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The purpose of this program is to improve the well-being of families and their vulnerable children through comprehensive and coordinated evidence-based interventions that strengthen the capacity of families and communities to care for vulnerable children in sub-districts and districts with high HIV prevalence, high maternal mortality, and a high number of orphans and vulnerable children.

Marginalized Palestinian areas suffer from a multitude of political, security and socio-economic problems that hinder development work and put the population at serious risk. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has limited authority and capability to reach all Palestinian areas to provide meaningful support to its residents. The School Improvement Program will implement interventions to improve the educational environment and quality of education in the most disadvantaged Palestinian areas. This program will provide support to public and private schools in the most disadvantaged Palestinian areas. The primary goal of the program is to improve access to quality education and mitigate challenges to youth development in marginalized areas. The sub-goals include: 1) Improved educational facilities through renovation.2) Improved teaching and learning through teacher training as appropriate, provision of educational resources, and collaboration with local communities.3) Expanded opportunities for youth development through extracurricular activities, career counseling and training in schools after hours.Illustrative outcomes include:• Improved human and physical educational resources that contribute to narrowing the achievement gap between students in underserved and better served Palestinian areas.• Organized and sustained extracurricular activities and youth programs.• Established networks between teachers, administrators, counselors, officials and community representatives in the targeted schools aiming at improving the quality of education and youth programming.• Enhanced community involvement in school decision-making.• Strengthened educational institutions that provide services to learners.

