Opportunity Information: Apply for SCAKAB 19 CA 003 SCA 03182019
The Leadership and English Advancement Program (LEAP) is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity administered by the Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is structured as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. government expects to remain actively involved with the recipient during planning and implementation rather than simply providing funds with minimal oversight. The program’s central purpose is to organize a series of intensive youth camps that combine English-language instruction with personal development and leadership-focused activities for Afghan youth.
Under this opportunity, PAS plans to support a total of six camps delivered over a 36-month award period. The recipient organization is expected to run two camps per year for three years. Each camp must be three weeks long and host at least 50 participants, which sets a clear minimum scale and indicates the program is designed to reach a sizable cohort of young people annually. The camps are required to take place outside Afghanistan but still within the region, a location requirement that shapes where partners can host activities, how travel and logistics should be managed, and what safeguarding and participant support measures may be needed.
Participant diversity and gender inclusion are explicit priorities. PAS expects camps to be as gender-balanced as possible overall, and it also requires that one of the six camps be exclusively for girls. This girls-only camp is intended to strengthen representation and ensure young women have a dedicated environment that can increase participation, comfort, and access to leadership and English-learning opportunities. In practical terms, this requirement affects recruitment strategies, staffing plans (including appropriate female leadership and chaperones), housing and security arrangements, and program design tailored to participants’ needs.
Administratively, the opportunity is issued by the Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, with CFDA number 19.501. The funding opportunity number is SCAKAB 19 CA 003 (SCA 03182019). The award ceiling is $3,600,000, and the agency anticipates making one award, which signals a single implementing partner will likely be responsible for delivering the full three-year, six-camp program rather than splitting the work across multiple grantees. The competition originally opened on March 18, 2019, and had an original application deadline of May 16, 2019.
In summary, LEAP funds one organization to plan and deliver six three-week regional camps over three years for Afghan youth, reaching at least 300 participants in total (6 camps x 50 participants minimum), with strong emphasis on English instruction, leadership and personal development, and meaningful inclusion of young women through both gender-balanced cohorts and a dedicated girls-only camp.Apply for SCAKAB 19 CA 003 SCA 03182019
- The Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Leadership and English Advancement Program (LEAP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.501.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 18, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 16, 2019. (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 $3,600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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