Opportunity Information: Apply for BH200 15 GR 200 WHA 031615
Apply for BH200 15 GR 200 WHA 031615
- The U.S. Mission to Belize in the community development employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Job Creation and Alternative Activities for At Risk Youth" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.700 General Department of State Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 8, 2015 and posted on Mar 16, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 8, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $900,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Applicants who are eligible to apply are U.S. and overseas based U.S. or overseas based non governmental and non profit organizations (NGOs), Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Non Profit Educational Institutions who are able to respond to the NOFO and be able to mobilize in a short period of time. U.S. Embassy Belmopan encourages applications from Belizean organizations and institutions, as well as potential new partners.
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Embassy in Belmopan, Belize released a discretionary grant funding opportunity titled "Job Creation and Alternative Activities for At Risk Youth" to strengthen citizen security by reducing the factors that push young people toward gangs and criminal activity. The focus is on practical prevention: helping youth and marginalized communities access legitimate income pathways, constructive programs, and stronger schooling so that crime and violence are less attractive or necessary options. The grant is aligned with U.S. Government priorities under the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), which emphasizes addressing root causes of insecurity and violence in the region, including Belize.
Funding is expected to support roughly four awards (with language indicating three to five depending on funding availability and proposal quality), with total available funding capped at USD 900,000. Individual awards must fall between USD 100,000 and USD 400,000, and projects are designed to be relatively fast-moving and time-limited, with project periods not exceeding two years. The anticipated start date for selected projects was September 30, 2015, signaling that the Embassy was looking for applicants able to mobilize quickly and begin implementation soon after award.
Applicants are expected to design proposals that clearly address at least one of three core objectives. The first objective is job creation for youth and marginalized communities, specifically framing employment and income generation as credible alternatives to crime and violence. The second objective is providing productive alternative activities that build education and leadership opportunities, which can include structured programs that keep youth engaged in positive peer networks while developing skills, confidence, and community ties. The third objective centers on improving educational quality or curriculum for Belizean high school youth, with special emphasis on underserved communities, indicating that school-based interventions and curriculum upgrades are also eligible approaches when they are tied to reducing risk factors for delinquency and gang affiliation.
The opportunity is administered by the U.S. Mission to Belize (U.S. Embassy Belmopan) under CFDA 19.700 (General Department of State Assistance). It does not require cost sharing or matching funds, which lowers the barrier for organizations that may not have large private fundraising capacity. Eligible applicants include U.S.-based or overseas-based non-governmental and non-profit organizations, Public International Organizations, and non-profit educational institutions capable of responding to the NOFO and mobilizing on a short timeline. The Embassy specifically encouraged applications from Belizean organizations and institutions and noted openness to potential new partners, suggesting an interest in locally grounded implementers and fresh collaborations.
The funding opportunity was posted March 16, 2015, and the application deadline was May 8, 2015, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (3:00 PM Belize time). Due to technical issues many applicants experienced with Grants.gov registration, the Embassy allowed complete application packages to be submitted by email to belmopangrants@state.gov, while keeping the same deadline for both emailed and electronically uploaded submissions. For applicants unable to access the full announcement, the point of contact was the Grants Officer Representative through the U.S. Embassy Belmopan Grants Help Desk.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Job Creation and Alternative Activities for At Risk Youth (U.S. Embassy Belmopan, Belize)
1) What is the purpose of this grant opportunity?
This discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan, Belize supports projects intended to strengthen citizen security by reducing the factors that push young people toward gangs and criminal activity. The emphasis is on practical prevention: helping youth and marginalized communities access legitimate income pathways, constructive programs, and stronger schooling so that crime and violence are less attractive or necessary options.
2) What is the grant title?
The funding opportunity is titled "Job Creation and Alternative Activities for At Risk Youth."
3) Which U.S. Government priorities does this opportunity align with?
The opportunity is aligned with U.S. Government priorities under the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), which emphasizes addressing root causes of insecurity and violence in the region, including Belize.
4) How many awards are expected to be made?
Funding is expected to support roughly four awards. The opportunity language indicates three to five awards may be made depending on funding availability and proposal quality.
5) How much total funding is available under this opportunity?
The total available funding is capped at USD 900,000.
6) What is the allowed funding range for an individual award?
Individual awards must fall between USD 100,000 and USD 400,000.
7) How long can a funded project last?
Projects are designed to be relatively fast-moving and time-limited. The project period may not exceed two years.
8) What was the anticipated project start date?
The anticipated start date for selected projects was September 30, 2015, indicating the Embassy was looking for applicants able to mobilize quickly and begin implementation soon after award.
9) What types of projects are eligible under this opportunity?
Applicants are expected to propose projects that clearly address at least one of three core objectives: (1) job creation for youth and marginalized communities; (2) productive alternative activities that build education and leadership opportunities; or (3) improving educational quality or curriculum for Belizean high school youth, with special emphasis on underserved communities.
10) Do proposals need to address all three objectives?
No. Proposals are expected to clearly address at least one of the three core objectives.
11) What does the job creation objective focus on?
The job creation objective focuses on employment and income generation for youth and marginalized communities as credible alternatives to crime and violence.
12) What does the alternative activities objective include?
This objective focuses on productive, structured alternative activities that build education and leadership opportunities. This can include programs that keep youth engaged in positive peer networks while developing skills, confidence, and community ties.
13) What does the education objective allow?
The education objective centers on improving educational quality or curriculum for Belizean high school youth, with special emphasis on underserved communities. School-based interventions and curriculum upgrades are eligible approaches when they are tied to reducing risk factors for delinquency and gang affiliation.
14) Who is administering this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is administered by the U.S. Mission to Belize (U.S. Embassy Belmopan).
15) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is under CFDA 19.700 (General Department of State Assistance).
16) Is cost sharing or matching funds required?
No. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching funds.
17) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include U.S.-based or overseas-based non-governmental and non-profit organizations, Public International Organizations, and non-profit educational institutions capable of responding to the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and mobilizing on a short timeline.
18) Are Belizean organizations encouraged to apply?
Yes. The Embassy specifically encouraged applications from Belizean organizations and institutions and noted openness to potential new partners.
19) Does the Embassy indicate openness to new partners?
Yes. The Embassy noted it was open to potential new partners, suggesting interest in locally grounded implementers and fresh collaborations.
20) When was the opportunity posted?
The funding opportunity was posted on March 16, 2015.
21) What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was May 8, 2015, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (3:00 PM Belize time).
22) How could applicants submit their application?
Applicants could submit through Grants.gov. Due to technical issues many applicants experienced with Grants.gov registration, the Embassy also allowed complete application packages to be submitted by email.
23) What email address was provided for submission by email?
Complete application packages could be submitted by email to belmopangrants@state.gov.
24) Did the email submission option change the deadline?
No. The Embassy kept the same deadline for both emailed submissions and electronically uploaded submissions.
25) What should applicants do if they cannot access the full announcement?
Applicants unable to access the full announcement were instructed to contact the Grants Officer Representative through the U.S. Embassy Belmopan Grants Help Desk.
26) What is the main implementation expectation signaled by the Embassy?
The opportunity indicates an expectation that recipients can mobilize quickly and implement relatively fast-moving, time-limited projects (no more than two years), consistent with the anticipated start date.
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