Deadline: 1-Apr-22
The USAID Youth Excel: Our Knowledge, Leading Change program is conducting a grant competition to offer funding opportunities for local organizations in Malawi and Zambia to test and adapt solutions for a problem in a regional context through youth-led “research-to-change” (implementation research) approaches for positive youth development.
Through this grant competition, Youth Excel seeks concepts to strengthen menstrual health and hygiene management for girl’s education in Malawi and Zambia. Menstrual health and hygiene management (MHH) is a critical aspect of addressing gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment, as it alleviates barriers to full and equal participation in education and public life. USAID has a long history of investing in MHH at schools as a water and sanitation (WASH) sector activity, in line with the Water for the World Act and the U.S. Global Water Strategy. Access to appropriate MHH as part of WASH facilities and services is also reflected in the USAID Education Policy and the U.S. Government Basic Education Strategy.
This grant competition will fund youth-led and youth-serving organizations who have existing school-based MHH programs within schools that serve adolescent girls and have existing WASH/latrine infrastructure. Grantees will self-identify implementation research questions that align with the linkages between MHH and educational outcomes.
Purpose
Youth Excel seeks concepts to strengthen menstrual health and hygiene management for girls’ education in Malawi and Zambia. Menstrual health and hygiene management (MHH) is a critical aspect of addressing gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment, as it alleviates barriers to full and equal participation in education and public life.
What kind of grants are available?
- Amount: USD $40,000 – $50,000. Applicants can propose the amount required for project implementation within this range. Cost share is not required.
- Length: 8 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local youth-led and youth-serving organizations serving youth aged 10-24 who meet the minimum criteria and share Youth Excel objectives are eligible to apply.
- Organizations led by or serving marginalized groups, which may include age, gender, disability, ethnicity, and other identities, are encouraged to apply. The grant competition is not restricted to certain technical sectors or to research organizations.
- Eligible countries:
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Registered Organizations
- Local
- Nongovernmental Organizations or Private Companies
- Eligible to receive USAID funding:
- Has or willing to register for DUNS Number
- Able to sign ADS 303mav Certifications, Assurances, Representations, and Other Statements of the Recipient
Ineligible
- Individual or Group
- International
- Government Institutions or Political Parties
- Not eligible due to any of the following reasons:
- Appears on Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control list
- Has active exclusions in the System for Award Management
- Appears on United Nations Security Designation list
- Has received Youth Excel funding or hasconflict of interest
For more information, visit https://www.irex.org/program/seeking-concept-notes-strengthen-menstrual-health-and-hygiene-management-girls-education
