Deadline: 27 March 2015 The Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development partners are seeking proposals for fifth call for ground-breaking, sustainable innovations to save the lives of mothers and newborns in the hardest to reach corners of the world. The Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development partnership includes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada (funded by the Government of Canada), and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). Types of Awards Seed Funds – It is to support the development and validation of ideas capable of impacting health outcomes for pregnant women and their babies in low-resource settings. Validation Funds – It is to introduce and validate the effectiveness of innovations to reach proof-of-concept. Transition to Scale Funds – It is to develop, refine, and rigoursly test the impact of integrated solutions that have previously measured promising health outcomes in a controlled or limited setting and have the potential to credibly scale to improve the lives of millions of pregnant women and newborns in multiple countries. Transition funding is limited to integrated solutions that unite technology, service delivery, and demand. Eligibility Criteria The proposed solution should Be “off the beaten track,” daring in premise, and clearly differentiated from standard practice Enhance uptake, acceptability and provide for sustained use (potential for sustainability as defined as cost-recovery, sustained use, and sustainable impact) Be low-cost or highly cost-effective solutions Have a strong likelihood of achieving a substantial impact on one or more important adverse maternal, fetal, or neonatal health conditions Be scalable in resource-poor settings; Be able to be monitored, measured and evaluated. For more information, visit Saving Lives at Birth Round 5. http://www.savinglivesatbirth.net/apply