2,000-character limit)

Describe your organization’s strategy for ensuring the sustainability of the SCS model through performance-based recognition frameworks and the transition of surveillance into permanent local governance mandates.

(2,000-character limit)

Describe your organization’s track record of meeting technical timelines and the availability of key personnel with expertise in epidemic intelligence, One Health, and grassroots digital health integration.

(1,000-character limit)

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