This is a Request for Information(RFI). This is not a Request forProposal or a Request for Application (RFA) and is not to be construed as acommitment by the U.S. Government to issue any solicitation or Notice of FundingOpportunity, or ultimately to award a contract or assistance agreement on thebasis of this RFI, or to pay for any information voluntarily submitted as aresult of this request. USAID postsits competitive business opportunities on www.fbo.gov or www.grants.gov. It is thepotential offeror’s/applicant’s responsibility to monitor these sites forannouncements of new opportunities. Please note that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage toany organization or individual in any subsequent competition. Responses may beused by USAID without restriction or limitation, therefore proprietaryinformation should not be sent. This RFI is issued pursuant to FAR Part 15.201(c),(d) and (f) and FAR Part 10.002 (b)(2)(iii). The purpose of this RFI is tooffer the opportunity for interested organizations and individuals to provideinformation, opinions and recommendations on approaches for the implementationof the Integrated Violence Prevention Activityto improve the provision of services to high risk populations, strengthen thereferral systems already in place and strengthen organizations and institutionscharged with this type of care and related services, including both state andnon-state actors, as described in the attached Initial Problem Statement. Kindly respond tothis RFI through email directed to Vann D. Rolfson, Contracting Officer,USAID/Honduras at oaahonduras@usaid.gov. Please include the RFI number inthe subject line of the email. Questionsregarding this RFI will not be answered. USAID will review and consider any responses as part of determining whetherand how to proceed with a new activity in this area. Thank you for yourcontinuing partnership in this important development sector. Sincerely, Vann D. Rolfson Contracting Officer RFI: Integrated Violence Prevention USAID/Honduras seeks to gain further insighton challenges facing the identification and provision of both secondaryand tertiary prevention services to at-risk youth and their families, andpotential solutions in Honduras. The input may contribute to upcoming activitydesign(s). INITIAL PROBLEM STATEMENT Despite a relativedecline in the rate of homicides, Honduras continues to have one of the highestmurder rates in the world at 43.6 homicides per 100,000 people in 2017. Violentacts are primarily concentrated in low-income, urban areas and primarilyperpetrated by young males against other young males. This correlation providesthe basis for USAID/Honduras’ Development Objective 1 (“DO 1”): “CitizenSecurity increased for vulnerable populations in urban, high-crime areas.”Toaddress these challenges, USAID’s approach is comprehensive and holistic, withinterventions on the primary, secondary and tertiary spectrum of violenceprevention. USAID activitieswork to identify at risk youth, and provide specific support services tailoredto the need of the individual and their family, and importantly, within theircommunities. Activities include Outreach Centers, family-based counseling andsupport services, workforce development and job training opportunities,addressing violence in schools, small scale community infrastructure, andworking with community committees and community policing. The earlier you canidentify at risk youth and get them the support services they need, the easierit is to stop the progression of risk and, simultaneously, crime and violencethat is endemic to youth in Honduras. There are realchallenges in identifying high risk youth, and further challenges faced inaccessing these youth when and where they most need services. Because servicesmay be needed during non-working hours, require confidentiality, and othercircumstances, these violence prevention services must have a degree ofcommunity embedding or anchoring that is crucial to providing services to youthand their families. Youth and theirfamilies must be referred to the appropriate, linked services, that are integratedto provide a complete model for violence prevention. Strategic linkages must be made with localgovernments, civil society organizations, private sector, and donor‐fundedactivities to increase locally-led services for eligible youth and their families. Service provision must be genderspecific, since men and women experience violence differently. Through a new activity(ies),USAID/Honduras will seek to improve the provision of services to high riskpopulations, strengthen the referral systems already in place and strengthenorganizations and institutions charged with this type of care and relatedservices, including both state and non-state actors. BACKGROUND Crime, violence, and homicide are at or near record highs in thenorthern triangle countries of Central America - Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. In the last decade multiple observers haveranked Honduras and El Salvador among the most violent countries in the world.[1] To reverse this trend, USAID adapted bothsociological and public health models of violence prevention in support ofgovernment and civil society efforts. USAID/Honduras further adapted and advocated a public health model ofviolence reduction and prevention, first posited by the U.S. Surgeon General in1979, and taken up by the Department of Health and Human Services and theCenters for Disease Control[2]. This model views violence in epidemiologicalterms, equivalent to communicable diseases, and seeks to interrupt violentbehaviors through targeted interventions that reduce incidence and preventfurther transmission. The public healthviolence prevention approach is predicated on having clearly defined targetpopulations, disaggregated by risk levels, and clearly identified risk andprotective factors. USAID/Honduras hasadapted a fourth component – community policing – to the three “traditional”public health interventions against violence. This is an essential component to sustain the positive results ofprevention and effectively confront crime and violence with the cooperation ofthe community. Questions for Industry Feedback: 1. What type of proven interventions would be the most effective atproviding violence prevention services for higher risk (secondary and tertiary)youth in communities facing gang-related violence? 2. What are some key strategies for identifying higher risk youth incommunities? 3. What are the pros and cons of family-based interventions with higherrisk youth? 4. What are the obstacles to and possible solutions for at-risk youthreceiving integrated violence prevention services, specifically, those who arenot yet in conflict with the law? 5. What are the opportunitiesfor local, non-governmental organizations, the Government of Honduras, andothers to provide integrated violence prevention services to higher risk youthin Honduras? 6. How would you rank(prioritize) the aspects that serve to impede the provision of integratedprevention services to youth and their families? 7. What are key interventions required for violence prevention servicesto higher risk youth and their families? 8. How can migration beintegrated or the linkage of migration be addressed in prevention services? 9. How are higher risk violenceprevention services experienced differently by males and females? Are theredistinctions that should be made which are not currently? 10. How can USAID increasesustainability and increase local ownership of the existing violence preventionservices for higher risk youth? __________ [1] Honduras reached a high of 87 homicides/100,000people in 2011. January – September 2016rate was 45/1000. (Observatorio Nacional de la Violencia, Universidad NacionalAutónoma de Honduras/IUDPAS http://www.iudpas.org/boletines/boletines-nacionales). [2] Dahlberg, et.al. The History of Violence as a Public Health Issue. (2009). American Medical Association. http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2009/02/mhst1-0902

