This grant, the Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed (READ) II Activity, is designed to significantly enhance the reading proficiency of 15 million children across Ethiopia. Primarily benefiting students, teachers, and communities in grades 1-4, with secondary focus on grades 5-8, this initiative also prepares vulnerable learners and employs a structured gender approach to improve grade retention. Directly contributing to Ethiopia’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy for improved learning outcomes, the grant heavily involves the Ministry of Education. Capacity building and leadership training for zonal, woreda, and regional education staff are key components. While concentrating on early grade literacy, the program will also responsively address the needs of students impacted by poverty, conflict, or emergencies.
Opportunity ID: 292448
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-663-17-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed (READ) II Activity |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 02, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $86,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $86,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $86,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | There are no restrictions on eligibility for this solicitation. Qualified applicants may be any U.S. or non-U.S. organization, individual, non-profit, or for-profit entity. Faith-based and community organizations that fit the criteria above are also eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: | READ II’s overall objective is to contribute to USAID/Ethiopia’s goal of improving the reading proficiency of 15 million children. READ II also intends to achieve two cross-cutting and complementary objectives: demonstrate interventions that can meaningfully and measurably prepare a range of vulnerable students for learning and contribute to the implementation of a structured gender approach to increase boys’ and girls’ grade retention and grade progression at key grades in key regions or zones. READ II directly contributes to Ethiopia’s existing Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective (DO) #3: Improved Learning Outcomes. READ II is intended to support grade 1-4 students, teachers, and communities as primary beneficiaries of this activity, while grade 5-8 students, teachers, and youth are secondary priorities. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will play a key guiding role, with the majority of capacity building activities and leadership training under IR 3 focused on staff from zones and woredas, as well as regional education bureaus (REBs). While the majority of READ II’s interventions support reading and writing improvement in the early grades, USAID/Ethiopia will not neglect working in a responsive and systematic manner with the MOE to improve services for the millions of students who are chronically or unexpectedly confronted by the effects dire poverty, conflict or emergency-related events. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mariamawit Haile
AcquisitionandAssistanceSpecialist Phone 251-11-130-6299 Email:mgirma@usaid.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) Extend the deadline date for Questions from March 27, 2017 to June 16, 2017; 2) Extend the closing date from July 17, 2017 to August 11, 2017; and 3) Replace the Request for Application (RFA) No. RFA-663-17-000001 in total with the attached revised RFA. |
Jun 02, 2017 | |
| The United States Government (“USG”), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Ethiopia (“USAID/Ethiopia”) hereby amends the above-referenced RFA. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the closing date of the RFA as follows:
COVER LETTER Closing Date: Delete “May 15, 2017” and replace it with “July 17, 2017’. END OF AMENDMENT 000001, RFA-663-17-000001 |
Jun 02, 2017 | |
| Mar 31, 2017 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-663-17-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed (READ) II Activity |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 02, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $86,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $86,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $86,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | There are no restrictions on eligibility for this solicitation. Qualified applicants may be any U.S. or non-U.S. organization, individual, non-profit, or for-profit entity. Faith-based and community organizations that fit the criteria above are also eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: | READ II’s overall objective is to contribute to USAID/Ethiopia’s goal of improving the reading proficiency of 15 million children. READ II also intends to achieve two cross-cutting and complementary objectives: demonstrate interventions that can meaningfully and measurably prepare a range of vulnerable students for learning and contribute to the implementation of a structured gender approach to increase boys’ and girls’ grade retention and grade progression at key grades in key regions or zones. READ II directly contributes to Ethiopia’s existing Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective (DO) #3: Improved Learning Outcomes. READ II is intended to support grade 1-4 students, teachers, and communities as primary beneficiaries of this activity, while grade 5-8 students, teachers, and youth are secondary priorities. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will play a key guiding role, with the majority of capacity building activities and leadership training under IR 3 focused on staff from zones and woredas, as well as regional education bureaus (REBs). While the majority of READ II’s interventions support reading and writing improvement in the early grades, USAID/Ethiopia will not neglect working in a responsive and systematic manner with the MOE to improve services for the millions of students who are chronically or unexpectedly confronted by the effects dire poverty, conflict or emergency-related events. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mariamawit Haile
