World Bank’s SIEF Call for Proposals for Basic Education

Deadline: 30 January 2015

 

The World Bank’s Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) is a a partnership program promoting evidence-based policy making in human development. It is currently accepting proposals for the “effectively engaging non-state actors in basic education.”

 

The purpose of this call is to promote the expansion and quality of primary and secondary education services in developing countries through non-state actors (ranging from for-profit private schools to NGO operated schools, and faith-based providers). The thematic focus on non-state actors was also part of previous SIEF calls for proposals launched in 2012 and 2013 (both closed). SIEF expects to be able to finance 1-to-3 additional impact evaluations in this area as part of the current 2014 Call.

Impact evaluations of World Bank supported programs are welcome, but no program affiliation with the World Bank or the funding organizations is required. While the call is focused on the impact of programs for low-income countries, research in middle-income countries will be considered as long as results will be clearly relevant to low-income countries.

 

The deadline for applications is Friday, January 30, 2015 at 6pm (1800 hrs) Eastern Standard Time (EST)

 

This call is being funded through the British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the London-based Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), which focuses on promoting early childhood development and evidence-based solutions.

 

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World Bank’s SIEF Call for Proposals for Early Childhood Development

Deadline: 30 January 2015

The World Bank’s Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) is a a partnership program promoting evidence-based policy making in human development. It is currently accepting proposals for the ” early childhood development, with a focus on promoting the cognitive and socio-emotional development of children ages 3-6.”

 

The purpose of this call is to carry out for rigorous impact evaluations of new or ongoing early childhood development programs, as well as longitudinal impact evaluation follow-ups of early childhood development programs. Impact evaluations of World Bank supported programs are welcome, but no program affiliation with the World Bank or the funding organizations is required. Programs to be evaluated can be government or non-governmental. While the call is focused on the impact of programs for low-income countries, research in middle-income countries will be considered as long as results will be clearly relevant to low-income countries. Specifically, SIEF is interested in innovative proposals that will inform the following question:

 

Which early childhood programs – whether a single intervention or a combination of interventions – improve the cognitive and socio-emotional development of young children, especially ages three to six, including their readiness for school; and how can these programs be delivered at scale in low- income countries?

 

This call is being funded through the British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the London-based Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), which focuses on promoting early childhood development and evidence-based solutions.

 

The deadline for applications is Friday, January 30, 2015 at 6 pm (1800h) Eastern Standard Time (EST).

For more information, visit this link.

US DRL Grants for Supporting Transitional Justice Initiatives in Nepal

Deadline: 15 December 2014

 

The United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is accepting statements of interest (SOI) from US & foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations; public international organizations; private, public or state institutions of higher education; for profit organization or business for the program entitled Supporting Transitional Justice Initiatives in Nepal.

The DRL seeks to support programs striving to restore the citizens-government relationships after gross human rights violations, while increasing individual and community participation in democratic processes.

DRL will review the SOIs and invite selected organizations to submit full-proposal. Grant request can be made for minimum $300,000 and maximum $495,000.

 

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be US-or foreign-based non-profit non-governmental organizations; public international organizations; private, public or state institutions of higher education; for profit organization or business.
• Applicants must have existing or capacity to develop, active partnerships with thematic partners or in-country partners, entities, and relevant stakeholders including industry and NGOs.
• Applicants should have demonstrable experience administering successful and preferably similar projects.
• Organizations may form consortia and submit a combined SOI. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant.
• Applications must be submitted in English.
• Entities listed on the Excluded Parties List System in the System for Award Management (SAM) are not eligible.

Note: Organizations are not required to have a DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number and an active SAM.gov registration to apply for this solicitation through GrantSolutions.gov. If a project is selected for further funding stages, these will need to be obtained.

For more information, please visit this link.

The USAID Powering Agriculture Grand Challenge: Up to $ 2M Grants for Clean Energy Solutions

Deadline: 12 February 2015

 

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in cooperation with the Government of Sweden, Duke Energy Corporation, the Government of Germany, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) invite US and non-US organizations and institutions to submit Concept Note for Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The call seeks to identify and support new and sustainable approaches to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy solutions for increasing agriculture productivity and/or value in developing countries.

The PAEGC is seeking innovative approaches to effectively integrate new CESs within the agriculture sectors of developing countries and emerging markets. Solutions should be within the clean energy-agriculture nexus that

• Can achieve scale
• Are adoptable within the context of emerging markets
• Are sustainable, and can ultimately progress without outside assistance
• Utilize modern, evidence-based science and technology approaches.

Funding Windows

1. Clean Energy Solution Design: Grants up to $500,000. Cost share – 15%
2. Clean Energy Solution Scale-up/Commercial Growth: Grants up to $2,000,000. Cost share – 35%

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be US and non-US educational, industrial, and not-forprofit and for-profit organizations, faith-based, foundations, academic institutions, civic groups, regional organizations, vendors, start-ups, and project developers.
• Government entities and individuals are not eligible to apply for funding. Publicly-funded universities or universities with government affiliations are not considered government entities here.
• Applicants must have a presence in the country(ies) in which they propose to work or at least one local partner in the country(ies).
• Applicants can submit multiple applications to this call on behalf of the organization(s) that they represent.
• Window 1 Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate a Cost-Share contribution of at least 15% of the total award value; Window 2 Applicants shall demonstrate a minimum Cost-Share contribution of 35% of the total award value.
• In the proposals, applicants must
  • Be able to describe how their solutions will have an impact on both increasing use of clean energy/increasing energy efficiency & on increasing agriculture production and/or value.
  • Describe the specific developing country agricultural market they are targeting, and articulate how their solutions meet an existing market demand on the ground.
  • Describe how small-scale farmers and small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs)/operators along the agricultural value chain benefit from the proposed measures.
  • Describe how the solution/innovation supports low emissions economic growth and development amongst target end user groups.
  • Describe how the CES will support for gender equality.

Application Procedure

1. Submit a 600-word concept note responding to two questions that relate to – innovation; and relevance to clean energy/agriculture nexus. Window 1 applicants should respond to third question that relates to market potential & window 2 applicants should respond to a third question that relates to potential to scale.
2. Semi-finalists will be invited to submit full proposal (10 page) and supporting documents.
3. Finalists will be invited to present their CES to an innovator evaluation board. This will either be in-person or via video teleconferencing.
4. Selection of grantee.

Note: Application can be made from 8 December 2014. Applications must be submitted via online platform.

For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number AID-SOL-OAA-00005.