This Annual Program Statement (APS) publicizes the intention of the United States Government (USG), as represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH), to fund one or multiple awards to address the overarching APS program purpose. The purpose is to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity in high-burden, USAID-supported countries by increasing the capacity of host country institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services, voluntary family planning, (FP) and reproductive health (RH) care.This main APS document outlines the goal, purpose, expected results, and priorities of MOMENTUM (Moving Integrated, Quality Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services, Voluntary Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Care [MNCH/FP/RH] to Scale), and may result in multiple awards issued under subsequent APS Rounds. Note: When referencing MOMENTUM in this document, it is referring to the full portfolio of possible awards under this overall purpose. This specific document is an umbrella APS and will not be accepting concept papers or applications. Prospective applicants will be provided a fair opportunity to develop and submit competitive concept papers to USAID for potential funding via discrete Rounds under this APS. For the purposes of the MOMENTUM APS, a “Round” is defined as a specific program description that falls under the larger MOMENTUM APS goal, purpose, and results but is tailored to a certain focus. Under each Round, applicants will first submit a short concept paper that will be reviewed for responsiveness to the overall MOMENTUM purpose, selected results, and Round’s focus and then scored according to the evaluation criteria provided in the Round document. If an applicant is successful in the concept paper stage, applicant representatives may be invited to join a co-creation process. Following the co-creation process, selected applicants (individual organizations and/or consortia developed at concept paper stage or during co-creation) will be requested to submit a Full Application, the content and format of which will be provided in greater detail by the Agreement Officer. Publishing this APS does not commit USAID to make any awards. USAID also reserves the right to not conduct a co-creation process and request Full Applications from successful applicants at concept paper stage. As Rounds occur, notifications will be posted on Grants.gov. Please refer to the specific Round documents for detailed information on the concept paper submission guidance including Round points of contact, concept paper requirements, and evaluation criteria for the specific Round. These Round documents should be located under the "Related Documents" tab in this posting.For a USAID Mission or USAID/Washington Office wishing to issue a Round under this APS, the program description must fit within Section I of this document. Please contact Samantha Pierre (spierre@usaid.gov) and Rebecca Levine (rlevine@usaid.gov) for review of the Round document - it must be reviewed before being posted publicly under this APS. All new Rounds must be posted as a MOMENTUM APS Round on the USAID Business Forecast.

The YouthPower 2 Annual Program Statement (APS) provides a vehicle for engaging with youth-led and youth-serving organizations, among others, and systems to generate cross-sectoral, positive youth development outcomes. The APS disseminates information to prospective Applicants so they may develop and submit Concept Notes in response to the addenda and ultimately to be considered for USAID funding. This APS describes and provides: ▪ The types of activities for which Concept Notes and Applications will be considered; ▪ Available funding, process, and requirements for submitting Concept Notes and Application; ▪ The criteria for evaluating Concept Notes and Application; and ▪ Relevant documentation and resources. More specifically, the YouthPower 2 (YP2) APS is designed to provide a vehicle to engage with, among others, youth-led and youth-serving organizations and systems broadly and creatively, to support cross-sectoral, positive youth development outcomes. The YP2 APS is not a Request for Applications (RFA). Rather, the YP2 APS requests Concept Notes in response to addenda published under this APS. Based on the submitted Concept Note(s) in response to active addenda under this APS, USAID will determine whether to request a Full Application from an eligible organization. Concept Note(s) and/or Full Application to the APS will not be accepted. USAID’s DDI Bureau Center for Education and supporting Bureaus anticipate awarding multiple grants and/or cooperative agreements as there is no predefined minimum or maximum number of awards. Please search grants.gov for current active addendum opportunity under the YP2 APS titled "Women and Youth Creating Our Future Activity" (72047221R00007) with a closing date of August 25,2021.

USAID DDI Bureau Center for Education in partnership with Mission(s), Bureaus, and Independent Offices (M/B/IOs) from across the Agency, through this Higher Education for Leadership, Innovation, and Exchange (HELIX) Annual Program Statement (APS) aims to improve partner country higher education individual, institutional, and organizational capacity for change by supporting opportunities for partnerships, scholarships, exchanges, fellowships, internships, apprenticeships, work-based learning, research, communities of practice, and other relevant forms of capacity development and change management. The aim of this APS is to support solutions that will create meaningful change at the individual, institutional, and/or system level, with, in connection to, or through higher education, as a country moves forward in its Journey to Self-Reliance. This is planned to be achieved under the umbrella of the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI). The Higher Education for Leadership, Innovation, and Exchange (HELIX) APS is not a Request for Applications (RFA). Rather, the HELIX APS requests Concept Note(s) in response to addenda published under this APS. Based on the submitted Concept Note(s) in response to active addenda under this APS, USAID will determine whether to request a Full Application from an eligible organization. Concept Note(s) and/or Full Application to the APS will not be accepted. USAID’s DDI Bureau Center for Education and supporting Bureaus anticipate awarding multiple grants and/or cooperative agreements as there is no predefined minimum or maximum number of awards. Please search grants.gov for current HELIX addenda opportunities for the Indonesia Higher Education Partnership Initiative (72049721APS00002), closing May 24, 2021 and El Salvador Basic Education Quality Advancement Addendum (72051921R00002) closing June 1, 2021.

