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EXTENDED DEADLINE: Jun 22 2021 23:59 (EDT)

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 46 least developed countries. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development.

UNCDF is implementing the “Leaving No One Behind in the Digital Era” Strategy aiming to contribute to the achievement of both Uganda’s development agenda and the global SDG’s. This aligns with the guiding principles and objectives of UNCDF’s Strategic Framework of (1) Making finance work for inclusion, (2) Responding to the needs of least developed countries, (3) Focusing on the last mile and risk appetite, and (4) Aligning with global agendas.

In Uganda, UNCDF in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports and NITA-U is looking to work with a legally established entity in Uganda to develop and pilot a digital literacy curriculum, training toolkit and delivery channels for the education sector. The training resources development will focus on the digital literacy needs of primary and secondary school teachers/aspirant teachers. The curriculum and toolkit will be piloted in northern Uganda and in the West Nile region to eventually be scaled up countrywide.

Applicants can apply independently or in a consortium, provided that the consortium has a pre-established partnership prior to when this request for applications was issued. Please verify the eligibility conditions on Section 3.1. of the RFA.

UNCDF will award to one (1) applicant, who scores the highest in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria as set forth in section 3.2. the following:
• A grant contribution to implement the project with a range from 200,000 to 250,000 USD.
• Technical assistance by UNCDF team and the NITA-U team through the lifetime of the project.

UNCDF will sign a Performance-Based Agreement (PBA) with the selected applicants. Please refer to the PBA sample available on this RFA website.

Inquiries to this request for applications may be submitted by email to chris.lukolyo@uncdf.org cc uncdf.rfa@uncdf.org

All applications must be submitted by EXTENDED DEADLINE: Jun 22 2021 23:59 (EDT) using UNCDF’s online application platform:
https://apply.uncdf.org/prog/uganda_teachers_digital_literacy_curriculum_training_toolkit_and_delivery_channels