This award is to support community development and resilience with geospatial data and digital technology by engaging university-aged youth.
The activities anticipated as part of this award will add valuable, free and openly accessible data to digital ecosystems of lower and middle income countries,
which in turn can be used by USAID programs and humanitarian assistance activities.
The award will specifically focus on youth training, geospatial data collection, and analysis to help communities address local development challenges.
Activities will also engage marginalized populations to ensure representation of the diversity of partner country populations.
USAID anticipates awarding one to three grants and/or cooperative agreements under this Addendum.
Issuance of this Addendum does not constitute an award or commitment on the part of the U. S. Government to make an award, nor does it commit the U. S. Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a Concept Note or Application(s).
The actual number of assistance awards is subject to the availability of funds, as well as the viability of eventual full Applications received.