USAID’s Youth Resilience, Inclusion and Empowerment (Y-RIE) Program is seeking creative concepts that focus on youth development issues; propose smart, locally-driven approaches; bring partners together to work effectively and implement innovative activities.
A USAID release said that Y-RIE is looking for concepts that focus on particular communities and seek to engage youth aged 10 to 29 years-old, nurture their resilience and empower them to contribute to safer, more prosperous communities.
This funding opportunity is released as an Annual Program Statement (APS) to engage local partners, including youth groups, government, the private sector, and civil society in transformational partnerships that build the capacity of local youth-serving and youth-led partners, improve opportunities for youth resilience and improve community safety.
The release said that Y-RIE is calling on organizations to submit creative and unique concept papers that accord with the objectives outlined in its APS. Applicants with the most promising concepts will receive a request for a full application and begin a co-development process with the Y-RIE team.
Competition for this APS will be open for a one-year period. A special rapid concept call is announced for concepts to be submitted by September 15, 2023, with notification of shortlisting for a second round of applications in December 2023.
Details on the application and submission are available by sending an email expressing interest to YRIE_Grants@dai.com or by visiting the Y-RIE APS site.
