Request for Applications (RFA): Youth in Civic Space

USAID Civil Society and Media (CSM) Program

Request for Applications (RFA)

The USAID Civil Society and Media (CSM) Program, funded by USAID Nepal through the Civil Society and Media – Standing Together and Advancing in New Directions (CSM-STAND) Leader with Associates Award, is led by The Asia Foundation in partnership with Pact. USAID CSM supports ongoing and emerging civic engagement in areas that advance the interests of sub-national communities, particularly those with a history of challenges in engaging women, youth, and marginalized sections of their populations.

USAID CSM’s overarching goal is to support independent civil society and media led by and for women, youth, and marginalized (WYM) communities to advance public interest, fundamental freedoms, and accountability. The Program works to achieve this through mutually reinforcing activities under three inter-related objectives while contributing to USAID’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS):  

• To foster an enabling environment for civic space where issues and interests of WYM communities are addressed.
• Increase WYM's engagement in civic and public spaces and advance their interests through better access to resources, assets, and skills.
• Improve availability of credible information and diverse narratives within media that better represent WYM issues and perspectives.

USAID CSM announces Request for Applications (RFA) for Youth in Civic Space. Interested and eligible organizations can submit proposals by January 12, 2025.

For more information, a virtual pre-application conference will be held on December 30, 2024. To participate, please express your interest by sending an email to usaidcsm.nepal@asiafoundation.org . Any queries regarding this RFA can be submitted to the above email by January 1, 2024. USAID CSM will respond to your queries by January 3, 2025.

For detailed RFA, please click here:

Request for Applications (RFA)_Youth in Civic Space