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Invitation to Mission Industry Day - USAID/Eastern and Southern Caribbean

ID: 72053824ID0001 • Type: Forecasted

Description

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the U.S. government agency that leads international development and humanitarian efforts. USAID works in over 100 countries around the world to save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people progress beyond assistance. In the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region, USAID partners with the people and governments to improve the country's economy, governance, health, and education so that families can live better lives. To achieve development outcomes and to promote robust activity designs, USAID strives to partner with local government and non-government organizations with expertise in a wide range of technical areas.

As part of its Regional Development Cooperation Strategy (2020-2025), USAID is designing an education activity for youth currently not in employment, education, or training (NEET) between the ages of 15 to 24 years old. USAID's goal is to invest in local institutions and organizations to achieve measurable improvements in youth's soft skills development and employment outcomes. Suriname and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have been identified as beneficiary countries with expansion to the eastern Caribbean subject to the availability of funding. This proposed new activity will focus on measurable training and employment results using a pay-for-results approach (PFR) in which USAID pays for results, in whole or in part, only when they are realized by the fund recipient.

Local service providers, academic institutions, private sector partners, and civil society organizations that provide training for and job opportunities for youth are invited to an interactive hybrid Industry Day event.

Additional information can be found in the attached PDF.

Background
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the U.S. government agency that leads international development and humanitarian efforts, working in over 100 countries to save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people progress beyond assistance.

In the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region, USAID partners with local governments and organizations to improve the economy, governance, health, and education. As part of its Regional Development Cooperation Strategy (2020-2025), USAID is designing an education activity aimed at youth aged 15 to 24 who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET). The goal is to invest in local institutions to achieve measurable improvements in youth's soft skills development and employment outcomes, particularly in Suriname and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Grant Details
The proposed new activity will focus on measurable training and employment results using a pay-for-results approach (PFR), where USAID pays for results only when they are realized by the fund recipient. Local service providers, academic institutions, private sector partners, and civil society organizations that provide training for youth are invited to participate in an interactive hybrid Industry Day event. This event will facilitate open communication between USAID and stakeholders to better understand education priorities and funding requirements while gaining insight into local capabilities for a more integrated design of the new education activity.

Eligibility Requirements
Local service providers, academic institutions, private sector partners, and civil society organizations that provide training for and job opportunities for youth are eligible to participate in the Industry Day event.

Period of Performance
The Industry Day event will take place on September 30, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Grant Value
Details regarding the total value of the grant or potential individual grant awards are not specified in the document.

Place of Performance
The event will be held at the Torarica Resort in Suriname.
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Overview

Agency
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Other
Grant Program (CFDA)
98.001 - USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 9/4/24 U.S. Agency for International Development forecasted grant opportunity 72053824ID0001 for Invitation to Mission Industry Day - USAID/Eastern and Southern Caribbean. The grant will be issued under grant program 98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.

Timing

Posted Date
Sept. 4, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Last Updated
Sept. 4, 2024, 2:50 p.m. EDT
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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"

Contacts

Contact
Farah Canaan Lachapelle Grantor
Contact Email
fcanaanlachapelle@usaid.gov   Profile
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