Description: Max. Grant Amount: $ 2.000.000
The United States Government, through the US Agency for International Development’s Office of Innovation and Development Alliances (IDEA), Local Sustainability (LS) Division, is inviting applications from prospective partners that are either Private or Voluntary Organizations based in the United States (US PVOs) or indigenous, local Nongovernmental Organizations (LNGOs) for the Development Grants Program (DGP). The overall objective of the DGP is to contribute to improved and sustainable grass roots development by supporting development projects and strengthening capacities of nascent development partners in countries where the DGP is active. The DGP has a priority of strengthening LNGOs and US PVOs, recognizing that a vibrant and active NGO sector is fundamental to promoting a healthy democracy that is accountable and responsive to citizens’ needs.
USAID/Macedonia will accept applications for the following sectors:
(1) Democracy and Governance,
(2) Education and
(3) Economic Growth
Democracy and Governance
This program area aims to support authentic civil society organizations in the areas of human rights and public advocacy. Responses that offer innovative approaches to stimulating civic activism, engaging with the government on substantive issues, and civic monitoring and oversight are particularly welcome.
Education
This program area aims to increase capacity for assessment of early grade reading and numeracy skills of students while building the technical capacity of local service providers. The measurement of learning outcomes and education data are necessary to support decision-making, incentives, transparency, and accountability needed to improve reading and numeracy. A lack of quality data
on student learning hinders the development and implementation of effective educational policies and supportive classroom/school-level/community action.
Economic Growth
By focusing on private sector competitiveness, local economic development, and social entrepreneurship, this program area aims to strengthen key capacities of a growing pool of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to drive economic growth and create new jobs.
Awards will be cooperative agreements for up to three years and a maximum of $2,000,000.
The closing date for submission of concept papers is July 02, 2012.
Deadline: 2 July 2012
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