Impact Funding Resources
This RFP invites concept note submissions for the Future Injectable Market Steward (FIMS). Co-funded by GF and CIFF, this new award will provide funds to monitor, manage and move the contraceptive injectables market towards maturity by 2030.
Start Date17 Dec 2024 End Date31 Jan 2025 Funding AmountPer-project Funding Resource TypeRequest for Proposal (RFP)
Funding ProviderChildren’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF),Gates Foundation (GF)
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF),Gates Foundation (GF)
The primary role of the FIMS will be to lead the global contraceptive injectables market and advance the 2030 strategic vision for DMPA-SC
Quality assured product is consistently available, affordable and accessible for women via their preferred channels (including in the private sector) and via their preferred method of administration, in the context of informed choice.
A key goal for FIMS is to catalyze a sustainable market for DMPA-SC (SI) with full independence by 2030, at which point the goal will be to reach a market of over 100 million units annually (up from the current allocation of 34 million units per year in 2024), with self-injection as a routine option.
The primary functions of the FIMS will include:
1. Market intelligence, landscaping and strategy development to achieve the vision for a healthy injectables market by 2030 [high priority].
2. Establishment and maintenance of a supportive in-country enabling environment for introduction and scale, including advocacy, policy, regulation and service delivery [high priority].
3. FP commodity planning, forecasting and quantification to support a robust supply chain [high priority]
4. Demand generation to increase awareness of and support for new products [medium-low priority]
5. Research, learning and dissemination of best practices to build evidence and inform action [medium priority]
Both public and private/or public-private entities will be considered (with various requirements for each considering foundation obligation to ensure charitable purpose of funds); see below for more details on eligibility and key capabilities/skills required.
