Job Creation and Alternative Activities for At-Risk Youth

Funding Opportunity Number: BH200-16-GR-200-WHA-031716 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Community DevelopmentEducationEmployment, Labor and TrainingCFDA Number: 19.750Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-BLZClosing Date: May 06, 2016Award Ceiling: $400,000Expected Number of Awards: 4Creation Date: Mar 17, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The U.S. Embassy in Belmopan, Belize announces a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to strengthen citizen security by focusing on job creation and providing alternative activities and better education for youth at higher risk of gang affiliation and/or engaging in criminal activity. Project proposals should address the underlying factors of crime and violence in Belize, and provide at-risk youth with educational and economic opportunities.Applicants should address at least one of the following project objectives:• Providing job creation opportunities for youth and marginalized communities as an alternative to crime and violence. • Providing youth and marginalized communities with productive alternative activities that increase education and leadership opportunities. • Improving the educational quality or curriculum for high school youth in Beliz...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Community Development Education Employment, Labor and Training Source Type: funding