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U.S. Mission to Afghanistan: Youth Debate Training and Competition

Deadline: 20 June 2016

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is seeking proposals from eligible organizations for Youth Debate Training and Competition intending Afghan youth to develop skills required for successful civic engagement (e.g., public speaking, critical thinking, team-building, in-depth research) through formal debate training and competition.

Funding Information

The Base Period award floor and ceiling are set at $70,000 and $100,000.
PAS intends to award a cooperative agreement for a period of 12 months (base period) with options for two additional 12-month periods (option years one and two).

Benefits

This cooperative agreement will fund debate training and a series of debate competitions throughout Afghanistan, culminating in a final round of competition in Kabul, Afghanistan.
This youth debate program will create opportunities for women and men between the ages of 18 and 30 from provinces across Afghanistan to develop important skills for successful civic engagement, including public speaking, critical thinking, team-building, and in-depth research.
The Youth Debate Training and Competition is intended to help build people-to-people ties and strengthen checks and balances.
By training young Afghan men and women and providing opportunities for them to practice the skills required to succeed in a formal debate competition, this project will contribute to the strengthening of civil society.
The debates will be conducted in English using an internationally recognized debate format, which will further complement the goals of the project.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility is open to all non-profit, non-governmental organizations.
Organizations may subcontract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, non-governmental entity can be the prime recipient of the award.
For profit entitles are not eligible to be the prime recipient of an award.
When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.
Applicants must submit proof of their non-profit status with their proposal submission (e.g. proof of 501(c)(3) status, Afghan NGO license).
Applications that do not include proof of non-profit status will not be considered.
Individuals are not eligible for an award.
There is no limit on the number of applications an entity may submit
Previous federal award recipients who are not/were not in compliance with the terms of the award, including the financial and program reporting requirements, are not eligible for an award
Applicants are advised that successful passing of vetting to evaluate the risk that funds may benefit terrorists or their supporters is a condition of award.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can submit their applications electronically via given website.

For more information, please visit Youth Debate Training and Competition.

DOL/ETA: Seeking Applications for Pathways to Justice Careers Program for Youth

Deadline: 9 May 2016

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking applications from eligible entities for the Pathways to Justice Careers (PJC) program designed to support access and entry into career pathways for at-risk and court-involved youth ages 16-21.

The PJC grants will use a career pathways model adapted for in-school youth to ensure that participants are encouraged to graduate from high school or earn a high school equivalency degree and to either enter the workforce or pursue further training or post-secondary education pertinent to each participant’s chosen career in justice or emergency services.

Program Support

This program supports at-risk and court-involved youth that are still in school by providing:

Exposure to the world of work in the career fields of justice and emergency services,
Mentoring to encourage participants to complete a high school diploma or equivalency, and
Supportive services that engage participants and deter them from engaging or reengaging with the criminal justice system.

Funding Information: Approximately $5,000,000 is expected to be available to fund approximately 5 grants.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants
- Units of state, local or tribal government,
- Community- or faith-based organizations with 501(c)(3) non-profit status, including women’s and minority organizations
- Any Indian and Native American entities eligible for grants under Section 166 of WIOA.
- Applicants may include current or former DOL grantees;
- New applicants that have not received previous DOL grants are also encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must identify in their application the target area that will be served by the project.
- Applicants must justify the number of participants they propose to serve.
- Applicants are encouraged to locate their projects high-poverty, high-crime communities.
Eligible Participants
- be between the ages of 16 to 21 years old on the date of enrollment;
- be enrolled in public or alternative secondary school at time of enrollment and have the potential to graduate within 2 years; and
- be a low-income individual, per WIOA sec. 3(36).
- the individual must be either a court-involved youth, or an at-risk youth, or both; that is, the individual must either have already come in contact with the juvenile or adult justice system, which includes those that have been diverted from the juvenile justice system prior to arrest (pre-arrest diversion) or be at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile or adult justice system.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via given website.

For more information, please visit Pathways to Justice Careers for Youth.

U.S. Mission to Afghanistan: US-China Training Programs for Afghan Cooperation and Reconstruction

Deadline: 25 May 2016

U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is seeking proposals from the eligible organisations for the U.S.-China Training Programs for Afghan Cooperation and Reconstruction, an open competition for an assistance award for a cooperative agreement to implement:

A two-week training program in the U.S. for up to 15 Afghan professionals in a specific sector of Afghan development (e.g. agriculture).
A second, preferably concurrent, two-week training program in the U.S. for up to 15 Afghan professionals in a separate development sector (e.g. public health).