The purpose of the Uzbekistan Youth Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship Activity is to equip youth who are in grades 8 -11 with the necessary skills as they prepare to enter Uzbekistan’s economy as skilled employees or entrepreneurs. In order to achieve the Activity’s purpose, the Uzbekistan Youth Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship Activity will focus on achievement of the following intermediate results: i) improved quality of school-based economics and entrepreneurship programs; ii) improved quality of afterschool entrepreneurship, soft skills and work readiness programs; and iii) strengthened enabling environment to support and engage youth.

Date: August 4, 2021 Subject: Amendment No. 1 to the Request for Concept Paper, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) no. 72047221R00007, Women and Youth Creating Our Future Activity Reference: Annual Program Statement Number (APS) No.: 7200AA20APS00007, YouthPower 2 (YP2) Dear Prospective Applicants: The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the following information to the NOFO: Responses to questions submitted by due date of July 26 as well as questions received during the NOFO Walkthrough Day on July 29. List of interested participants to the NOFO Walkthrough Day. Presentation provided during the NOFO Walkthrough Day. Revised NOFO as a result of the questions received. This amendment does not obligate USAID to execute an award, nor does it commit USAID to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of Concept Paper. Furthermore, the U.S. Government reserves the right to reject any and all Concept Papers, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the U.S. government. All other terms and conditions of this funding opportunity issued on July 16, 2021, remain unchanged. Sincerely, /s/ Craig Smith Regional Agreement Officer USAID/RDMA ------------------------------------------------------------- DATE: July 22, 2021 SUBJECT: Update# 1 to Request for Concept Paper, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) no. 72047221R00007, Women and Youth Creating Our Future Activity, Addendum to APS No.: 7200AA20APS00007, YouthPower2 Dear Prospective Applicants, USAID/Timor-Leste would like to provide you with additional information related to this solicitation issued on July 16, 2021. Applicants are invited to participate in the virtual NOFO Walkthrough Day on July 29, 2021, 06:30 am Bangkok time / 08:30 am Dili time (July 28, 2021 - 07:30 pm Eastern time). At this conference, USAID will provide an overview of the NOFO as well as respond to questions related to the NOFO. Applicants have the opportunity to provide written questions before the meeting and, if time permits, USAID will also respond to oral questions presented during the conference. Below are the details for connecting to the Google Meeting for the NOFO Walkthrough Day: Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vkd-wnsx-goh Or dial: (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 248 005 497 7940# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vkd-wnsx-goh?pin=2480054977940 Approximately one week later, USAID/Timor-Leste will post written responses to all questions from the conference on grants.gov. Interested Applicants are requested to provide names of participant(s) and organization(s) to Suthicha Chussananalin, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist, at schussananalin@usaid.gov and Craig Smith, Regional Agreement Officer, at csmith@usaid.gov, for reference. Other information on the NOFO remains unchanged. Sincerely, /s/ Craig Smith Regional Agreement Officer USAID/RDMA --------------------------------------- Issuance Date: July 16, 2021 Q&A Closing Date: July 26, 2021, 04:00 pm, Bangkok time NOFO Walkthrough Day: July 29, 2021, 06:30 am, Bangkok time Concept Note Submission Closing Dates: August 25, 2021, 04:00 pm, Bangkok time Reference: Annual Program Statement Number (APS) No.: 7200AA20APS00007, YouthPower 2 (YP2) Subject: Request for Concept Paper, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) no. 72047221R00007, Women and Youth Creating Our Future Activity, Addendum to APS No.: 7200AA20APS00007, YP2 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 98.001, Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government, as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI), and USAID/Timor-Leste, is announcing the Women and Youth Creating Our Future Addendum to the YouthPower 2 (YP2) Annual Program Statement (APS), hereafter known as the YP2 APS. Through this Women and Youth Creating Our Future Addendum, USAID/Timor-Leste aims to advance two objectives: 1) build one or more Timorese enterprises operating a sustainable business model capable of implementing development assistance activities, particularly in the areas of increasing formal employment, promoting the establishment and growth of job-creating enterprises, and increasing incomes of young men, young women, and adult women in Timor-Leste; and 2) increase formal employment, promote the establishment and growth of job-creating enterprises, and increase incomes of young men, young women and adult women in Timor-Leste. As a New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) opportunity, USAID/Timor-Leste also seeks to support partner countries’ progress to self-reliance, achieve sustainable and resilient results, and catalyze more effective partnering for impact. This Addendum disseminates information to prospective Applicants so they may develop and submit Concept Notes in response and ultimately to be considered for USAID funding. This Addendum describes and provides: ● The type of activities for which Concept Notes will be considered; ● Available funding, process and requirements for submitting Concept Notes and Full Applications; ● The Criteria for evaluating Concept Notes; and ● Relevant documentation and resources for Prospective Applicants’ reference. USAID/Timor-Leste anticipates awarding one or more Assistance Award(s) under this Addendum. Issuance of this Addendum does not constitute an award or commitment on the part of the U.S. Government to make an award, nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a Concept Note or Application(s). The actual number of Assistance Award(s), if any, is subject to the availability of funds, as well as the viability of eventual full Applications received. Based on the submitted Concept Note(s), USAID/Timor-Leste will determine whether to request a Full Application from the eligible organization(s). To be competitive under this Addendum to the YP2 APS, Concept Notes and Full Applications must be fully responsive to all directions under the APS except when specifically noted otherwise in this Addendum. It is the responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the entire APS and Addendum Opportunity has been downloaded from www.grants.gov and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion process. If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the APS, please contact the grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 or via email at support@grants.gov for technical assistance. Thank you for your interest in USAID programs. Sincerely, /s/ Craig Smith Regional Agreement Officer USAID/RDMA

