Deadline: 4-Jan-23
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI), and USAID/Jamaica, are announcing the Jamaica Youth EMPOWERment (EMPOWER) Activity Addendum to the YouthPower 2 (YP2) Annual Program Statement (APS), hereafter known as the YP2 APS.
USAID/Jamaica aims to provide a vehicle for engaging with vulnerable youth and youth-serving organizations, among others, and systems to generate cross-sectoral, positive youth development outcomes. In Jamaica, youth are not engaged in their communities. They may have low self-esteem, lack positive role models, and have a general feeling of alienation, which may be due to limited access to resources and opportunities. This Activity, therefore, seeks to empower at-risk youth to become more involved in their communities and improve their work readiness skills, while strengthening the enabling environment that supports them.
The purpose of the Jamaica Youth EMPOWERment Activity (EMPOWER) is to increase targeted youth’s civic engagement and build work readiness skills to bolster employment opportunities for them. This new youth civic participation and workforce development activity seeks to leverage new models and partnerships to build the resilience of youth who are most at-risk of perpetrating and/or are victims of violence and crime.
Goal: To increase the civic participation of high risk youth, and improve their skills to access livelihood opportunities and contribute to the development of their communities.
Objectives
The EMPOWER Activity has the following objectives:
- Increase civic awareness and participation of target youth in community-based activities.
- Improve the ability of targeted youth to access livelihood opportunities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
- Award Floor: $1
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for this award is not restricted. U.S. and non-U.S. public, private, for-profit, and non-profit organizations, as well as higher education institutions (especially minority-serving institutions (MSIs), public international organizations, and non-governmental organizations are eligible to submit a concept note. Further, the organization must be a legally recognized organizational entity in the country where it operates.
- USAID values the participation of the U.S. higher education community in this activity. U.S. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are key partners for developing solutions to development challenges, by serving as intellectual hubs for knowledge, research support, and innovation.
- An individual or organization that:
- Is legally organized under the laws of a country that is receiving assistance from USAID;
- Has its principal place of business or operations in a country receiving assistance from USAID;
- Is majority-owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of a country receiving assistance from USAID; and
- Is managed by a governing body, the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the country receiving assistance from USAID.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344254