AcquisitionandAssistanceSpecialist Phone 251-11-130-6299 Email:mgirma@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-663-17-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed (READ) II Activity |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 02, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 17, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $99,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $99,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $99,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | There are no restrictions on eligibility for this solicitation. Qualified applicants may be any U.S. or non-U.S. organization, individual, non-profit, or for-profit entity. Faith-based and community organizations that fit the criteria above are also eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: | READ II’s overall objective is to contribute to USAID/Ethiopia’s goal of improving the reading proficiency of 15 million children. READ II also intends to achieve two cross-cutting and complementary objectives: demonstrate interventions that can meaningfully and measurably prepare a range of vulnerable students for learning and contribute to the implementation of a structured gender approach to increase boys’ and girls’ grade retention and grade progression at key grades in key regions or zones. READ II directly contributes to Ethiopia’s existing Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective (DO) #3: Improved Learning Outcomes. READ II is intended to support grade 1-4 students, teachers, and communities as primary beneficiaries of this activity, while grade 5-8 students, teachers, and youth are secondary priorities. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will play a key guiding role, with the majority of capacity building activities and leadership training under IR 3 focused on staff from zones and woredas, as well as regional education bureaus (REBs). While the majority of READ II’s interventions support reading and writing improvement in the early grades, USAID/Ethiopia will not neglect working in a responsive and systematic manner with the MOE to improve services for the millions of students who are chronically or unexpectedly confronted by the effects dire poverty, conflict or emergency-related events. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mariamawit Haile
AcquisitionandAssistanceSpecialist Phone 251-11-130-6299 Email:mgirma@usaid.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-663-17-000001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed (READ) II Activity |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $99,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $99,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $99,000,000 |
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: | There are no restrictions on eligibility for this solicitation. Qualified applicants may be any U.S. or non-U.S. organization, individual, non-profit, or for-profit entity. Faith-based and community organizations that fit the criteria above are also eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description: | READ II’s overall objective is to contribute to USAID/Ethiopia’s goal of improving the reading proficiency of 15 million children. READ II also intends to achieve two cross-cutting and complementary objectives: demonstrate interventions that can meaningfully and measurably prepare a range of vulnerable students for learning and contribute to the implementation of a structured gender approach to increase boys’ and girls’ grade retention and grade progression at key grades in key regions or zones. READ II directly contributes to Ethiopia’s existing Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective (DO) #3: Improved Learning Outcomes.
READ II is intended to support grade 1-4 students, teachers, and communities as primary beneficiaries of this activity, while grade 5-8 students, teachers, and youth are secondary priorities. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will play a key guiding role, with the majority of capacity building activities and leadership training under IR 3 focused on staff from zones and woredas, as well as regional education bureaus (REBs). While the majority of READ II’s interventions support reading and writing improvement in the early grades, USAID/Ethiopia will not neglect working in a responsive and systematic manner with the MOE to improve services for the millions of students who are chronically or unexpectedly confronted by the effects dire poverty, conflict or emergency-related events. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mariamawit Haile
AcquisitionandAssistanceSpecialist Phone 251-11-130-6299 Email:mgirma@usaid.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 292448 Full Announcement-RFA-663-17-000001 -> Benchmark Table – All Languages – Attachment V.pdf
Folder 292448 Full Announcement-RFA-663-17-000001 -> LQAS Report Ethiopia Combined_20june2016_FINAL – Attachment IV.PDF
Folder 292448 Full Announcement-RFA-663-17-000001 -> Education Sector Development Plan V – Attachment I.pdf
Folder 292448 Full Announcement-RFA-663-17-000001 -> RFA-663-17-000001 – Final Version 03.14.2017.pdf
Folder 292448 Full Announcement-RFA-663-17-000001 -> FOR IPs-A Reference to an Activity MEL Plan-03-01-2017 – Attachment VII.pdf
Folder 292448 Full Announcement-RFA-663-17-000001 -> ESDP V Ethiopia Multi-Year Action Plan submitted to GPE – Attachment II.pdf
Folder 292448 Full Announcement-RFA-663-17-000001 -> NORC_Ethiopia_READ CO Baseline Report_DRAFT (May31-2016) – Attachment III.pdf
Folder 292448 Full Announcement-RFA-663-17-000001 -> List of Abbreviations_READ II Attachment VI.pdf
Folder 292448 Revised Full Announcement-Amendment No. 000003 -> Revised READ II RFA – 06.01.17.pdf
Folder 292448 Other Supporting Documents-Amend.#4 Questions and Answers -> AMENDMENT NO. 000004 – FINAL.pdf
Folder 292448 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 000001 -> AMENDMENT NO. 000001 TO REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) No. RFA-663-17-000001.pdf
Folder 292448 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment No. 000002 -> AMENDMENT NO. 000002 TO REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) No. RFA-663-17-000001.pdf
Folder 292448 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment No. 000005 -> AMENDMENT NO. 000005 – Final.pdf
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