Employability Skills for At Risk Youth to Prevent Crime and Violence
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- OFOP0001267
- Agency
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Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $250,000 to $350,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 19.704 Counter Narcotics
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement seeks applicants to provide employability skills training and job placement assistance to at-risk youth in Costa Rica. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations with experience implementing similar programs in Costa Rica. Successful proposals must recruit at least 100 youth ages 18 to 35 per specified location for a minimum of four months training combined with internship placement assistance, with a goal of graduating 100 participants from each location. Applications will be evaluated based on plans to conduct technical skills assessments, provide internship placement assistance, and ensure a job placement rate of at least 30% upon completion. Applications are due February 14, 2024.
The total available award is $350,000 to be granted to a single recipient for a project period of 36 months beginning in May 2024. The work will be performed in specific cantonments and provinces in Costa Rica identified in the application, with the goal of serving at least 100 at-risk youth in each designated location through the employability skills training and job placement programs.
Synopsis
The main purpose of this project is to train youth in employability skills and help them secure an internship at a company or business with the possibility of securing paid employment, allowing them to practice the skills they have learned. The target population will be youth from 18 to 35 years of age in the province of Limon, the province of Puntarenas, the cantonment of San Jose, cantonment of Alajuela, cantonment of Liberia, cantonment of Garabito, cantonment of Heredia, cantonment of Sarapiqui, cantonment of Corredores, cantonment of Cartago, cantonment of Desamparados, cantonment of Alajuelita and cantonment of Nicoya. Other 8 locations will be discussed with the Ministry of Public Security. The Ministry of Public Security has prioritized the locations mentioned as high violence, at risk communities. The grantee will have to work with INL Costa Rica to identify the specific place in each province or cantonment where the project is going to take place, and to coordinate meetings with the police and the municipality before they start the project in each location. The goal will be to graduate at least 100 people in each location during the period of performance of this grant. The grantee must include at a minimum: Training in a specific skill Study of the location and the needs of the different business in the area to know exactly what set of skills is required in the specific location. Internship for each student at a business where they can practice their skills. Training must include life skills, personal finances, and job interview skills Diploma for each student, preferably in coordination with the National Institute of learning or certified by INA. Graduation ceremony for each group
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