Goals

Build the capacity of personnel in key sectors of the Afghan government, economy, or civil society, thereby enhancing their ability to work cooperatively and effectively with the U.S. government and other countries and strengthen reconstruction efforts,
Promote regional integration by facilitating a dialogue on cooperation, regional stability and economic and diplomatic linkages for Afghan professionals in key sectors.

Proposals Priorities

Proposals should describe:

The applicant’s previous experience conducting short-term study or training tours in the U.S. for foreign professionals to include arranging international travel and high level meetings with various government and non-governmental audiences;
The applicant’s proposed schedule and agenda for each of the two programs, including how they might overlap and have common activities;
Any personnel or partner organizations that will play a role in conducting training exercises or seminars, along with the qualifications of those personnel or organizations

Award Information

The award floor for the base period and each option year is set at $175,000.
The award ceiling is set at $250,000 for the base year and for each of the two option years
Public Affairs Section (PAS) intends to award a cooperative agreement for a period of 12 months (base period) with options for two additional 12 month periods (option years one and two).

Eligibility Criteria

The project will be funded by an appropriation for Diplomatic and Consular Programs and authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961 (as amended), and is subject to the statutory limitations of such funding.
Eligibility is open to all non-profit, non-governmental organizations.
Organizations may subcontract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, non-governmental entity can be the prime recipient of the award.
For profit entitles are not eligible to be the prime recipient of an award.
When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.
Applicants must submit proof of their non-profit status with their proposal submission (e.g. proof of 501(c)(3) status, Afghan NGO license).
Applications that do not include proof of non-profit status will not be considered.
Individuals are not eligible for an award.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit their application materials via given website.

For more information, please visit US-China Training Programs for Afghan.

HRSA: International AIDS Education and Training Center to Improve Health Outcomes of People Living with HIV

Deadline: 23 May 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applications for the International AIDS Education and Training Center (IAETC) program with an aim to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLWH) along the HIV treatment cascade by building sustainable health systems, including a global workforce with the right skills, mix, and distribution to respond to HIV and other population health priorities in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and other countries with significant or increasing HIV and other infectious disease incidence rates.

The IAETC program will implement activities globally that are in alignment with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 3.0 and its focus on reaching the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 global treatment targets and, ultimately, PEPFAR’s plan to reach epidemic control of HIV.

Objectives

Identify, pilot, evaluate, and scale up new approaches to effective and efficient HIV service delivery through technical assistance, consultation and training;
Strengthen evidence-based comprehensive prevention approaches by targeting key populations including adolescent girls and young women;
Improve diagnosis, linkage, treatment, retention and viral suppression through training, consultation, and technical assistance.

Priority Areas

Engaged leadership;
A quality improvement strategy;
Empanelment or linking patients with specific providers to ensure the continuity of the patient–provider relationship;
Continuous and team-based healing relationships, including cross-training staff to allow team members to play various roles;
Organized, evidence-based care, including the use of decision support systems;
Patient-centered interactions to increase patients’ involvement in their own care;
Enhanced access to ensure patients have access to care and their clinical information after office hours;
Care coordination to reduce duplication of services and costs.
Use of human resources for health (HRH) data to target interventions and create efficient and sustainable delivery practices that optimize HRH to improve outcomes.
Adapting HRSA’s existing domestic and international evidence-based models of HIV care for key populations in clinical settings and mentoring programs.
Using HIV surveillance data to identify HIV-diagnosed individuals not in care, link them to care or re-engage patients into HIV services and support the HIV treatment continuum.
Efforts to intensify collaboration between Ministries of Health and Education as well as health professions councils/regulatory bodies and their respective contributions to the HRH dialogue.

For information regarding the application procedure and more, please visit this link.

EU Action Grants: Supporting Transnational Projects & Promoting Equality in Education, Training and in the Workplace

Deadline: 27 May 2016

European Union is seeking applications from the organisations for Action grants to support transnational projects to promote good practices on gender roles and to overcome gender stereotypes in education, training and in the workplace. This call for proposals for action grants is based on the 2015 annual work programme of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC Programme).

