# USAID/Djibouti Early Childhood Education Activity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/72060322rfa000001-usaid-djibouti-early-childhood-education-activity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/341715

> Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa offered grants of up to $14.0 million (at least $13.5 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make one award worth $14.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 31, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 72060322RFA000001 |
| Agency | Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 31, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $14.0 million |
| Award floor | $13.5 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $14.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 98.001 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The ECE activity goal is to increase the number of children in Djibouti benefiting from high-quality, equitable, safe, and inclusive ECE services. The activity’s objective is to improve access, quality, capacity & effectiveness of safe and inclusive ECE services. USAID will accomplish the activity objective through three interdependent Intermediate Results (IRs): IR1: Improve access to equitable, safe, and inclusive ECE services IR2: Improve quality of ECE services IR3: Improve enabling environment for Djibouti’s Early Childhood Development system of services Djibouti is a lower-middle-income economy with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) equivalent to US$1.85 billion in 2017 and a population estimated at approximately one million, mainly concentrated in and around Djibouti Ville where an estimated 75 percent of the population lives. Despite a relatively high per capita income of US$1,862 in 2015, 30 percent of the population lives in poverty and 21 percent lives in extreme poverty according to the fourth (2018) round of household survey (EDAM4). The same survey also found that 36 percent of Djibouti’s population is under 14 years old and 51 percent under 24 years old. Djibouti hosts approximately 35,000 refugees, mostly from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Yemen, who reside in three major settlements as well as in urban areas. It is anticipated that asylum cases could increase given current crisis situations unfolding in neighboring Ethiopia.

## Questions people ask

### Is 72060322RFA000001 still open?

No. It closed on August 31, 2022.

### Who can apply for USAID/Djibouti Early Childhood Education Activity?

Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for USAID/Djibouti Early Childhood Education Activity?

Closed August 31, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $14.0 million each. About $14.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Family Health International, Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The program made 4,233 awards worth $37 billion in that time.