Potential

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-663-14-000004 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: 98.001Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: USAID-ETHClosing Date: Jul 31, 2014Award Ceiling: $17,500,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 27, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of the five-year Promoting Opportunities through Training, Education, Transition Investment, and Livelihoods for Youth (POTENTIAL) Project is to provide Ethiopian unemployed or underemployed youth (defined as ages 15-29 for the purposes of this program) in rural areas and towns with access to workforce development/livelihood support and resources, tailored to their specific needs and market demand, so that they can a) achieve increased income and b) strengthen skills, knowledge, and social capital required to achieve economic self-sufficiency over the longer-term. POTENTIAL will engage and support youth service providers and other local institutions to promote linkages and demand-driven skills development to allow for transition into productive adulthood. Expected Results/Objectives The purpose will be achieved by focusing on two core objectives: (1) Enable youth to increase their incomes and quality of employment in...
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