Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS AF MAP PD FY23 06
The U.S. Embassy in Mozambique (Department of State) released a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Vocational School Training for Industrial and Commercial Institute of Pemba" (Funding Opportunity Number: DOS AF MAP PD FY23 06). It is aimed at Cabo Delgado Province, with a focus on Pemba, and is designed to reduce unemployment, discrimination, and youth marginalization by strengthening English-language capacity alongside practical job skills that align with local labor market needs. The core problem the program is responding to is that graduates from the Industrial and Commercial Institute of Pemba often cannot compete for available jobs in the province, particularly in the oil and gas sector, because they lack functional English. That skills gap contributes to underemployment, frustration among youth, and broader social instability. The opportunity also highlights that better English for hospitality and management is important for reviving tourism in Cabo Delgado, which could generate jobs and support longer-term peace and economic recovery.
The project envisioned by the Embassy is structured around a 24-month implementation period and combines several connected components. First, applicants are expected to develop and run a professional American English certificate course for two main groups at the Institute: faculty members and final-year students. The goal is not only to improve learners English, but to do so in a way that is professionally oriented and consistent with American English teaching standards. Second, applicants may develop an additional English for Tourism course, ideally with support from an American expert or U.S.-based organization, that can be integrated directly into the Institute's Hospitality and Tourism curriculum. This tourism-focused English component is framed as a practical tool to help rebuild the local tourism workforce and make graduates more employable in customer-facing roles that require communication with international visitors and partners.
Beyond classroom instruction, the opportunity places emphasis on sustainability and campus-based reinforcement of language learning. Proposals are expected to include an English Club as an "integral" part of the program so students can practice speaking, listening, and professional communication outside formal lessons. Another key expectation is a training-of-trainers or capacity-building element: the implementing organization should be able to design and introduce a curriculum that enables the beneficiaries (particularly faculty and/or selected participants) to provide English lessons to the broader student body going forward. In other words, the Embassy is looking for a program that leaves behind local teaching capacity rather than a one-time training. Proposals must also assess and confirm that faculty reach sufficient English proficiency to teach future cohorts, making quality assurance and competency evaluation a required feature rather than an optional add-on.
In parallel with English training, the program calls for a separate short-term technical skills course aimed at underprivileged youth in Cabo Delgado, with an emphasis on electricity and welding. The technical curriculum should be built around competencies relevant to the oil and gas sector so that participants can qualify for employment opportunities or, where feasible, create local income-generating services that meet market demand. This dual-track approach (English plus technical skills) reflects the grant's intent to improve both employability and the practical ability to fill real staffing gaps in the province. It also ties the project to broader economic objectives: strengthening the provincial economy, improving individual economic prospects, and reducing the grievances that can lead to youth marginalization.
The opportunity includes support for tangible training infrastructure and materials. Applicants are expected to budget for acquiring course materials and equipment, establishing a skills lab, and setting up a mini library at the Institute. A key condition is that any materials and equipment purchased with grant funds must revert to the Industrial and Commercial Institute of Pemba at the end of the program, reinforcing the long-term benefit to the school and its students after the grant period ends.
From an administrative standpoint, the award is a grant with an estimated ceiling of USD 200,000 and the Embassy anticipated making one award. The funding is listed under CFDA 19.979 and was posted May 17, 2023, with an original closing date of June 19, 2023. Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "Others" (with further eligibility details referenced in the full announcement), suggesting the competition may be open to a range of organizations such as nonprofits, educational entities, or training providers capable of delivering curriculum development, instruction, assessment, and procurement tied to vocational training environments.
The primary participants and audiences are faculty and students across different courses at the Industrial and Commercial Institute of Pemba, with additional emphasis on underprivileged youth who would benefit from short-term skills training. Overall, the grant is essentially a workforce development and stabilization initiative: it uses English-language training as a direct employability tool for industry and tourism, pairs it with job-relevant vocational skills (electricity and welding), and invests in institutional capacity (teacher proficiency, train-the-trainer curriculum, an English Club, and permanent equipment) so that the Institute can keep producing graduates who are better prepared for the economic realities of Cabo Delgado.Apply for DOS AF MAP PD FY23 06
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mozambique in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Vocational School Training for Industrial and Commercial Institute of Pemba" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.979.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 17, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 19, 2023. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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