Deadline: 7-Oct-22
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement USAID/Ghana’s Strengthening Accountability in Ghana’s Education System (SAGES) Systems Strengthening Activity (the Activity). Eligibility for this award is not restricted; see Section C of this Request for Applications (RFA).
The purpose of the Strengthening Accountability in Ghana’s Education System (SAGES) Systems Strengthening activity is to improve primary education service delivery through institutionalizing accountability in the Ghanian primary education system. The activity will support efforts led by the Government of Ghana (GOG), in particular the Ministry of Education (MOE) and its agencies/affiliates, to:
- Strengthen the enabling environment for education accountability; and
- Increase the performance of education system actors and improve the effectiveness of their interactions with each other in support of education accountability.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $50,000,000
Geographical Focus
The SAGES Systems Strengthening program focuses on actors nationwide with the exception of school and community-level interventions that should focus on actors in the 17 districts in USAID’s ZOI in northern Ghana
Outcomes
The overall goal of the SAGES Systems Strengthening activity is to improve education service delivery by institutionalizing accountability throughout the primary education system. The activity has two objectives. The first objective, establish the enabling environment for accountability in the primary education system, refers to the conditions that must be in place for system actors to perform their roles. The second objective, increase the performance and improve the interactions among all key actors in the primary education system, focuses specifically on the ability of system actors to perform their defined roles
- Objective 1: Establish the enabling environment for accountability in the primary education system.
- Objective 2: Increase the performance and improve the interactions among all key actors in the primary education system.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for this NOFO is not restricted. U.S. and non-US organizations may participate under this NOFO. Public International Organizations (PIOs), as defined by ADS 308, are eligible to submit an application. Any PIO that submits an application to this NOFO is agreeing to have all substantial involvement included as special conditions in their final PIO cost-type agreement is otherwise ineligible for award.
- Applicants must have established financial management, monitoring and evaluation processes, internal control systems, and policies and procedures that comply with established U.S. Government standards, laws, and regulations. The successful applicant will be subject to a responsibility determination assessment (pre-award Survey) by the Agreement Officer (AO).
- The Recipient must be a responsible entity. The AO may determine a pre-award survey is required to conduct an examination that will determine whether the prospective recipient has the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills – or ability to obtain them – in order to achieve the objectives of the program and comply with the terms and conditions of the award.
- For-profit applicants must note that USAID policy prohibits the payment of fee/profit for recipients under assistance instruments. Forgone profit does not qualify as cost-share or leverage.
- USAID welcomes applications from organizations that have not previously received financial assistance from USAID.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343336