The call aims at contributing to the promotion of equality between women and men in education, training and the labour market. Projects should aim at changing attitudes, behaviours and practices that hamper progress towards equality and restrict the potential of women, men, girls and boys.

The indicative available budget under this call for proposals is EUR 3,350,000

Priority Areas

To address the stereotyping of educational and career choices and to promote gender equality in education, training and career guidance;
To attract women into male-dominated sectors or occupations, and conversely to attract men into female-dominated sectors or occupations;
To challenge stereotypical assumptions about the roles of women and men in the labour market, including in leadership positions, and to change behaviours and practices that hamper equality;
To ensure that work practices promote gender equality, and do not reinforce stereotypes, gender segregation and inequalities.

Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland and Liechtenstein

Award Criteria

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

Relevance to the priorities of the call
Quality of the proposed action
European added value of the project
Expected results, dissemination, sustainability and long-term impact
Cost-effectiveness

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants and partners must comply with the following requirements:

Legal status: Applicants and partners must be legally constituted public or private organisations, or international organisations
Non-profit: The applicant must be a non-profit organisation.
The project must be transnational and must be submitted by a partnership of eligible organisations
The EU grant requested cannot be lower than EUR 200,000. There is no upper limit.
Projects must not have started prior to the date of submission of the grant application.

How to Apply

To apply to this call for proposals, organisations must register and submit their applications via PRIMOS.

For more information, please visit this link.

International Youth Foundation: Inviting Applicants for 2016 YouthActionNet Laureate Global Fellowship

Deadline: 13 March 2016

The International Youth Foundation (IYF) is seeking applications from youth-led social ventures around the world for its 2016 YouthActionNet Laureate Global Fellowship to recognize 20 young leaders who have pioneered solutions to urgent challenges in their communities and beyond.

YouthActionNet mission is to strengthen and scale up the impact of youth-led social ventures around the world. Through its local and global initiatives, it provides training, mentoring, funding, advocacy, and networking opportunities to social entrepreneurs, who have pioneered solutions to urgent global challenges.

Founded in 1990, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) invests in the extraordinary potential of young people. IYF programs are catalysts for change that help youth learn, work, and lead. IYF is passionate in the belief that educated, employed, and engaged young people possess the power to solve the world’s toughest problems. IYF launched YouthActionNet in 2001 to support an emerging generation of young change-makers through strengthening their leadership capacity and the impact of their social change initiatives.

Objectives

Identifying and Supporting Young Leaders
Strengthening the Youth Social Entrepreneurship Sector

Fellowship Benefits

Recognition at a global awards ceremony, through related media outreach, and blogging and speaking opportunities made available through YouthActionNet
Year-round learning opportunities and one-on-one coaching based on Fellows’ individual needs and YouthActionNet’s proven leadership development framework
Being part of a global network of young change-makers, with the chance to connect and collaborate with peers leading change throughout the world
Access to ongoing learning and networking opportunities as a YouthActionNet alumni.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be:

18 – 29 years old as of October 1, 2016
Founders or co-founders of existing ventures with at least one year of impact
Fluent in English (applications must be completed in English

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via given website.

For more information, please visit YouthActionNet 2016.

Robert Bosch Stiftung: 2016-2017 Carl Freidrich Goerdeler Kolleg for Good Governance Program

Deadline: 22 February 2016

Are you working in the public sector or in the economy? Do you want to continue your education and network with committed Europeans? Do you want to develop and implement new ideas and innovative concepts? If yes, then apply for Kolleg for Good Governance 2016–2017 program.

Robert Bosch Stiftung in cooperation with the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) is seeking applications from young executives for the Carl Friedrich Goerdeler Kolleg for Good Governance 2016–2017 program to provide professional training in the field of good governance to a new generation of executives

Focus Areas

Acting Responsibly: Participants will receive additional training and certification in the areas of administration modernization and good governance.
Gaining insight behind the scenes: Participants will learn how good governance is practiced in administration, business, and civil society by means of practical examples in Germany and the EU.
Shaping Sustainable Plans: Participants develop their own plans for a project relating to conditions in their own countries, receive training as project managers, and initiate their projects in the course of their year at the Kolleg.

