Lighting Excitement for Excellency in Reading Activity

Post Date

November 6th 2014

Application Due Date

January 21st 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-517-14-000004

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

USAID policy encourages competition in the award of grants and cooperative agreements. In response to this RFA, any Dominican-based non-governmental organizations, non-for-profit, or for-profit entities (Including NGOs, business associations, universities, and academic institutions) are eligible to apply.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $20000000

• Award Range:

  $19500000 - $20000000

Grant Description

Lighting Excitement for Excellency in Reading (LEER) is a five year activity with the overall objective of increasing the reading skills of students in targeted areas by supporting sustainable best practices in education in the Dominican Republic. The activity will improve reading skills of approximately 200,000 primary school students in targeted poor neighborhoods through improved instruction and the use of traditional and supplemental reading activities. Reading will also be improved through the creation of school environments that are inclusive, safe, tolerant, and conducive to academic achievement for all students, and an increase in the availability of materials and training that promote tolerance, respect for gender, and that address students with special needs.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Agency for International Development

• Office:

  Dominican Republic USAID-Santo Domingo

• Agency Contact:

  Eyole Luma
  Assistance Specialist
  Phone 809-368-7709

• Agency Mailing Address:

  USAID E-mail Address

• Agency Email Address:

  eluma@usaid.gov