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the Advancing Girls Education (AGE) Activity.Through this solicitation, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to identify a uniquely qualified Contractor to implement a five-year Cooperative Agreement activity, to increase retention of girls ages 10-19 in school who are vulnerable or at risk of dropping out of school due to physical, sexual, or psychological violence at school, teen pregnancy, or child marriage. The Activity will support the Government of the Republic of Mozambique’s (GRM) strategy of school-based reform in local communities to improve student retention and create access to education for girls and improve their learning environment.

The purpose of the Teacher Excellence Initiative is to improve the quality and relevance of teacher preparation in Egyptian public universities so that current and future primary school teachers have enhanced skills to increase student learning and advance the Ministry of Education and Technical Education’s (MOETE) reform. The activity will achieve this purpose through the following three results:Pre-service teachers in undergraduate programs at Faculties of Education have the skills and knowledge to apply practice-based, experiential teaching methods in the classroom.In-service teachers in postgraduate programs at Faculties of Education apply practice-based, experiential teaching methods in the classroom.The Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MOETE), the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR), and the Supreme Council of Universities demonstrate improved capacity to jointly plan, manage, and adapt teacher education.Each result will be achieved in collaboration with the MOETE, MOHESR, and other Government of Egypt (GOE) stakeholders to advance the MOETE’s teacher professional development strategy. Two cross-cutting themes will be integrated into all three results: increasing linkages between U.S. and Egyptian universities and utilizing technology to enhance teaching and learning in Faculties of Education.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Pakistan (USAID/Pakistan) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the Improving Girls’ Education Activity (IGEA). This funding opportunity is limited to local Pakistani entities, in accordance with ADS 303.3.6.5(c)(1), and will be awarded after a limited local competition held among eligible local organizations. USAID intends to make an award to the applicant that best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity based on the merit review criteria described in this NOFO and subject to a risk assessment. Eligible parties interested in submitting an application are encouraged to read this NOFO thoroughly to understand the type of program sought, application submission requirements, and selection process. To be eligible for award, the applicant must provide all information as required in this NOFO and meet eligibility standards in Section C of this NOFO. This funding opportunity is posted on www.grants.gov, and may be amended. It is the responsibility of the applicant to regularly check the website to ensure they have the latest information pertaining to this NOFO and to ensure that the NOFO has been received from the internet in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the NOFO, please contact the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 or via email at support@grants.gov for technical assistance. USAID may not award to an applicant unless the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) requirements detailed in Section D. The registration process may take many weeks to complete. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to begin registration early in the process. Issuance of this notice of funding opportunity does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in preparation or submission of comments/suggestions or an application. Applications are submitted at the risk of the applicant. All preparation and submission costs are at the applicant’s expense.

