USAID-Dar es Salaam: Seeking
Applications for Women’s Empowerment Activity Program
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Deadline:
23 November 2018
The
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Tanzaniais seeking
applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified Tanzanian organizations
to implement the Women’s Empowerment program.
The
purpose of the four-year Women Empowerment Activity is to support local civil
society organizations, in partnership with the Government of Tanzania, to
effectively engage and empower women and girls by increasing their access to
justice and related legal services, strengthen their ability to serve in
leadership roles in their communities and in local government, and build their
financial literacy and access to financial resources while supporting an
enabling environment in which these efforts can be effective.
Components
Component
1– Legal Empowerment/Access to Justice – Increase women’s access to justice and
improve legal support on key rights-based issues
Component
2– Women’s Leadership – Strengthen women’s ability to lead and actively
participate in decision-making structures and processes
Component
3– Women Economic Empowerment – Increase women’s ability to access financial
resources and improve their financial literacy to enable them to serve in
leadership roles in their community
Special
Considerations
Gender
and Youth
Integration
Environmental
Compliance
Funding
Information
Estimated
Total Program Funding: $4,000,000
Award
Ceiling: $4,000,000
Eligibility
Criteria
Eligibility
for this NOFO is restricted. Eligibility is restricted to local organizations.
Only local organizations as defined below are eligible for award. USAID defines
a “local entity” as an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or
another body of persons that:
Is
legally organized under the laws of; and
Has as
its principal place of business or operations in; and
Is
majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents
of; and
Is
managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful
permanent residents of the country receiving assistance.
For
purposes of this section, ‘majority owned’ and ‘managed by’ include, without
limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly,
whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or
tenure of the organization’s managers or a majority of the organization’s
governing body by any means.
These
eligibility requirements apply to both the principal Applicant and to any sub-awardee.
USAID/Tanzania
welcomes applications from organizations that have not previously received
financial assistance from USAID.
How to
Apply
Submit
concept papers by email at the address given on the website.
For more
information, please visit here