This is to notify you that the USAID Youth Excel Grant Competition Portal is officially open for 2022 and interested applicants are invited to apply. Fore more application information, read further.

USAID Youth Excel: Our Knowledge Leading Change Program Grant Competition 2022 for local, youth-led organizations

The USAID Youth Excel: Our Knowledge, Leading Change program is conducting a global grant competition for local, youth-led organizations in celebration of the USAID Youth in Development Policy Launch.

Youth Excel seeks solutions from local youth led-organizations around the globe to advance peace and security through local-level social cohesion. Grant competition winners will also use gender equality and social inclusion, research-to-change (implementation research), and knowledge mobilization approaches to strengthen their programs and influence decision-makers.

Eligibility Requirements

Local, registered organizations led by youth under 35 years, including new recipients of USAID funding, who meet the eligibility criteria and share Youth Excel objectives. Organizations led by or serving marginalized groups, which may include age, gender, disability, ethnicity, and other identities, are encouraged to apply. The grant competition is not restricted to certain technical sectors or to research organizations.

Eligible Countries: countries with USAID presence in 5 global regions:

Africa
Asia
Europe and Eurasia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa

How to submit an application

Review the request for applications and planning and costing tool.
Follow grant competition updates online and by email, Facebook, or Twitter.
View the grant competition training available by May 13, 2022..
Submit questions by May 20, 2022 and review answers posted online by May 23, 2022. You may also ask questions on social media.
Submit application by June 6, 2022.