# Better Lives for Mes Enfants Activity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/72068521rfa00009-better-lives-for-mes-enfants-activity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333309

> Senegal USAID-Dakar offered grants of up to $2.3 million (at least $2.3 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make one award worth $2.3 million in total. Applications closed on June 21, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 72068521RFA00009 |
| Agency | Senegal USAID-Dakar |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 21, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $2.3 million |
| Award floor | $2.3 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.3 million |
| Cost sharing | 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

USAID/Senegal Mission is seeking applications for a three-year, $2.34 million activity that will reduce forced child begging in urban daaras and, where appropriate, support the safe and healthy return of children to family care; this may require temporary placement in/or Government of Senegal (GoS) or non-governmental (NGO) supported shelters through community-led, locally driven solutions. This activity intends to build on a successful USAID-funded activity, [Combating Forced Child Begging in Dakar (2014-2016 and 2018-2020)], that led to a reduction in the number of talibés forced to beg in targeted Dakar municipalities because of strong community-level engagement. The activity also aims to support the creation of community-created and community-supported local educational opportunities to reduce the need for parents to send their children to remote, urban daaras. It will be informed by USAID’s Counter-Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Policy and the U.S. Government's Strategy, Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity.

## Questions people ask

### Is 72068521RFA00009 still open?

No. It closed on June 21, 2021.

### Who can apply for Better Lives for Mes Enfants Activity?

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

### What is the deadline for Better Lives for Mes Enfants Activity?

Closed June 21, 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 $2.3 million each. About $2.3 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.