USAID/Nicaragua is offering the Nicaragua Youth and Communities Secure, Empowered and Resilient (NYCSER) grant to empower vulnerable youth and their communities in Managua, Masaya, Bilwi, and Waspam. This grant aims to equip youth to advocate for their interests, enhance their security, and foster resilience. The NYCSER program supports advancing youth knowledge, civic life, and employment, promoting their development and community well-being. Consistent with USAID’s vision for youth self-reliance, this initiative employs age-appropriate, gender-transformative programming. Its purpose is to cultivate a culture of accountability, entrepreneurship, and good governance, empowering a more self-reliant youth population in Nicaragua.
Opportunity ID: 327391
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 72052420RFA00001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NYCSER YP 2 APS USAID Nicaragua Addendum |
| 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: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 01, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 01, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 29, 2020 The close date to submit questions is 06/11/2020 at 12 noon, Nicaragua time.The close date to submit concept notes is 06/29/2020 at 12 noon, Nicaragua time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 29, 2020 The close date to submit questions is 06/11/2020 at 12 noon, Nicaragua time.The close date to submit concept notes is 06/29/2020 at 12 noon, Nicaragua time. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | U.S. and non-U.S. public, private, for-profit, and non-profit organizations, as well as institutions of higher education (especially minority-serving institutions), public international organizations, and non-governmental organizations are eligible to submit a concept note. Further, the organization must be a legally recognized organizational entity in the country where it operates.USAID values the participation of the U.S. higher education community in this activity. U.S. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are key partners for developing solutions to development challenges, by serving as intellectual hubs for knowledge, research support, and innovation. Under the NYCSER Addendum, USAID/Nicaragua strongly encourages a consortium approach that leverages the diverse, required technical expertise of a variety of partners needed to achieve the program objectives. Local organizations should take ownership and implement the central proposed interventions to the greatest extent possible. Concept Notes submitted under this Addendum should demonstrate a cross-sectoral approach to solving a pressing development challenge through a consortium of actors, to be led by one primary recipient of the award (Prime Recipient). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Nicaragua USAID-Managua |
| Description: |
Through the Nicaragua Youth and Communities Secure, Empowered and Resilient (NYCSER) addendum to the FY 2020 YouthPower 2 (YP2) Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA20APS00007, USAID/Nicaragua seeks to have empowered and resilient youth and their communities equipped to advocate for and address their own interests and security. USAID seeks targeted support for vulnerable youth from select municipalities of Nicaragua, namely Managua, Masaya, Bilwi and Waspam. NYCSER sees Nicaragua’s youth as a priority population that can be supported to advance their knowledge, civic life and employment for their own development and that of their communities. The NYCSER activity goal is consistent with the Agency’s vision for youth and the journey to self-reliance whereby an “intentional, age-appropriate, and gender-transformative programming will be one of the best ways to affect norms that can foster a culture of self-reliance, accountability, entrepreneurship and good governance |
| Link to Additional Information: | YP2 APS |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Carla Vanessa Morales
Acquisition and Assistance Spec. Email:oaanicaragua@usaid.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 327391 Full Announcement-72052420RFA00001_NYCSER -> 72052420RFA00001_NYCSER YP2 APS USAID Nicaragua Addendum.pdf
Folder 327391 Revised Full Announcement-Amendment #1_NYCSER Addendum -> 72052420RFA00001_Updated NYCSER YP2 APS USAID Nicaragua Addendum.pdf
Folder 327391 Revised Full Announcement-Amendment #1_NYCSER Addendum -> Amendment # 1-Q&A_Addendum NYCSER_PDF.pdf
Folder 327391 Revised Full Announcement-Amendment #1_NYCSER Addendum -> Updated Concept Note Template – YP2 APS User Guide.pdf
Folder 327391 Other Supporting Documents-APS 7200AA20APS00007 -> USAID No.7200AA20APS00007 YP2 – Annual Program Statement.pdf
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