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Tag: youth

  • Program Builder Funding Round 13

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    Career Connect Washington seeks industry-aligned programs for career-connected learning opportunities. With bids due to Washington’s Employment Security Department, Career Connect Washington (CCW) intends to fund entities in targeted counties and industry sectors across Washington that can build or expand Career Launch, Career Prep or Career Explore programs. A total of $4 million is available with…

  • YouthBuild Closes September 16th

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    DOL’s Employment and Training Administration expects to make 75 awards with total program funding set at $99 million. Another round of YouthBuild focused on opportunity youth ages 16 to 24 is due next month, with a competitive process identifying up to 75 grantees that will provide pre-apprenticeship services to support education, occupational skills training and…

  • Locally-led Development in Mali

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    USAID’s call for concept papers from local actors is due August 16th. The United States Agency for International Development is seeking concept papers focused on peace and democracy, agriculture and economic growth, health, and education and youth for upcoming locally led development funding opportunities. USAID intends to work collaboratively with applicants on their technical approach,…

  • USAID’s Afghanistan Integrated Youth Activity

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    One award of $62 million will be made, with applications due in just over a month on July 12th. The United States Agency for International Development, via offices in Kabul, is funding an activity that aims to empower Afghan youth with a focus on girls and young women by preparing them with market-relevant technical and…

  • USAID Ghana Youth Activity

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    $15 million available to a Ghanaian organization to empower youth and advance social, economic and civic development. Applications close July 26th for this single grant and will be awarded to an organization in Ghana with a defined youth-led and locally-led program that will improve employability, strengthen civic engagement and improve access to essential services. USAID’s…

  • Youth Apprenticeship Week Begins May 5th

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    Announced by DOL, the first Youth Apprenticeship Week will celebrate the benefits of Registered Apprenticeship for youth. Following on from successful recent National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, Youth Apprenticeship Week will help build momentum and raise awareness about the career-building opportunities apprenticeship offers young people.  Each day of Youth Apprenticeship Week has its own theme:  Read…

  • Youth Open Geospatial Data Activity

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    USAID will fund up to 3 grants to increase the availability of and access to open geospatial data. Through engagement with youth-led and youth-serving organizations, the United States Agency for International Development is set to award up to 3 grants ranging from $500k to $7.5 million for their Youth Open Geospatial Data Activity (YODA), due…

  • Preparing Justice-Involved Youth for Work

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    Due April 2nd, twelve USDOL grants totaling $40 million will fund paid work experiences. Last week USDOL’s Employment and Training Administration announced rounds 4 and 5 of Growth Opportunities funding, preparing justice-involved youth for the world of work, putting them on a path to more equitable career opportunities through paid work experiences. Occupational education in…

  • USAID My Education Taleemi Due January 22nd

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    Awards will improve outcomes for out-of-school Yemeni youth through inclusive, high quality non-formal education. The ongoing conflict in Yemen has disrupted education in the area since 2014, and USAID seeks to enhance non-formal education for some of the estimated 743,000 children who remain out of school through a grant program with a total of $20…

  • EU-Wide Upskilling of Vulnerable Youth

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    With €9 million available, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) deadline is set for 29 February.  With a focus on young people not in employment, education or training, ESF+ intends to fund projects between €200 000 and €700 000 that will develop the skills of youth by re-engaging them in learning and integrating them into…

  • Horizon Europe’s Call For Proposals

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    “Effective education and labour market transitions of young people” closes 7 February.  Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the EU, is offering €10 million in total to support the successful transition of young people from education into the labour market through addressing completion rates in secondary and tertiary education.  The call…