Deadline: 6-Sep-22
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking concept papers from qualified entities for the Protection, Inclusion, and Empowerment activity.
Overall Goal
The activity’s goal is to improve the lives of disadvantaged and marginalized populations through needed legal-regulatory framework changes, improved services, and intensified cooperation between the government and non-governmental actors to address the needs of vulnerable and marginalized groups. The activity goal will be achieved through activities under the following components.
Themes
The proposed activity will target different themes:
- Social Protection Policy work
- C-TIP
- Social inclusion and protection for persons with disabilities and LGBTIQ+
- GBV, including DV and IPV
- Women’s empowerment
- Protection of rights, access to humanitarian/recovery assistance, and safety from violence, abuse and exploitation of women and girls impacted by the NK conflict and/or instability.
- Support for displaced populations, including engagement in relevant peace processes
- Support to address the impacts of global and domestic crises, such as COVID-19 and food insecurity
Components
- Inclusion, protection and empowerment policy and legislative reform
- Improved inclusion, protection and empowerment services for vulnerable and marginalized groups
- Enhanced protection and inclusion of those affected by instability and violent hostilities/conflict
- Outreach, communications, and research
- Adaptive social protection to address the impacts of global or domestic crises, such as COVID-19, war/conflict, and food insecurity
Funding Information
USAID intends to award one Cooperative Agreement pursuant to this notice of funding opportunity. Subject to funding availability and at the discretion of the Agency, USAID intends to provide $20,000,000 in total USAID funding over a five-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for this NOFO is not restricted, both qualified U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, such as private, non-profit organizations (or for-profit companies willing to forego profit), including private voluntary organizations, universities, research organizations, professional associations, and relevant special interest associations, are eligible to apply.
- USAID welcomes applications from organizations that have not previously received financial assistance from USAID.
- Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for federal financial assistance on the same basis as any other organization and are subject to the protections and requirements of Federal law.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343197