USAID Ethiopia is offering the ‘Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed (READ)’ grant to support the Ethiopian Ministry of Education in implementing a nationwide reading and writing program for primary students. This five-year Cooperative Agreement aims to provide technical expertise in teaching reading and writing, develop syllabi and curricula in various Ethiopian languages, and offer support at both national and local levels. The grant focuses on improving literacy rates and enhancing educational opportunities for Ethiopian students. Application deadline: March 30, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 142894
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | RFA-663-12-000003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Reading for Ethiopia’s Achievement Developed (READ) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date:: | Feb 08, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 22, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $45,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $45,000,000 |
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:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Description:: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ethiopia is issuing this Request for Applications (RFA) for a five-year Cooperative Agreement titled Reading for Ethiopias Achievement Developed (READ) Technical Assistance Project in Ethiopia to support the Ethiopian Ministry of Educations (MOEs) efforts in developing a nationwide reading and writing program that will reach the vast majority of Ethiopian primary students. This project has a heavy focus on providing technical expertise in international best practices of teaching reading and writing; expertise that is to be applied to a variety of Ethiopian languages in order to develop syllabi, curricula and materials for both students and teachers. This project will provide direction, support, technical leadership and administrative support to the Ministry of Education at both national and local levels.
NOTE: Closing date of application has been changed from March 23 to March 30, 2012. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 4 | The purpose of Amendment 2 is to extend the closing date for application submission from March 23, 2012 to March 30, 2012. | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Synopsis 3 | ||
| Synopsis 2 | ||
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1