Benefits

extend participants professional training in seminars and to take an active part in discussions and project workshops,
build up participants network of contacts in Germany, the EU, and all participating countries
make a contribution to the development of good governance in the relations between public administration, business, and civil society.
Its year-long program offers future policy makers the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of political interrelationships and international cooperation.
Participants will meet with experts from civil society, politics, and administration in Germany and the EU, and receive advanced training in the field of administrative modernization and good governance.
The Kolleg provides the participants with the opportunity to develop and implement their own project in the area of good governance which relates to their work and is of use for their home institution.
During the Kolleg, the participants advance and improve their projects and are accompanied by an experienced project coach.
These encounters allow all the participants to discuss and share their ideas and experiences in a unified Europe.
Participants are given the opportunity to spend certain days observing institutions in Berlin and the surrounding areas that are related to their field of work.

Eligible Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine

Eligibility Criteria

citizenship of one of the eligible countries mentioned above.
residency in one of these countries
a university degree, with proof of outstanding academic performance
several years of professional experience in relevant areas (with responsibilities in personnel or budget matters)
the support of your employer
a specific idea for a project and an interest in good governance and political thought
a strong sense of social responsibility and commitment in addition to strong leadership qualities
excellent German as well as English language skills

For more information regarding the application procedure and more, please visit Kolleg for Good Governance 2016–2017 program.

Asian American Journalist Association J-Camp: Training and Developing Next Generation of Journalists!

Deadline: 13 March 2016

The Asian American Journalist Association (AAJA) is seeking applications from students of United States for JCamp which is six-day intensive, multicultural journalism training for high school students. JCamp is an all-expenses-paid program with travel, meals and lodging covered by AAJA’s partners.

Students learn from professional journalists and get hands-on training in writing, photography, television and radio broadcasting, online media and reporting. Sessions and workshops are led by experienced journalists from top media companies

JCamp’s goal is to develop the next generation of journalists and strives to confront the lack of diversity in journalism, in regards to race, socioeconomics, geography, religion, sexual orientation and identity.The camp strives to ensure excellence in the profession for decades to come. Through this culture of excellence and diversification, JCamp cultivates the voices and views of our future media leaders on government, human interest, entertainment, recreation, science, medicine, and national and international news.

Focus Areas

The Value of Cross-Cultural Communication Skills: This heightened awareness comes from interactions with peers and mentors from completely different environments and backgrounds, along with training in the basics of effective interpersonal skills and the importance of creating inclusive environments as colleagues and journalists.
The Fundamentals of Leadership: Faculty work with students on persuasive communication skills, teamwork, professionalism, project management, developing a personal identity and accountability.
The Importance of Diversity in the Newsroom and in Media Coverage: JCamp fosters an appreciation for diverse viewpoints and reporting in diverse communities. Students also learn why it is important that media outlets reflect the communities they cover.
Strong Ethics in Journalism Practice: Students gain an understanding of the universal ethics of good journalism and the responsibilities of the media to cover communities with sensitivity and high standards.
The Value of Networking & Career Mapping: Regardless of a student’s eventual career choice, each will go home with an understanding of how to pursue a profession and an appreciation for the importance of networking and building relationships with mentors and peers.

Eligibility Criteria

Be a high school student currently in his/her freshman, sophomore or junior year.
Be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. You may apply if you are attending an international high school, however you must be available to travel to and from JCamp from within the U.S. on the camp dates

How to Apply

Interested Applicants can apply via given website.

For more information, please visit AAJA J-Camp.

Youth Enterprise Support: Inviting Young Ghanaian Entrepreneurs to turn their Ideas into Thriving Business Enterprises!

Deadline: 19 February 2016

Are you from Ghana? Are you an aspiring young entrepreneur, aged between 18 to 35 years? Do you want to turn your great ideas into thriving business enterprises? Are you looking of financial support and/or expert advice to bring your idea to life? If yes, then apply for YES.

The Youth Enterprise Support (YES) is seeking applications from young Ghanaian entrepreneurs to provide an opportunity to showcase their talents and entrepreneurial skills, and challenge the youth to start new businesses and employ other youth.

YES is dedicated to growing Ghana’s economy by tapping into the creativity and innovativeness of young entrepreneurs through the provision of financial and expert advisory support for their businesses.

