The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under its Annual Program Statement (APS) has issued a call for applications for its Leadership Initiative for Good Governance in Africa (LIGGA).
The purpose of LIGGA is to promote a culture of good governance and leaders of integrity who eschew corruption in Africa. Strengthening good governance, developing leadership capacity, modeling integrity, and promoting accountability is the focus of LIGGA, with emphasis on transparency, oversight mechanisms, representativeness and responsiveness, respect for human rights, and principles of inclusion, participation, and public service.
This APS seeks applications targeted at leaders in any level of government as well as leaders in civil society, media, and policy-making. Women and minority leaders should be highlighted for inclusion as participants. All applications should demonstrate gender sensitivity and cultural awareness for the proposed location of activity. Multi-sector, gender, positional, and regional representation are encouraged
NGOs, for-profit organizations, colleges and universities are eligible to apply for this funding. Initially, a concept note has to be submitted.
The deadline to submit applications is 24 April 2013. For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number for: APS-OAA-12-000023
