# Leadership Academy for Disability Empowerment

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-cmr-fy21-11-leadership-academy-for-disability-empowerment/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334323

> U.S. Mission to Cameroon offered grants of up to $25,000 (at least $20,000) to nonprofits and individuals. It expected to make $25,000 in total. Applications closed on July 21, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-CMR-FY21-11 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Cameroon |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 21, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $25,000 |
| Award floor | $20,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $25,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Individuals

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition to provide a comprehensive leadership training for people with disabilities. The program will consist of coaching, workshops, webinars, and an in-person boot-camp with debates, presentations, and connections to resources and opportunities. This project will allow youth living with disabilities to exercise leadership, build self-esteem, and get connected with resources and opportunities. Proposals must demonstrate knowledge on the situation of youth with disabilities in Cameroon and propose a strategy to bring together youth with disabilities to grow their leadership, build connections, and enact meaningful change in their personal lives and communities. At the end of the project, participants should be able to set and pursue personal and professional leadership goals, and mentor other youth in their communities. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Program Objectives: · Recruit and build capacities and leadership skills of at least 50 youth with disabilities ages 18 – 25 · Provide opportunities that allow participants to exercise leadership and build self-esteem · Organize a leadership boot camp for youth with disabilities · Expose participants to role models and connect them to resources and opportunities · Introduce YALI Network to youth with disabilities countrywide · Conduct needs assessment, pre- and post-evaluation to measure the impact of the program on participants and provide an appropriate training curriculum The applicant will design and carry out all aspects of the project. The proposal should include details about activities, content, timeline, recruitment of participants, etc. Activities should be conducted both virtually and in person, in a format that is compliant with COVID-19 prevention measures, and should include activities such as practical exercises, case-studies, presentation, discussion groups, peer learning activities and/or fact-finding exercises. All proposals must include needs analysis activities to assess participants’ needs, follow-up activities to reinforce training topics and empower the participants to put them into practice, and monitoring and evaluation activities to assess the impact of the project. All proposals must include American resource materials such as YALI Network, or American-origin models/ideas, and/or involve American experts or alumni of U.S. government exchange programs.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-CMR-FY21-11 still open?

No. It closed on July 21, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Leadership Academy for Disability Empowerment?

U.S. Mission to Cameroon accepted applications from nonprofits and individuals.

### What is the deadline for Leadership Academy for Disability Empowerment?

Closed July 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 $25,000 each. About $25,000 in total.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.