Closed · 72061521RFA00002 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

KENYA EMPOWERED YOUTH (KEY)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Kenya USAID-Nairobi, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$15M-$15M
Award range
Closed
Status
December 18, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

KENYA EMPOWERED YOUTH (KEY) is a closed discretionary listing from Kenya USAID-Nairobi that offered $15,000,000 -- $15,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 85 other opportunities from Kenya USAID-Nairobi.

$15M-$15M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

KENYA EMPOWERED YOUTH (KEY) is closed (last close December 18, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Kenya USAID-Nairobi still indexes 85 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed December 18, 2020

Posted Nov 9 Closes Dec 18

Est. Total Funding

$15,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified U.S. and International Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to implement the USAID Kenya Empowered Youth (KEY) Program. Eligibility for this award is restricted to U.S. and International Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) including recognized colleges and universities. See Section C of this NOFO for eligibility requirements.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72061521RFA00002

Grants.gov marks KENYA EMPOWERED YOUTH (KEY) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the Kenya USAID-Nairobi book (38 peers, 44% of 86).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

WINNIE M HINGA ACQUISITION & ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST Phone 8622430

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What to do next

KENYA EMPOWERED YOUTH (KEY) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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