S/GWI FY24 RSOI: SHE's BRIGHT - Supporting Her Empowerment: Building Resilient Initiatives and Girls' Hope Together
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0017101
- Agency
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Office of the Secretary of State
Headquarters Offices, Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $493,339
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) is seeking applications for a $493,339 cooperative agreement to prevent and address gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM), through girl-led initiatives. The project, titled "SHE's BRIGHT - Supporting Her Empowerment: Building Resilient Initiatives and Girls' Hope Together," requires applicants to work in one of five eligible countries (Indonesia, Nepal, Niger, Sierra Leone) or the West Africa region. The program has two main components: (1) providing small grants and capacity support to girl-led groups and coalitions to implement local solutions, and (2) facilitating engagement between girls and key stakeholders on ending gender-based violence. Applications must include a gender analysis, risk assessment, safeguarding policies, and quarterly progress reporting. The deadline for submitting Statements of Interest is February 25, 2025, with an anticipated award date of September 30, 2025 for a 2-3 year performance period.
At least 40% of the funding must go to local organizations. The selected recipient will receive the award as a cooperative agreement, allowing for substantial involvement from S/GWI in program implementation.
Synopsis
The Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit a Statement of Interest (SOI) outlining concepts and capacity to manage a project that aims to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV), including and especially the harmful practices of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) and/or child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM). S/GWI is particularly interested in efforts to address these harmful practices through girl-led initiatives by: (1) directly investing in and supporting girl-led and girl-serving groups, networks, and/or coalitions through small grants and capacity support to design and implement solutions tailored to their communities; and (2) coordination and facilitating engagement between girls and key stakeholders and decisionmakers on ending GBV and harmful practices. All activities should be designed to help girls build their own networks and individual capacity to participate in, inform, and lead and contribute to broader movements to end GBV and harmful practices in their communities. Statements of interest should clearly define and detail one country or one region of implementation. Applicants can select from the following five countries (Indonesia, Nepal, Niger, or Sierra Leone) or the West Africa region. This project should focus on girls and young women ages 10-19.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 00. S-GWI SOI - SHEs BRIGHT.pdf |
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