Opportunity ID: 347970

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2023-008
Funding Opportunity Title: Increasing Professional Development among Key Demographics in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Public Diplomacy
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 19.021 — Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: May 07, 2023
Last Updated Date: May 11, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 12, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 12, 2023
Archive Date: Jul 12, 2023
Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Award Floor: $35,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations. • Public and private educational institutions• Public International Organizations

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to Iraq
Description:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Consulate General of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to reduce increase professional skills and job opportunities among key demographics in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Please follow all instructions below.

 

Priority Region: Iraqi Kurdistan Region, with particular emphasis on high school and university students in Halabja governorate, and students and recent graduates from the following universities: Koya University, Soran University, University of Halabja, University of Raparin, University of Zakho, University of Garmian, and Charmo University. 

 

Program Objectives:

University students and recent graduates from regional universities outside of the main urban centers in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region regularly report that they feel unprepared to enter the job market, despite significant U.S. investment in each university’s career development center. This program will provide job and interview skills training to students from any of the identified demographics above, tailored to the existing job market, ideally in cooperation with the U.S.-funded career development centers at the named universities. 

 

Participants and Audiences:

The chosen audience should focus on those described under “Priority Region.” Applicants should make clearly explain their rationale for choosing between a program with few numbers but a presumably more in-depth impact, versus a program with significantly larger number of participants but with less time spent per participant. The minimum number of participants for this program is 25.  

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Rebeen K Wali

Grantor
Email:ErbilPublicAffairs@state.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Changing Closing date May 11, 2023

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2023-008
Funding Opportunity Title: Increasing Professional Development among Key Demographics in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Public Diplomacy
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 19.021 — Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: May 07, 2023
Last Updated Date: May 11, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 12, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 12, 2023
Archive Date: Jul 12, 2023
Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Award Floor: $35,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations. • Public and private educational institutions• Public International Organizations

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to Iraq
Description:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Consulate General of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to reduce increase professional skills and job opportunities among key demographics in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Please follow all instructions below.

 

Priority Region: Iraqi Kurdistan Region, with particular emphasis on high school and university students in Halabja governorate, and students and recent graduates from the following universities: Koya University, Soran University, University of Halabja, University of Raparin, University of Zakho, University of Garmian, and Charmo University. 

 

Program Objectives:

University students and recent graduates from regional universities outside of the main urban centers in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region regularly report that they feel unprepared to enter the job market, despite significant U.S. investment in each university’s career development center. This program will provide job and interview skills training to students from any of the identified demographics above, tailored to the existing job market, ideally in cooperation with the U.S.-funded career development centers at the named universities. 

 

Participants and Audiences:

The chosen audience should focus on those described under “Priority Region.” Applicants should make clearly explain their rationale for choosing between a program with few numbers but a presumably more in-depth impact, versus a program with significantly larger number of participants but with less time spent per participant. The minimum number of participants for this program is 25.  

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Rebeen K Wali

Grantor
Email:ErbilPublicAffairs@state.gov

Folder 347970 Full Announcement-IPD in IKR -> Grant-Application-InstructionsENG-1.pdf

Folder 347970 Full Announcement-IPD in IKR -> Increasing Professional Development.pdf

Folder 347970 Full Announcement-IPD in IKR -> Grant Application form.pdf

Folder 347970 Full Announcement-IPD in IKR -> SF424A-Instructions.pdf

Folder 347970 Full Announcement-IPD in IKR -> SF424A.pdf

Folder 347970 Full Announcement-IPD in IKR -> Budget Narrative Sample Template.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Rebeen K Wali
Grantor
Email: ErbilPublicAffairs@state.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
19.021 DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2023-008 Increasing Professional Development among Key Demographics in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region PKG00281542 May 10, 2023 Jul 10, 2023 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

347970 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

347970 SF424A-1.0.pdf

347970 SF424B-1.1.pdf

347970 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

347970 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

347970 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

347970 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

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