School Improvement Program

The summary for the School Improvement Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the West Bank Gaza USAID West Bank, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

School Improvement Program: Marginalized Palestinian areas suffer from a multitude of political, security and socio-economic problems that hinder development work and put the population at serious risk. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has limited authority and capability to reach all Palestinian areas to provide meaningful support to its residents. The School Improvement Program will implement interventions to improve the educational environment and quality of education in the most disadvantaged Palestinian areas. This program will provide support to public and private schools in the most disadvantaged Palestinian areas. The primary goal of the program is to improve access to quality education and mitigate challenges to youth development in marginalized areas. The sub-goals include: 1) Improved educational facilities through renovation.2) Improved teaching and learning through teacher training as appropriate, provision of educational resources, and collaboration with local communities.3) Expanded opportunities for youth development through extracurricular activities, career counseling and training in schools after hours.Illustrative outcomes include:- Improved human and physical educational resources that contribute to narrowing the achievement gap between students in underserved and better served Palestinian areas.- Organized and sustained extracurricular activities and youth programs.- Established networks between teachers, administrators, counselors, officials and community representatives in the targeted schools aiming at improving the quality of education and youth programming.- Enhanced community involvement in school decision-making.- Strengthened educational institutions that provide services to learners.

Federal Grant Title:	School Improvement Program
Federal Agency Name:	West Bank Gaza USAID West Bank
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-294-12-000002
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	98.001
CFDA Descriptions:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Current Application Deadline:	The closing date of the funding opportunity will b
Original Application Deadline:	The closing date of the funding opportunity will b
Posted Date:	Jun 11, 2012
Creation Date:	Jun 15, 2012
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$20,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$20,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$4,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: United States Government, represented by the Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to the West Bank and Gaza is seeking applications from qualified U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), Public International Organizations (PIOs), and U.S. for profit firms (provided they forgo profit) to implement a program entitled "School Improvement Program". Pursuant to 22 CFR 226.81, it is USAID policy not to award profit under assistance instruments. However, all reasonable, allocable and allowable expenses, both direct and indirect, which are related to the agreement program and are in accordance with applicable cost standards (22 CFR 226, OMB Circular A-122 for non-profit organization, OMB Circular A-21 for universities, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31 for profit organizations), may be paid under the anticipated award. USAID welcomes applications from organizations which have not previously done business with USAID. Applicants must have established financial management, monitoring and evaluation, internal control systems, and policies and procedures that comply with established U.S. Government standards, laws, and regulations. The successful applicant(s) will be subject to a responsibility determination issued by a warranted Agreement Officer (AO) in USAID. The Recipient must be a responsible entity. The AO may determine a pre-award survey is required and if so, would establish a formal survey team to conduct an examination that will determine whether the prospective recipient has the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills - or ability to obtain them - in order to achieve the objectives of the program.
Grant Announcement Contact: Sandy Sakran Grantor Phone 972-3-511-4870

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