USAID/Malawi is requesting submission of concept papers focused on efforts to improve maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH), voluntary family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), nutrition, water sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and malaria prevention and treatment in Malawi. USAID/Malawi anticipates issuing two (2) awards under Round-5. This is a Round announcement to an existing United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Annual Program Statement (APS). All interested organizations should carefully review both this Round and the full Annual Program Statement (APS), which can be found here: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=315120. Important information contained in the full worldwide APS is not repeated in this specific round document.

USAID intends to make an award to the applicant(s) who best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity based on the merit review criteria described in this NOFO subject to a risk assessment.

Through this Opportunity Youth Addendum, USAID/Dominican Republic aims to provide a vehicle for engaging with youth-led and youth-serving organizations, among others, and systems to generate cross-sectoral, positive youth development outcomes. As a New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) opportunity, USAID/Dominican Republic also seeks to support partner countries’ progress to self-reliance, achieve sustainable and resilient results, and catalyze more effective partnering for impact. This Addendum disseminates information to prospective Applicants so they may develop and submit Concept Notes in response and ultimately to be considered for USAID funding.

Issue Date: January 26, 2022 Deadline for Questions: February 9, 2022 Phase 1 Closing Date: February 28, 2022 Closing Time: 2:00 PM Juba Time Subject: Notice of Funding Opportunity Number 72066822RFA00001 Program Title: South Sudan Integrated Youth Engagement Activity Federal Assistance Listing Number: 98.001 Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas Ladies/Gentlemen: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the South Sudan Integrated Youth Engagement Activity (IYEA). Eligibility for this award is not restricted. USAID intends to make one (1) award to the applicant who best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity based on the merit review criteria described in this NOFO subject to a risk assessment. Applicants should review Section D.8 regarding Funding Restrictions. Eligible parties interested in submitting an application are encouraged to read this NOFO thoroughly to understand the type of program sought, application submission requirements and selection process. To be eligible for award, the applicant must provide all information as required in this NOFO and meet eligibility standards in Section C of this NOFO. This funding opportunity is posted on www.grants.gov and may be amended. It is the responsibility of the applicant to regularly check the website to ensure they have the latest information pertaining to this notice of funding opportunity and to ensure that the NOFO has been received from the internet in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. If you have difficulty registering on www.grants.gov or accessing the NOFO, please contact the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 or via email at support@grants.gov for technical assistance. Please be aware that this NOFO utilizes a multi-tiered review process with several selection phases: Phase 1: Applicants will submit an Initial Application. Based on USAID’s evaluation of the Initial Application, up to four (4) Applicants will be selected to proceed to Phase 2. Phase 2: Selected applicants from Phase 1 will be invited to participate in oral presentations of their proposed technical and management approaches. Oral presentations will be conducted virtually. Based on USAID’s evaluation of the Oral Presentation, one applicant will be selected to proceed to Phase 3. Phase 3: One applicant whose proposal best meets the objectives of this funding opportunity based on the selection criteria contained herein will be selected as the Apparently Successful Applicant and will be requested to submit a full application, including a program description that will be incorporated into the resulting Cooperative Agreement. USAID may not award to an applicant unless the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) requirements detailed in Section D.5.B(3). The registration process may take many weeks to complete. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to begin registration early in the process. Please send any questions to the point(s) of contact identified in Section D. The deadline for questions is shown above. Responses to questions received prior to the deadline will be furnished to all potential applicants through an amendment to this notice posted to www.grants.gov. Issuance of this notice of funding opportunity does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in preparation or submission of comments/suggestions or an application. Applications are submitted at the risk of the applicant. All preparation and submission costs are at the applicant’s expense. Thank you for your interest in USAID programs. Sincerely, Alexis McGinness Agreement Officer

