Deadline: 17-Jul-23
Applications are now open for Promoting Resilience in the Maldives (PRIME), a five-year program, implemented by Transparency Maldives (TM), to build cohesive communities and resilience of vulnerable populations and at-risk groups such as youth, men and women alike in order to create an atmosphere for young people to grow into being contributing citizens of the Maldivian society.
The program includes both preventive and rehabilitative interventions targeting youth in general as well as targeted rehabilitative interventions for youth at risk who are excluded and/or involved in criminal activities and are socially vulnerable.
The overall project is designed to address four interrelated social problems that drive youth towards violence and criminal activity in the Maldives:
- Break down of family structures
- Gangs and drug use
- Weak Education system
- Unemployment and underemployment
Objectives and Priority Issues
- The priority areas for this request for concept notes are given. The examples of activities given are illustrative and are not limited to the mentioned ones:
- Activities that support youth development and reduce risks and vulnerabilities. This includes developing and conducting programs to enhance youth empowerment, career-building or enhancing programs, or activities that reduce their involvement and risk of involvement in criminal activities.
- Activities to promote social cohesion and community mobilization. This includes activities encouraging public participation in local governance, inclusion of minority or marginalized groups in community activities, encouraging positive citizenship.
- Mental health awareness and capacity building among community and local leaders. Activities may include programs to reduce stigmatization, prevention of mental health issues, advocate/support for proper environments in schools and workplaces.
Funding Information
- The grant should not exceed USD 40,000, and be a minimum of USD 15,000.
Implementation period
- October 1st 2023 to September 30th 2024 (twelve months)
Target Beneficiaries
- PRIME program is broadly targeted towards girls and boys aged 12-17 years and men and women aged between 18 and 34 years, especially focusing on at-risk youth (who may include adolescents, school dropouts, young mothers, unemployed and underemployed youth). Subgrants are expected to target these groups as well. However, other target audiences may be included, depending on the interventions and activities proposed; such as parents or teachers or ex-offenders.
- It is expected that each grant will directly reach at least 300 – 400 individuals (girls, boys, women and men).
Target Locations
- The following locations are the primary targets of the sub-grants issued under this RFA:
- Greater Male’ area
- K.Himmafushi, K.Maafushi and/or K.Guraidhoo
- Addu City
- Fuvahmulah City
- Kulhudhufushi City
- Other locations with justifications on the relevance of the project will also be considered, if proposed in addition to at least one of the above locations. More points will be given for multiples locations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organisations
- Applicants must be Maldivian organizations.
- Applicants can be any organization in the Maldives with a legal personality in Maldives, that is not a public sector or profit sector institution.
- Examples of eligible organisations include non-government organisations, not-for-profit companies, societies, professional associations, and community based organisations.
- Eligible organizations must also:
- Demonstrate the ability to contribute towards the objectives and perform the award in accordance with USAID policies and practices.
- Display sound financial, administrative, and technical management systems to safeguard assets and protect against fraud and waste.
- Able to demonstrate satisfactory performance with relevant experience.
- Have satisfactory record of business integrity and ethicality.
- Commitment and flexibility to work in partnership with TM.
- Must not subgrant the funds to a third party.
- Ineligible organizations include
- Political parties, including their subsidiaries and affiliates;
- Organizations that advocate or promote anti-democratic policies or illegal activities;
- Faith-based organizations whose objectives are for discriminatory and religious purposes, and whose main objective for the grant is of a religious nature;
- Any entity included in any supplementary information concerning prohibited individuals or entities that may be provided by USAID;
- Any entity whose name appears in the excluded list of System of Award Management (SAM), on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons List maintained by the U.S. Treasury for the Office of Foreign Assets Control, sometimes referred to as the “OFAC List” and in the United Nations Security designation list with an active exclusion; and
- An organization that refuses to sign all required certifications and assurances.
- Note: Applicants are strongly encouraged to cost-share overheads with other projects, if implementing any. Applicants who demonstrate reasonable cost share in the concept note will have additional points in the evaluation of their applications
For more information, visit Transparency Maldives (TM).