MITS Surveillance Alliance - MITS Mortality Surveillance Program Awards - Request for Proposals

Sep 15, 2026

MITS Surveillance Alliance seeks applications for awards to advance minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) within mortality surveillance programs. The Request for Proposals defines selection criteria and terms of reference for Phase II (2022-2025), aiming to accelerate MITS-informed cause-of-death classification and strengthen cross-site data quality. The funding supports building capacity, integrating MITS, calibrating verbal autopsy results with reference cases, standardizing collected data, and promoting sustainability through cost sharing and structured award payments.

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Background

Request for Letters of Intent (LOI) and Proposals

Funding and Additional Support

Expectations and Minimum Eligibility Requirements

Cost Sharing and Award Payments

Application Process

Letter of Intent (LOI) Submission Instructions

Proposal Submission Instructions

Proposal Evaluation

Appendix A. Letter of Intent Template

Appendix B. Proposal Template

Appendix C. Budget and Justification Instructions and Template

Appendix D. Applying Institution Letter of Support Example

MITS Surveillance Alliance MITS Mortality Surveillance Program Awards Request for Proposals [Letters of intent due to ](Letters of intent due to MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org)[MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org](Letters of intent due to MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org) by Friday, March 18, 2022, 6:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time (23:30 UTC) Please email [MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org](MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org) with questions or for clarification by Friday, April 8, 2022 [Proposals due to ](Proposals due to MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org)[MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org](Proposals due to MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org) by Friday, April 22, 2022, 6:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time (23:30 UTC) Contents 1. Background...................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Request for Letters of Intent (LOI) and Proposals............................................................................ 2 3. Funding and Additional Support....................................................................................................... 3 4. Expectations and Minimum Eligibility Requirements ........................................................................ 3 5. Cost Sharing and Award Payments .................................................................................................. 5 6. Application Process .......................................................................................................................... 5 7. Letter of Intent (LOI) Submission Instructions................................................................................... 6 8. Proposal Submission Instructions ..................................................................................................... 7 9. Proposal Evaluation ......................................................................................................................... 8 Appendix A. Letter of Intent Template ..................................................................................................... 10 Appendix B. Proposal Template ................................................................................................................ 11 Appendix C. Budget and Justification Instructions and Template ............................................................. 15 Appendix D. Applying Institution Letter of Support Example.................................................................... 23 Tables: Table 1. Milestone Timeline and Payment Schedule .................................................................................... 5 Table 2. Application and Award Timeline ..................................................................................................... 6 Table 3. Proposal Evaluation Scoring Matrix ................................................................................................ 9 Table 4. Budget template .......................................................................................................................... 20 Table 5. Cost Share Template and Example ............................................................................................... 22 1. Background High-quality, precise mortality data are important to understand the burden of disease and to inform innovation, health planning, and resource prioritization to improve health outcomes. Pathology-based mortality surveillance using Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) improves the accuracy of causeof-death (CoD) ascertainment. The MITS Surveillance Alliance builds on the work of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), and the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) and Country-wide Mortality Surveillance for Action (COMSA) platforms. The outcomes from the initial phase of the MITS Surveillance Alliance (2017-2021) included standardization of MITS procedures and creation of a global forum to share best

FAQs

What is the purpose of this Request for Proposals?

It outlines selection criteria and expected terms of reference to identify surveillance sites that will incorporate MITS into existing mortality surveillance programs and improve routine decision-making data.

What does the award funding support?

It supports building capacity, integrating MITS into mortality surveillance, including reference MITS cases to calibrate verbal autopsy results, and standardizing data to contribute to global cause-of-death estimate initiatives.

What are the key proposal and timeline requirements?

Letters of intent are due by Friday, March 18, 2022 at 6:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time, and proposals are due by Friday, April 22, 2022 at 6:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time. Questions can be sent to MITSAllianceGrants@rti.org by Friday, April 8, 2022.

Sep 15, 2026

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