The United States Agency for International Development, Mission to Kenya (USAID/Kenya), is offering this grant to qualified U.S. and Non-U.S. organizations to implement multi-sectoral youth activities across six provinces in Kenya. This grant is for the purpose of fostering youth empowerment and integrated development initiatives, with an estimated $14,000,000 available for awards. Proposals from consortia, partnerships, and particularly Kenyan organizations (as Prime or sub-awardees) are highly encouraged. Applicants may target multiple provinces, but each submission must be self-contained and prioritize comprehensive, multi-sectoral programming for youth development.
Opportunity ID: 54834
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | APS-623-10-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Youth Empowerment Program in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| 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 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 27, 2010 |
| Last Updated 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 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| 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: | – |
Additional Information
| 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: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lisa Whitley
USAID/Kenya E-mail: yesyouthcan@usaid.gov Email:yesyouthcan@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2010 | ||
| May 27, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | APS-623-10-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Youth Empowerment Program in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| 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 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 27, 2010 |
| Last Updated 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 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| 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: | – |
Additional Information
| 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: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lisa Whitley
USAID/Kenya E-mail: yesyouthcan@usaid.gov Email:yesyouthcan@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | APS-623-10-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Youth Empowerment Program in Kenya |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| 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 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 27, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| 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 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| 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: | – |
Additional Information
| 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: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
MILLY WAROBI
Procurement Admin. Specialist Phone 254-20-721 2313 Email:mwarobi@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 54834 Full Announcement-1 -> yyc!aps.pdf
Folder 54834 Full Announcement-1 -> usaid-kenya annual report (annex 4a).pdf
Folder 54834 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 01 1 -> amendment 01.pdf
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