Funding Opportunity Number: FR-5900-N-04
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Housing
Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: HUD
Closing Date: 2015-07-27
Award Ceiling: $69,000
Expected Number of Awards: 730
Description: The purpose of the FSS program is to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the HCV and PH programs with public and private resources to enable participating families to increase earned income and financial literacy, reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance, and make progress toward economic independence and self-sufficiency. PHAs ortribes/Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) that administer FSS programs enter into five-year contracts with new families on an ongoing basis. The FSS contract spells out the terms and conditionsgoverning participation and the responsibilities of both the PHA (or tribe/TDHE) and the family. As required by the FSS statute and regulations, each FSS program reflects local needs and resources. PHAsare not permitted to limit FSS participation to those families most likely to succeed because of current education level or job history.
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-388-15-000004
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i. e. , open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name: USAID-BAN
Closing Date: 2015-07-24
Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Description: The United States Agency for International Development in Bangladesh (USAID/Bangladesh) is seeking applications for a three year Cooperative Agreement from qualified U. S. and non-U. S. organizations to implement an activity entitled "USAID Adolescent Health Skills Strengthening Activity". This activity is expected to improve the health and well-being of Bangladeshi adolescents by improving community attitudes regarding the delay of early marriage and by improving access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and other health information and services. The goal of the activity is to empower female and male adolescents to advocate for their own needs and desires in order to delay marriage until at least ages 18 and 21, the legal marriage age for girls and boys respectively, and delay first birth until the age of 20 for girls. The expectation is that this will improve the health and well-being of girls and boys, especially girls as they develop into adults and prepare for motherhood; and ultimately, enable healthier babies to be born to healthier mothers. The activity will achieve two inter-related intermediate results (IRs): ? IR1: Increased skills capacity and community support for unmarried adolescents. ? IR2: Increased provision and utilization of SRH and other health information and services.
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