Sustainable Skills for Sustainable Communities - An Education Skills Program

Sustainable Skills for Sustainable Communities - An Education Skills Program is sponsored by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This USAID grant supports education skills programs for sustainable economic diversification of vulnerable communities in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Agency for International Development South Africa USAID-Pretoria Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:72067425RFA00003 Funding Opportunity Title:Sustainable Skills for Sustainable Communities – An Education Skills Program in support of the sustainable economic diversification of vulnerable communities in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Opportunity Category:Other Opportunity Category Explanation:Sustainable Skills for Sustainable Communities – An Education Skills Program in support of the sustainable economic diversification of vulnerable communities in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Education Category Explanation:Sustainable Skills for Sustainable Communities – An Education Skills Program in support of the sustainable economic diversification of vulnerable communities in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Expected Number of Awards:1 Assistance Listings:98.

001 -- USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Jan 15, 2025 Original Closing Date for Applications:Feb 18, 2025 Current Closing Date for Applications:Feb 18, 2025 Archive Date:Mar 20, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 5,000,000 Eligible Applicants:Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" Additional Information on Eligibility: ## Additional Information Agency Name:South Africa USAID-Pretoria Description:The activity seeks to support interventions aligned to one or more of the following objectives that meet the high-level key result: **Objective 1:**Accredited or industry endorsed skills programs with a green skills focus are developed through strong private sector engagement in Mpumalanga’s coal belt communities, with evidence of strong long-lasting institutional support being built.

(Note: For interventions where accreditation is being sought, applicants must be clear about how the accreditation process will work, how far along it is or will be based on realistic timelines. For industry certified programs, applicants must demonstrate previous industry acceptance and/or transferability of the certificate.)

**Objective 2:** Students and graduates, in their diverse needs and starting points, are provided accredited or industry endorsed technical knowledge and soft skills that are transferable to the workplace and have gained practical work-based learning opportunities required to complete their qualifications because of strong industry partnerships.

**Objective 3:** Capacity of youth and graduates/course completers to meaningfully participate in the formal economy is increased by unlocking earning opportunities through local/ community/ business partnerships in identified green sector(s) while also ensuring inclusive and just growth for the historically marginalized in that field. Link to Additional Information:[](https://grants.

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