Subject to the availability of funds, USAID anticipates awarding up to two cooperative agreements to the applicant(s) who best meets the objectivesof this funding opportunity based on the merit review criteria described in this NOFO, in the amount of up to $30,000,000 each.The Higher Education Scholarships Phase Two (HES-II) is one activity under the umbrella of the Higher Education Advancement and Development(HEAD) project. The purpose of the HEAD project is to improve the effectiveness of educational institutions in order to enhance Lebanon’seconomic stability and prosperity through skill development opportunities and stronger higher education institutions.See Related Documents Tab for the NOFO document and annexes.

In support of its CDCS goal, USAID/Tanzania has planned this integrated cross-sectoral youth activity following Positive Youth Development principles to increase the empowerment, productivity, and community engagement of youth, in particular of out-of-school youth aged 15-25. Adolescents and young adults in this age range are on the cusp of their working lives and parenthood and are most poised to benefit from skills-based interventions. This activity will integrate efforts from USAID’s traditional areas of intervention: health, education, democracy and governance, and economic growth to ensure youth are accessing the resources and opportunities that will help them become full actors in their own well-being. This activity will support a holistic youth-centered approach to youth development that is shaped and led by youth and that provides the skills development, resources, and support that youth need to thrive.

Through this Higher Education for Conservation Addendum, USAID/Liberia aims to engage locally based new and underutilized partners to expand and amplify the Agency’s work through and with higher education. NPI seeks to support partner countries to achieve sustainable and resilient results, and catalyze more effective partnering for impact. This Addendum disseminates information to prospective Applicants so they may develop and submit Concept Notes in response and ultimately to be considered for USAID funding.

