Eligibility Criteria for Award. (Please review the “Prerequisites” Section online) a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES Applicants must be legally registered in one of the following countries: Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza or Yemen1 with a recent history of implementing activities in the focus areas of this NOFO. Grant funds awarded under this NOFO cannot be used towards any profit by the grantees. Organizations must be youth-led (leadership is under 35 years) or youth-serving (implement initiatives that support and benefit youth2). Organizations led by or serving youth from underrepresented groups, which may include age, gender, disability, ethnicity, and other identities, are encouraged to apply. Donor experience is strongly preferred, however, if an organization does not have experience implementing donor funding, the organization’s capacity to implement a 1 Interested applicants should note that only activities implemented in the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG)- controlled areas of southern Yemen will be considered for funding under this RFA. 2 For the purposes of this competition, youth are defined as those between the ages of 10-35 years of age. USAID grant will be evaluated if a candidate is shortlisted. Short-listed organizations may be required to meet certain conditions that demonstrate implementation capacity to receive award. Donors are considered international development agencies, local or national government, foundations, private sector organizations, or other similar institutions that have awarded funding to your organization to implement a climate-related project. Each award will be made to a single recipient organization. An organization may not pass through award funding to other organizations, due to the simplified nature of grant competition awards.
Eligibility Criteria for Award. (Please review the “Prerequisites” Section online) a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES Applicants must be legally registered in one of the following countries: Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza or Yemen1 with a recent history of implementing activities in the focus areas of this NOFO. Grant funds awarded under this NOFO cannot be used towards any profit by the grantees. Organizations must be youth-led (leadership is under 35 years) or youth-serving (implement initiatives that support and benefit youth2). Organizations led by or serving youth from underrepresented groups, which may include age, gender, disability, ethnicity, and other identities, are encouraged to apply. Organizations must have previous experience implementing at least two donor-funded climate-related programs. Donors are considered international development agencies, local or national government, foundations, private sector organizations, or other similar institutions that have awarded funding to your organization to implement a climate-related project. Each award will be made to a single recipient organization. An organization may not pass through award funding to other organizations, due to the simplified nature of grant competition awards.
