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Reading for Ethiopia's Achievement Developed (READ) II Activity

ID: RFA-663-17-000001 • Type: Posted
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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.

Overview

Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
On 3/14/17 U.S. Agency for International Development posted grant opportunity RFA-663-17-000001 for Reading for Ethiopia's Achievement Developed (READ) II Activity with funding of $86.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas. It is expected that one grant will be made worth between $86.0 million and $86.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
March 14, 2017, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Aug. 11, 2017, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
June 2, 2017, 3:19 a.m. EDT
Version
3
Archive Date
Nov. 17, 2017

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Info
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.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$86,000,000
Floor
$86,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$86,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
1

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