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Description of Modification
Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
APS-623-10-000001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
May 27, 2010
Creation Date:
May 27, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications:
First Closing Date for Submission of Concept Papers is June 28, 2010
Final Closing Date for Submission of Concept Papers is November 26, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
First Closing Date for Submission of Concept Papers is June 28, 2010
Final Closing Date for Submission of Concept Papers is November 26, 2010
Archive Date:
Dec 26, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:
The goal of the activities for the Yes Youth Can! APS is to empower Kenyan youth by developing leadership and organizations, promoting inter-ethnic understanding, facilitating innovation, providing technical assistance, and channeling resources to at-risk youth in key provinces to improve competitiveness; Create jobs and new market opportunities; Enhance youth voices in policy dialogue and interethnic coalitions, and;
Generate new possibilities for community well-being. In order to support new skills development for key youth stakeholders, the proposed activities should focus on promoting economically viable livelihoods and competitiveness of youth enterprises, and/or support youth in exercising a greater voice in local affairs through a comprehensive territorial focus that engages youth and their communities.
Expected Number of Awards:
12
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$14,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$2,500,000
Award Floor:
$750,000
CFDA Number(s):
98.001
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USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Kenya USAID-Nairobi
Description
The United States Agency for International Development, Mission to Kenya (USAID/Kenya), invites applications from all U.S. and Non-U.S. qualified organizations to implement youth activities in Kenya. This program is authorized in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. The estimate for all awards to be made under this APS is $14,000,000. This funding opportunity includes multi-sectoral programming in six provinces in Kenya: Central, Nairobi, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western and Coast Provinces. Applicants are invited to submit applications for more than one province but each application should be able to stand alone, separate from the other applications submitted. Programs proposed for funding that include all sectoral Areas of Interest stated herein are encouraged. Proposals from consortia or partnerships between eligible organizations are welcome. Teaming arrangements, especially those that include Kenyan partners, are also encouraged in order to adequately provide multi-sectoral expertise required for design and implementation of an integrated program. Kenyan organizations are encouraged to apply as Prime applicants or as sub-awardees.
Link to Additional Information
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement
electronically, please contact:
Lisa Whitley
USAID/Kenya
E-mail: yesyouthcan@usaid.gov
Dedicated email address for the Yes Youth Can! APS
Synopsis Modification History
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