In many parts of the world, very high rates of complications and infections are part of the birth process. Infection
prevention is integral to solving many of the problems that are related to poor birth outcomes. Low cost, effective
infection prevention interventions are necessary immediately. Although there is considerable interest in maternal- child problems, there is very little focus on the infection prevention aspects. In order to address this gap, IFIC is launching a Grant Proposal Competition aimed at infection prevention in low-resource settings. This initiative is made possible through the generous support of one of our Strategic Partners - Covidien.

The IFIC Safe Childbirth Special Interest Group, seeks proposals from organizations for projects to reduce
maternal and/or neonatal infections in hospital and outpatient settings. A successful proposal will include a plan to bring infection control best practices to a low-resource setting or population using a community-hospital partnership. The grant will be awarded so that the investigators can implement their proposal and measure results.

This project must result in an English language manuscript for publication or a presentable abstract. Grant
requests are limited to US $3000. This request for proposals is for a one-time, one-year project. $1500 payment will be paid upon award, and the second payment of $1500 will be paid upon receipt of a satisfactory final project report.

Applications should be submitted in Microsoft Word format using this document template. Applications submitted in other ways will not be reviewed or acknowledged. The SIG will acknowledge applications within two weeks of its submission. Candidates may be contacted to discuss the application further.

The application must include a/n:

1. Title and Executive Summary
   
   
2. Narrative, of no more than 500 words, that includes:
   
   
   1. Project description
      1. Brief Statement of problem and hypothesis for project
      2. Goals and objectives
      3. Target population
      4. Proposed methods
         
         
   2. Plan for measuring project results
      
      
   3. Biographical sketch of key project participants including publications on related subjects
      
      
3. Project Budget detailing how funds will be spent. Please provide the name, address, and bank and account details needed for payment.

It should be submitted by email to: safechildbirth@theific.org, attn: Mary Catlin

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS is 15 May, 2010