# USAID/Senegal Renforcement de la Litteratie au Senegal (RELIS)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/72068521rfa00008-usaid-senegal-renforcement-de-la-litteratie-au-senegal/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333609

> Senegal USAID-Dakar offered grants of up to $55.0 million (at least $55.0 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on July 2, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 72068521RFA00008 |
| Agency | Senegal USAID-Dakar |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 2, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $55.0 million |
| Award floor | $55.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| 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 purpose of USAID/Senegal’s Renforcement de la Littératie au Sénégal (RELIS) activity is to improve girls’ and boys’ reading outcomes in kindergarten through second grade by increasing the capacity of the Senegalese education system through institutional support and targeted assistance in nine regions of Senegal. By the end of the program, not only will greater numbers of students be able to read, but the systems at the central and regional levels for allocating teachers, books, and finances for high-quality reading instruction will measurably improve. In alignment with the New Partnership Initiative (NPI) approach, which is to increase the number of partners qualifying under the New and Underutilized Partners (NUP) category, the USAID/Senegal RELIS program anticipates the following outcomes: Provide technical expertise, guidance, input, and assistance in order to strengthen the Ministry of Education’s capacity to deliver high-quality bilingual reading instruction services in St. Louis, Fatick, Kaolack, Kaffrine, Louga, Diourbel, and Matam; Expand the delivery of high-quality reading instruction in national languages to two regions where it has not previously been implemented (Tambacounda and Kedougou); Guarantee the purchase and delivery of high-quality teaching and learning materials (TLMs) for reading instruction to all USAID-funded reading instruction work in the nine regions; Pilot, evaluate, and implement a model for bilingual reading instruction that complements and supports Senegal’s roll out of the Senegal Bilingual Education Integrated Framework (MOHEBS); Sponsor innovations and data collection in kindergartens and teacher training institutions.

## Questions people ask

### Is 72068521RFA00008 still open?

No. It closed on July 2, 2021.

### Who can apply for USAID/Senegal Renforcement de la Litteratie au Senegal (RELIS)?

Senegal USAID-Dakar accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for USAID/Senegal Renforcement de la Litteratie au Senegal (RELIS)?

Closed July 2, 2021. 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 $55.0 million each.

### 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.