It is a multi-sectoral initiative operating under the Office of the President and drawing collaborative support from key agencies including the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), National Youth Authority (NYA), Ministry of Youth & Sports, Ministry of Trade & Industry, and Ministry of Finance.

Support

Resident Business Support: Learn how to start and grow business and overcome related challenges through YES Resident Entrepreneurs and Network of Business Partners.
Training Resources: Use YES services, templates, training programs, business clinics and short courses to help applicant develop their business plan.
Entrepreneurship Monitoring: Benefit from the extensive experience of business professionals who will work with applicant to ensure the necessary support during the critical start-up phase.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for consideration of your business plan, the following criteria must be satisfied:

Applicant must be a Ghanaian citizen (show proof) and between the ages of 18 and 35 years old;
Applicant must have completed at least Junior High School (JHS);
The proposed business must be situated within the national borders of Ghana and must employ Ghanaians;
The proposed business must not involve gambling or the production or distribution of any alcoholic beverage, tobacco or weapon. It must not involve any activity that is illegal under the laws of Ghana;
Applicant must be prepared and available to explain and defend your business plan/idea in person and provide consent for the possible filming of the process;
YES reserves the right to carry out further background checks on you and holds the right to disqualify you should the need arise.
Applicant must be ready to operate the business on a full time basis

How to Apply

Interested applicants can download the application forms via given website.

For more information, please visit Youth Enterprise Support.

Earthwatch Earth Skill Networks 2016: An Open Opportunity to improve Management Practices to Protected Areas in Africa!

Deadline: 26 February 2016

Earthwatch and its Earth Skill Network (ESN) is seeking applications for its annual opportunity for funded training and mentoring in organizational and business management practices to protected areas in Africa.

The Earth Skills Network is a partnership between Earthwatch, UNESCO, IUCN and corporate partners, who are working together to improve the business management skills of staff working in protected areas.

The Earth Skills Network is the evolution of the successful Business Skills for World Sites Heritage programme which ran between 2009 and 2013 in partnership with Royal Dutch Shell and UNESCO. Across both programmes, Earthwatch has trained 40 business mentors who were paired with 36 protected are organisations. This equates to 114 protected area staff trained in business skills.

The Earth Skills Network bridges this gap by bringing together leaders from the business world with protected area managers, in a mentor-mentee relationship, to share knowledge and transfer key business skills.

Benefits

Access a funded training programme in business planning and effective management practices.
Receive mentoring from an expert with significant business experience in an international organisation, helping the site to take a strategic approach to tackling specific issues.
Make better business sense of applicants organisation.
Develop the confidence, capabilities, competencies, and the skills that influence the ability to put what the applicant have learnt into practice.
Build an action plan which applicant and his/her peers are committed to, and identifies how he/she will transfer business planning at his/her organisation.
Increase the leadership capabilities, including self-confidence, team working and influencing.
Have the opportunity for open constructive dialogue with the corporate world, potentially with businesses that are operating in applicants’ country or region.
Make an important contribution to protected area management effectiveness assessments at his/her site.
Travel for three members of staff from their home to South Africa for the 10 day Residential Training Programme (direct flight, economy class).
Nine nights of accommodation at the Residential Training Programme in the Lajuma Research Centre, South Africa.
Meals and drinks for the duration of your stay at the 10 day Residential Training Programme.
Comprehensive medical evacuation insurance for the duration of the 10 day Residential Training Programme.
All facilitation costs and training materials.
12 months of expert business mentoring.

Eligibility Criteria

For Organisations

Permanent Staff from Natural Protected Areas, Protected Area Agencies or Management Authorities in Africa.
Site can be marine or terrestrial.
The site must have an IUCN Protected Area classification, be a UNESCO World Heritage site, and be working towards WHS status or an agency working across a number of sites.
The site must have clear (gazetted) boundaries.
Management Authority and Approvals Authority must be known.
All governance types are eligible for the programme.
Depending on governance type, the site must have the relevant senior management approvals to participate in the programme.

For participants

Three employees from the site must be available to participate in the full programme on the same team.
All three employees must have support and sign off from Protected Area senior management.
Employees must be fluent in English.
No business planning knowledge required but employees must be in a position to benefit from the training.
If the applicant’s site has been on the programme before, he/she are welcome to apply again but please nominate employees who have not already participated.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can send their complete application forms at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit Earthwatch 2016.