Closed · 72036721RFA00004 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

Employment & Economic Empowerment (EEE)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Agency for International Development, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$300K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 22, 2021
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Employment & Economic Empowerment (EEE) is a closed discretionary listing from Agency for International Development that offered $300,000 -- $1,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 753 other opportunities from Agency for International Development.

$300K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Employment & Economic Empowerment (EEE) is closed (last close March 22, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Agency for International Development still indexes 753 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 March 22, 2021

Posted Feb 19 Closes Mar 22

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Inclusive Development Hub within the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovative (DDI/ID) has announced the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2020 Disability Program funds to support programming the Employment and Economic Empowerment (EEE). The resulting award will be subject to Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and USAID’s supplement, 2 CFR 700, as well as the additional requirements found in NOFO Section F. Subject to availability of funds, and USAID discretion, USAID/Nepal contemplates awarding no more than two cooperative agreements per 2 CFR §200.24, and the Automated Directives System (ADS) 303.3.11 and 304.3.3, respectively, for a twenty-four to thirty-six month period of performance, in each of the following categories:(a) Programs ranging from $300,000 – $500,000; and(b) Programs ranging from $500,001 – $1,000,000.Nevertheless, USAID reserves the right not to fund the submitted applications.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72036721RFA00004

Grants.gov marks Employment & Economic Empowerment (EEE) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). This eligibility-code string dominates the Agency for International Development book (340 peers, 45% of 754).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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.

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Employment & Economic Empowerment (EEE) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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