Resilient Education for Crisis Affected Children in Burkina-Faso | 72068523RFA00001

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The Resilient Education for Crisis Affected Children in Burkina-Faso grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 72068523RFA00001) is a USAID-funded education activity designed to help more children in Burkina Faso finish primary school despite conflict, displacement, and recurring shocks. The core aim is to increase primary education completion, with a strong focus on children who have been pushed to the margins by crisis conditions, especially internally displaced learners and children in host communities that are absorbing large numbers of displaced families. The opportunity recognizes that many Burkinabe children of primary school age are not only struggling to stay in school through the end of the primary cycle, but are also often receiving instruction that is too disrupted or too low-quality to build strong foundational skills, leaving them behind in basic literacy, numeracy, and other early learning competencies that shape long-term academic success.

A central feature of the activity is its emphasis on resilience and continuity of learning. The program is meant to support learning that can continue even when schools and communities face insecurity, sudden displacement, or climate-related stresses. Alongside improved completion rates, the activity explicitly highlights improved foundational skills and learner wellbeing. That framing signals that the program is not just about enrollment or attendance numbers, but about whether children are actually learning and whether they have the psychosocial and emotional supports needed to stay engaged in school under difficult circumstances. The description also stresses that shocks and stressors are not occasional exceptions in the target areas, but a persistent operating reality that education systems and service delivery models must be able to withstand.

The opportunity is administered by USAID (Agency Name listed as Senegal USAID-Dakar) and is offered as a discretionary award using a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means the donor expects substantial involvement during implementation, such as ongoing coordination, technical input, and adaptive management as conditions change. Eligible applicants are listed as unrestricted, indicating no special limitation to a narrow applicant type in the summary data provided. The activity falls under the Education funding category, with CFDA Number 98.001. The award ceiling is listed as USD 20,000,000, reflecting a sizable investment consistent with programming in complex emergency settings where support may span multiple regions, partner networks, and integrated approaches to schooling and child support.

Finally, the program is designed to align with and support the Government of Burkina Faso Education Sector Plan (2017-2030). This alignment suggests the activity is intended to reinforce national priorities and systems rather than operate as a standalone project, potentially strengthening government capacity, approaches to crisis-responsive education, and longer-term planning for quality and access. The original closing date listed for applications was 2022-12-30, and the funding notice was created on 2022-11-14. Overall, the opportunity targets one of the biggest education challenges in Burkina Faso today: keeping crisis-affected children in school through primary completion while ensuring they actually learn and remain well enough to succeed, even as insecurity, displacement, and climate risks continue to disrupt everyday life.

• The Senegal USAID-Dakar in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Resilient Education for Crisis Affected Children in Burkina-Faso" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-11-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-12-30. (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 $20,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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