Request for Information (RFI) Posting Date: 02/25/2022 Response Due Date: 03/24/2022 Reference Number: 72011922R00002 Point of Contact: Denis Arvanitidi, darvanitidi@usaid.gov Subject: Request for Information on Inclusive Education and Policy, Tajikistan Dear Partners: This is an Request for Information (RFI), not a Request for Proposals (RFP), and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government to issue any solicitation or ultimately award an agreement on the basis of this RFI, nor to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request, nor does it commit the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of any comments. Any funding proposals submitted in response to this request will not be considered. Responses to this notice must be received by no later than the due date and time stated in this notice. All information provided will become the property of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will not be returned, and will not be released publicly. USAID reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for USAID’s own purposes. Proprietary information must not be sent. Please note that release of this RFI in no way obligates USAID to release a solicitation for this proposed activity. FAR Clause 52.215-3 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR SOLICITATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES (OCT 1997) is attached and made part of this RFI. USAID is not responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI. Thank you for your interest in USAID/Tajikistan programs and we look forward to your comments. Eyole Luma Contracting/Agreement Officer I. PURPOSE & BACKGROUND The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to collect written information about Inclusive Education and Policy in Tajikistan to potentially address issues related to Tajik Sign Language policy, Tajik Sign Language interpreter training, certification and employment, and faculty and instruction at the higher education level to support sign language education and training in Tajikistan. The information may be used to help identify issues in implementation of a Tajik Sign Language activity and improve future development outcomes and is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and FAR 15.201(e). If you are a small business, please specify your status and certification. II. POINTS & QUESTIONS USAID/Tajikistan is interested in responses to the following points and questions. Respondents do not need to respond to all. Responses should not exceed 10 pages. INCLUSIVE EDUCATION POLICY 1. What are considerations to take into account for education policy development for official recognition of Tajik Sign Language and content standards in Tajikistan?. TAJIK SIGN LANGUAGE 2. Please outline the characteristics of an activity focused on increasing the quality and number of Tajik Sign Language interpreters and teachers through higher education institutions[1] that would help USAID contribute to improving the quality of education, at the primary, general secondary, and/or higher education level. 3. What are barriers that might inhibit implementation of a Tajik Sign Language activity? 4. What are some fundamental components that would lead to a successful Tajik Sign Language activity? 5. How can USAID partner with the Ministry of Education and Science, the private sector, civil society, and Disabled Persons Organizations in this area of programming? HIGHER EDUCATION 6. Please recommend and describe higher education institutions USAID might consider partnering and coordinating with and why. Please note any geographical considerations related to these institutions. 7. Please recommend ways USAID might engage with higher education institutions to institute a Tajik Sign Language interpreter certification program along with subsequent workforce placement. 8. What are best practices related to linking student teaching practicum at higher education institutions with primary and general secondary schools for deaf and hard of hearing students? 9. What are best practices for including Tajik Sign Language in the language faculty/discipline in higher education institutions? 10. What are best practices related to higher education institution outreach and service delivery with deaf student communities? In addition to the above requested, you are welcome to outline general program recommendations, relevant context, existing capacities, or other information pertinent to the design of future USAID programming for students who are deaf or hard of hearing at the higher education level that you would like to share. This additional information is not part of the 10 page limit and should be provided as an annex or attachment. The annex or attachment is limited to 3 pages. III. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Individuals and organizations that wish to provide input to USAID must utilize the below template developed for this purpose. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to address the questions in the RFI are invited to submit a response in the form of the attached template. All comments must be submitted electronically to darvanitidi@usaid.gov under the subject: 72011922R00002 USAID/Tajikistan Inclusive Education. Responses to this RFI will be accepted only through 03/24/2022, 10:00 am (Tajikistan Time). You will receive only an electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response. You will not receive individualized feedback or suggestions. No basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or from the U.S. Government’s use of such information. Specific questions about this RFI should be directed only to the email addresses identified above. This office will not respond to any telephone or other inquiries regarding this notice. Respondents are advised that USAID is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information, answer questions or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Any information submitted in response to this RFI is voluntary. The submitted response must not exceed 10 pages. Annexes/attachments (if any) are not part of the 10 page limit but are limited to 3 pages. This optional information should be provided as a separate annex/attachment not exceeding 3 pages. In your email response please include the following information: Reference Number: Date: Affiliation/ Organization: Business Address: Representative Name / Email: Please note that USAID is not seeking technical or cost applications at this time. Do not submit any application in response to this RFI. Issuance of this notice does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the U.S. Government, nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of comments. Thank you for your interest in this RFI. [1] The 2018 USAID Education Policy defines a higher education institution as an organization that provides educational opportunities that build on secondary education, providing learning activities in specialized fields. It aims at learning at a high level of complexity and specialization. Higher/tertiary education includes what is commonly understood as academic education but also includes advanced vocational or professional education. This may include public or private universities, colleges, community colleges, academically affiliated research institutes, and training institutes, including teacher training institutes.

Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government, as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau of Latin America and the Caribbean, Office of Regional Sustainable Development (USAID/LAC/RSD) is announcing the LAC Regional Higher Education Scholarships for Youth Workforce Development Addendum to the Higher Education for Leadership, Innovation, and Exchange (HELIX), New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Annual Program Statement (APS). No. 7200AA20APS00009. See (1) LAC Regional Higher Education Scholarships for Youth Workforce Development Addendum; and (2) Attachment 1 Concept Note Template HELIX APS Addendum located in the “RELATED DOCUMENTS" tab for specific details. The purpose of this new LAC Regional Higher Education Scholarships for Youth Workforce Development Activity is to increase the access, retention, and completion of market-relevant quality higher education and training for youth from disadvantaged populations, and to improve their opportunities for employment. In doing so, the Activity will help mitigate growing divides in higher education exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ultimate goal of the Activity is to have a cadre of young professionals with the academic competencies, soft skills, behaviors, and attitudes that enable them to participate in society as productive workers and responsible citizens.