Opportunity Information: Apply for 72051420RFA00011
The Youth Resilience Activity (YRA) is a USAID/Colombia funding opportunity designed to help young people in Colombia live safer, more stable lives in communities affected by violence and conflict. The program sits under USAID/Colombia's broader strategy of creating the conditions for a sustainable and inclusive peace, and it specifically supports Development Objective 2, which focuses on advancing reconciliation among victims, ex-combatants, and other citizens. YRA is built on lessons from earlier USAID efforts related to youth development, inclusion of marginalized and conflict-affected groups, prevention of armed group recruitment, psychosocial support, and peacebuilding work.
At its core, YRA aims to create a "continuum of care" for youth in high-risk environments so they can reach their full potential as safe, productive, healthy, and engaged members of society. The activity is meant to reduce exposure to violence and retaliation, prevent violence before it occurs, and lower the likelihood that youth become involved in crime or return to it. While the target age range is 10 to 29 (consistent with USAID's Youth in Development Policy), the emphasis is on adolescents and young adults ages 15 to 29. The effort is youth-centered and includes specific attention to Colombian and Venezuelan youth, disengaged child soldiers, and former youth offenders, recognizing that these groups often face heightened risks and barriers to reintegration.
YRA uses a socio-ecological approach, meaning it does not focus only on the individual young person. It also works with the people and systems around them, including families, communities, service providers, and local authorities, since those relationships and institutions strongly shape whether youth can stay safe and thrive. The program intends to strengthen relationships and trust between youth and their families, neighborhoods, and local government actors, while also contributing to more peaceful and protective community environments where risks of violence and criminal involvement are reduced.
A major program pillar is expanding access to alternative education and economic opportunities, particularly for women and girls living in high-risk settings. This includes pathways that can realistically compete with the pull of illegal economies by offering credible options for learning, employment, and income generation. USAID/Colombia also expects the activity to work closely with the private sector to create sustainable and inclusive, market-driven economic opportunities, support legal employment aligned with Colombian and international labor standards, and promote entrepreneurship and other productive activities. The overall expectation is that stronger protective environments plus real opportunities will improve social and economic stability for youth and help prevent recidivism among disengaged child soldiers and former youth offenders.
Administratively, this opportunity was issued by USAID/Colombia (USAID-Bogota) under Funding Opportunity Number 72051420RFA00011. The instrument type is a Cooperative Agreement, categorized under Community Development (CFDA 98.001). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to a wide range of applicant types unless further limitations are included in the full eligibility language. The opportunity anticipated a single award with an award ceiling of up to $50,000,000. The notice was created and issued on April 22, 2020, with questions due May 4, 2020. The concept paper deadline was May 25, 2020, and the full application was due 60 days after receiving a Request for Full Application.Apply for 72051420RFA00011
- The Agency for International Development, Colombia USAID-Bogota in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Youth Resilience Activity (YRA)" 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 Apr 22, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 25, 2020 Issue Date April 22, 2020 Deadline for Questions May 4th, 2020 Closing Date amp Time for Concept Paper May 25, 2020 Closing Date amp Time for Full Application 60 days after receiving Request for Full Application. (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 $50,000,000.00 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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