Invitation for Tender Feed the Future Tanzania Advancing Youth

Feed the Future Tanzania Advancing Youth

CALL FOR APPLICATION

Announcement Type : Annual Program Statement

Funding Opportunity Number ; AY_Aps.002

issuance Date : November 11, 2019

Deadline for Questions : Ongoing basis

Deadline for Submission of Concept Papers : See the below Submission Deadlines Submit Concept Papers to : [email protected]  

To Interested Applicants:

The United States Agency for international Development (USAID), through DAI is pleased to announce applications for funding to implement Feed the Future Tanzania Advancing Youth project. Feed the Future Tanzania Advancing Youth (AY) aims to implement activities that will empower young people in Tanzania to enhance their employability, entrepreneurship, leadership, community engagement and healthy life skills. Interventions for this project will be implemented in Iringa (Kilolo, lringa DC, Mafinga and Mufindi), Mbeya (Kyela and Rungwe DC) and Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). W3 annual Program Statement (APS) outlines the priority areas for application expected results, funding type, application process. Procedures and format required submitting concept notes and application All applicants are encouraged to proposal a mix of approaches and for activities that will achieve the results indicated under the project’ 3 objectives, outputs and technical scope.

Note that two types of grants will be awarded:

Small grants: An amount not exceeding $25,000 will be awarded to small, community or youth led entities that are still in their infancy.

Major Grants: An amount not exceeding $150,000 will be awarded to large organizations with previous experience in implementing projects in the related activity area and showing tangible results and impact. This category includes non-govenmental organizations, faith-based organizations (F803), 0803, academic institutions, private organizations, professional associations and consortiums of the above.

The grants facility will enhance income-generating potential across agricultural and other rural value chains and facilitate access to information, skills, and opportunities to ensure their success in business start-ups and sustained employment. Feed the Future Tanzania Advancing Youth is both market and demand driven; it connects youth with opportunities while providing them with life skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, and basic job seeking capabilities and skills in areas demanded by private sector employers.

AY focuses on developing and delivering training and mentoring in the three ‘L’s Life skills, Livelihoods, and Leadership designed to offer youth choices and to facilitate their journey along a pathway to richer, fuller, healthier and productive lives. The approach capitalizes on youth’s passion, energy, and positive attitude. Furthermore, the program builds youths’ capacity to contribute effectively to the economic development of Tanzania by creating examples of lawful, responsible, and accountable leaders. The program is focused on increasing incomes and employability skills across agriculture value chains and includes the recently initiated industrialization program.

AY intends to achieve success through three Intermediate Results (lFts): ‘ IR1 : Entrepreneurship and workforce-readiness skills of youth increased; IR2: Leadership and positive community engagement by youth strengthened; and IRS: Life skills for healthy living enhanced.

The program will engage a three-step process to select eligible grant applications to implement activities that will empower young people In Tanzania to enhance their employability, engage in business learn leadership skills, health life skills, and civic engagement

Step 1; Concept Note: Interested organizations should submit concept papers, in English and with a five-page limit, summarizing proposed activities that will detail how a grant will contribute to more employability skills, actual employability, better life skills and new or expanding business opportunities.

The full detailed Annual Program Statement (APS), including all terms and conditions for interested organizations can be obtained in this link W The detailed APS also contains more information on eligibility, direction and guidance on what is expected in the concept note.

Concept note applicants will receive continuation of submission and responses to any questions within 24 hours of submission. Advancing Youth Will provide feedback on concept note submissions within 30 days of submission deadline.

Step 2; Bidders Meeting: This stage will involve only the applicants whose concept papers have been approved to proceed to the next stage of application. AY will conduct a one-day bidders meeting for applicants. The bidder’s meeting will:

·         Provide feedback on the submitted concept note and highlighting areas of improvement

·         Present of the project’s scope and targets

·         Present contractual requirements for all applicants including project branding and environmental compliance

·         Provide guidance on how to complete and till the application form

·         Presentation of the budget template

Step 3; Full Application: Following the Bidders meeting, applicants will submit a full application tor consideration at a grant award.

The issuance 01 this APS nor the request to submit a full application does not constitute an award or commitment on the part at AY nor does it commit to pay tor any costs incurred in the preparation and application process. The number of awards and amount of funding available is subject to change. AY reserves the right to fully  or partially fund the applications submitted. Further, AY reserves the right to make no awards from this APS.

In case you require any clarification or have any questions please send an email to [email protected]