Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA 111 11 000002
Apply for RFA 111 11 000002
- The Georgia USAID Tbilisi in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USAID/Armenia Labor Market Integration of People with Disabilities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 11, 2011 and posted on Jun 6, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 29, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The USAID/Armenia Labor Market Integration of People with Disabilities opportunity (also referred to as Disability and Work, or DAW) is a discretionary USAID funding opportunity aimed at expanding equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Armenia and framing access to employment as a basic human right. The program is built around the idea that people with disabilities must be active participants in decisions that affect their lives, reflecting the principle that nothing should be decided about them without their direct involvement. The activity is designed to help Armenia improve how it supports job access and employment services for people with disabilities, with a strong emphasis on practical, system-level improvements that can be sustained through government structures.
A central feature of the opportunity is its shift from a traditional medical or individual model of disability to a social model. In practical terms, the DAW approach treats many of the obstacles to employment not as problems located within an individual, but as barriers created by workplaces, institutions, policies, infrastructure, attitudes, and service systems. Historically, the Government of Armenia is described as having relied more heavily on the medical model, which can unintentionally place too much weight on impairment as the limiting factor and overlook how societal design and public policy restrict participation. DAW instead supports a rights-based approach, where disability is understood as a normal form of human difference and where non-discrimination and equal access become guiding principles. Under this framing, the government has a responsibility to build structures that allow full participation in public life, including the labor market.
The program’s work is organized into three main components. First, it supports the creation and/or further development of a coherent set of employment-related services for people with disabilities. This includes vocational skills assessment, professional skills development, and professional rehabilitation, with the goal of building a pathway that helps beneficiaries identify strengths, build marketable skills, and obtain the supports needed to enter and stay in the workforce. Second, the project will generate recommendations and provide assistance to the Government of Armenia to implement policy or administrative reforms where necessary. This component signals that USAID expects the activity not only to deliver services directly, but also to strengthen the enabling environment by improving how policies and public systems function. Third, the program will work to increase public awareness of access and employment rights for people with disabilities, recognizing that attitudes, information gaps, and social norms can be as limiting as the lack of services.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity is offered through a Cooperative Agreement, indicating a partnership-oriented award where USAID typically expects substantial involvement during implementation. The anticipated number of awards is one, with an estimated total funding amount of $3,000,000. The award ceiling is $3,000,000 and the floor is $2,000,000, suggesting proposals were expected to fall within a fairly defined budget range. Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning applicants were expected to contribute a portion of resources (cash or in-kind, depending on the specific rules in the full announcement). The CFDA listing is 98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas. The activity category is Employment, Labor and Training, and eligibility is listed as unrestricted, open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full text.
Key dates included a posting date of June 6, 2011, with the original closing date set for July 15, 2011, later extended to July 29, 2011. A questions-and-answers posting was noted as available on June 14, 2011. The archive date is listed as August 14, 2011. The funding opportunity number is RFA 111 11 000002. The agency is identified as USAID (listed under Georgia USAID Tbilisi in the source data), and applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to contact Armen Yeghiazarian, Acquisition Specialist, at 202-216-6381 x4466.
FAQs: USAID/Armenia Labor Market Integration of People with Disabilities (Disability and Work - DAW)
What is the USAID/Armenia Labor Market Integration of People with Disabilities opportunity?
It is a discretionary USAID funding opportunity focused on expanding equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Armenia and reinforcing access to employment as a basic human right. The opportunity is also referred to as Disability and Work (DAW).
What is the main goal of the DAW activity?
The main goal is to increase equal access to employment for people with disabilities in Armenia by strengthening employment-related services, supporting reforms in policy and administrative systems, and improving public awareness of employment rights and access.
What guiding principle shapes how DAW is designed?
DAW is built around the idea that people with disabilities must be active participants in decisions that affect their lives, reflecting the principle that nothing should be decided about them without their direct involvement.
How does DAW define disability-related barriers to employment?
DAW emphasizes a social model of disability. Many employment obstacles are treated as barriers created by workplaces, institutions, policies, infrastructure, attitudes, and service systems, rather than as problems located within an individual.
How is the DAW approach different from a medical or individual model of disability?
The medical or individual model can place more emphasis on impairment as the limiting factor. DAW instead uses a rights-based approach that treats disability as a normal form of human difference and focuses on non-discrimination and equal access, with the government responsible for creating structures that enable full participation in public life, including the labor market.
What are the three main components of the DAW activity?
The activity is organized into three components: (1) supporting the creation and/or further development of a coherent set of employment-related services for people with disabilities; (2) generating recommendations and assisting the Government of Armenia with needed policy or administrative reforms; and (3) increasing public awareness of access and employment rights for people with disabilities.
What kinds of employment-related services are included under the first component?
Services described include vocational skills assessment, professional skills development, and professional rehabilitation. The intent is to create a pathway that helps beneficiaries identify strengths, build marketable skills, and obtain the supports needed to enter and remain in the workforce.
Does the program focus only on delivering services, or also on systems change?
It is designed to do both. In addition to supporting employment-related services, DAW is expected to strengthen the enabling environment by improving how policies and public systems function through recommendations and assistance for policy or administrative reforms.
Why is public awareness part of the DAW activity?
The opportunity recognizes that attitudes, information gaps, and social norms can limit employment opportunities just as much as a lack of services. The activity includes increasing public awareness of access and employment rights for people with disabilities.
What type of funding instrument is used for this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered through a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates a partnership-oriented award where USAID expects substantial involvement during implementation.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated one award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $3,000,000.
What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $3,000,000 and the award floor is $2,000,000, indicating proposals were expected to fit within that budget range.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning applicants were expected to contribute a portion of resources. The specific rules (including whether contributions could be cash or in-kind) would be detailed in the full announcement.
What is the CFDA listing for this opportunity?
The CFDA listing is 98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
What is the activity category associated with this opportunity?
The activity category is Employment, Labor and Training.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications included in the full text of the announcement.
What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is RFA 111 11 000002.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date was June 6, 2011.
What was the original closing date, and was it extended?
The original closing date was July 15, 2011, and it was later extended to July 29, 2011.
Was there a questions-and-answers (Q&A) posting?
Yes. A questions-and-answers posting was noted as available on June 14, 2011.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date is listed as August 14, 2011.
Which agency is associated with the opportunity?
The agency is identified as USAID, listed under Georgia USAID Tbilisi in the source data.
Who should applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to contact Armen Yeghiazarian, Acquisition Specialist, at 202-216-6381 x4466.
What is the expected emphasis of the DAW activity in Armenia?
The activity emphasizes practical, system-level improvements that can be sustained through government structures, alongside services and public awareness efforts that support equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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