Request for application (RFA) supports improving educational governance especially at the school and at the local government level in selected cities and municipalities in Philippine, with the ultimate goal of improving learning outcomes especially reading in the early grades.
This initiative will contribute to attain the Mission’s goal of improving reading skills of at least one million children in the early grades and will be coordinated with the Mission’s planned national reading project. The EdGE Project will offer support to effectively implement Philippine governance reform efforts in education, specifically through decentralization.
This will include support for School-Based Management program, a major ingredient of the Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda. This will also support capacity building of Local School Boards and parents-teacher associations. The project will work with the Department of Education (DepED) at both the national and local levels, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), local government units, parents-teachers associations, non-governmental organizations such as community organizations, people’s organizations and faith-based groups, the private sector, other USAID projects, donors, and stakeholders.
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-492-12-000005
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,800,000
Award Ceiling: $7,800,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Non-U.S. Non-Governmental Organization / Local Philippine Organization only
Agency Name: Philippines USAID-Manila
Important Dates:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 13, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 13, 2012
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