Bangladesh Integrated Youth Activity (BIYA) | 72038822APS00001

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The Bangladesh Integrated Youth Activity (BIYA) is a USAID/Bangladesh grant opportunity designed to strengthen how young people in Bangladesh contribute to the country s inclusive social and economic development. The core idea is capacity building at two levels: first, helping individual youth build practical skills and abilities that translate into real opportunities, and second, strengthening the youth led and youth serving organizations that support them so those organizations can operate more effectively, represent youth priorities, and deliver better results at scale. In practice, the activity is framed around enabling youth not only to participate in development, but to lead parts of it through stronger organizations and better connected local systems.

USAID s theory of change for BIYA is organized around three linked objectives. Objective 1 focuses on improving youth access to equitable economic opportunities, which generally implies tackling barriers that keep young people from decent work, entrepreneurship, market relevant training, and fair participation in the economy. The emphasis on equitable access signals attention to who gets left out and why, such as youth facing structural disadvantages, unequal access to networks or information, or geographic and social barriers that limit pathways into jobs and income generation. Objective 2 concentrates on strengthening youth led and youth serving organizations, meaning the activity aims to increase these organizations capacity to plan, manage, advocate, and deliver programs for youth in a sustainable way. This can include improving leadership, governance, financial management, program quality, and the ability to form partnerships and mobilize resources. Objective 3 aims to coordinate and reinforce effective local youth systems, pointing to the need for stronger connections among local actors such as community groups, civil society, educational and training institutions, employers, local government entities, and service providers, so efforts are not fragmented and youth can move more smoothly from learning to earning and civic participation.

From an administrative and funding standpoint, BIYA was released by the Agency for International Development, Bangladesh (USAID Dhaka) under Funding Opportunity Number 72038822APS00001. It is categorized as an Other opportunity type, with funding provided through a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means USAID expects substantial involvement during implementation compared with a standard grant. The activity is listed under the Education funding activity category and tied to CFDA Number 98.001. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is open to any type of entity unless additional eligibility conditions are specified elsewhere in the full notice. The opportunity was posted on September 19, 2022, with an original closing date of November 8, 2022.

The total potential scale of the award is large, with an award ceiling of up to 35,000,000 USD and an expectation of one award. That structure suggests USAID intended to fund a single lead implementer (often working with a network of partners) to deliver an integrated youth focused program nationwide or across multiple priority areas. Overall, BIYA is positioned as a comprehensive effort that combines direct support to youth, institutional strengthening of organizations that serve or represent youth, and improved coordination across local systems so that gains in skills and organizational capacity translate into durable economic and social outcomes.

• The Agency for International Development, Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bangladesh Integrated Youth Activity (BIYA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 19, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 08, 2022 N/A. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $35,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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