All Children Reading Competition
At a glance
All Children Reading Competition is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Agency for International Development. The application deadline was January 31, 2012. Individual awards are listed as up to $300K, with about 25 awards expected and $7.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 98.001 (USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Nov 18, 2011Posted
- Jan 31, 2012Application deadline
- Posted
- Nov 18, 2011
- Close date
- Jan 31, 2012
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $300,000
- Est. total funding
- $7,500,000
- Expected awards
- 25
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
Please see Section III - Eligibility Information, page 11 of the attached RFA document.
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and World Vision (collectively referred to as the Founding Partners) are seeking game-changing innovations with the potential to dramatically improve reading skills and low literacy rates among primary grade children. Through a multi-year initiative called All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR), the Founding Partners will collaborate to achieve the goal of global action to improve child literacy.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
- All Children Reading Competition RFA, SOL-OAA-12-000010Full Announcement · sol-oaa-12-000010.pdfPDF · 303 KB
- Amendment extending deadline for questions through 2:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) January 3rd, 2012.Revised Full Announcement · amendment 1 signed.pdfPDF · 32 KB
- Amendment 2 to RFA textRevised Full Announcement · amendment 2.pdfPDF · 156 KB
- Appendix 6 - All Children Reading - Responses to QuestionsRevised Full Announcement · appendix 6 - all children reading - responses to questions.pdfPDF · 464 KB
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 98.001
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Agency for International Development
allchildrenreading@usaid.gov
202-712-4143
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “All Children Reading Competition”?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “All Children Reading Competition”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $300k, total estimated program funding is $7,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 25 awards.
How do I apply for “All Children Reading Competition”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SOL-OAA-12-000010), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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