In July 2021, Stop TB Partnership’s Executive Committee approved US$6.14 million for Wave 9 funding to be awarded to 11 projects, in 8 countries, to focus their efforts on innovative approaches to address drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).With funding support from USAID and Global Affairs Canada, TB REACH Wave 9 grantees will help reduce initial or pre-treatment loss to follow up for people with DR-TB, by expanding access to new, all-oral treatment regimens, and improving treatment adherence and outcomes for people with DR-TB.
In Wave 9, only local, non-governmental organizations were eligible for funding, and together with the support of USAID, TB REACH will work with the organizations on a capacity assessment as part of a development plan to help grantees to improve and continue their funding efforts.
The Wave 9 Call for Proposals was launched in January 2021 and received almost 300 applications from 24 countries with a total funding request of USD 145 million. All completed proposals were reviewed intensively by an independent Proposal Review Committee (PRC), who selected 48 applicants to be invited to submit a more in-depth stage 2 proposal. These applications underwent another round of diligent and careful review by the PRC. After an 8-day review meeting, the PRC recommended 11 projects from 8 countries for funding.
TB REACH Wave 9 Grantees
| Country | Grantee Organization | Requested Budget |
| Category: Implementation of new DR-TB treatment regimens | ||
| Bangladesh | Interactive Research & Development Ltd. | $ 600’000 |
| Viet Nam | CTY TNHH (IRD VN) | $ 600’000 |
| Zimbabwe | The Union Zimbabwe Trust | $ 599’995 |
| Category: Improving treatment adherence and outcomes | ||
| Ethiopia | REACH Ethiopia | $ 590’037 |
| India | Baptist Church Trust Association (BCTA) | $ 580’294 |
| Kenya | Population Services Kenya | $ 600’000 |
| Nigeria | Janna Health Foundation | $ 582’398 |
| Pakistan | DOPASI Foundation | $ 598’819 |
| Category: Linkage to care to reduce pre-treatment loss to follow-up | ||
| India | Innovators In Health (India) | $ 593’066 |
| India | Resource Group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health | $ 584’286 |
| Nigeria | RedAid Nigeria | $ 213’459 |
| Total | $ 6’142’354 | |
An interactive map of TB REACH projects can be seen with all the projects listed, click here.