Opportunity Information: Apply for 72061223RFA00006
The Tisamale Mabuku (Let us take care of books) Project is a USAID/Malawi-funded opportunity designed to strengthen how schools and surrounding communities in Malawi handle, protect, and actually use reading and literacy materials that support the Government of Malawi Ministry of Education's National Reading Program (NRP). The central idea is practical: even when books and other learning tools are provided, they often wear out too quickly, go missing, or end up locked away and unused. This project focuses on building the capacity of school communities so that NRP teaching and learning materials are present where they are supposed to be, are cared for properly, and are consistently available to learners and teachers in day-to-day instruction.
The materials covered under the project include a wide range of NRP teaching and learning materials for Standards 1 through 8, in both English and Chichewa. These include learners' books and teachers' guides, as well as decodable readers, leveled readers, supplementary readers, and resources intended to support literacy development for learners with special educational needs. The scope also extends to related tools that support literacy acquisition where they exist, including technology-enabled supports such as video lesson content (for example, MSL video lessons), tablets that provide access to reading lessons and materials, and assistive devices for learners with disabilities such as Braillers or Orbit readers. In other words, the opportunity is not limited to paper books; it also recognizes that inclusive literacy support may involve specialized devices and digital tools that require careful management.
The need for this project is tied to a set of recurring challenges faced by the Ministry of Education and schools. Malawi's education system has difficulty allocating enough funding to supply a sufficient quantity of teaching and learning materials, so every book and tool is valuable. At the same time, weaknesses in management and utilization, including premature wear and tear, loss, and inappropriate storage, shorten the life of materials and force replacement sooner than the Ministry and schools can realistically sustain. Another common problem is that materials may be kept locked away to prevent damage or theft, but this ends up reducing access for the very children and teachers the materials are meant to serve. By addressing these practical bottlenecks, the project aims to increase day-to-day access to reading materials, which is expected to support improved literacy outcomes over time.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is issued by USAID Malawi (Agency for International Development, USAID-Lilongwe) as a cooperative agreement under the education funding category (CFDA 98.001). The funding opportunity number is 72061223RFA00006, and it was posted on October 27, 2023, with an original closing date of November 27, 2023. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an award ceiling of USD 2,000,000. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to a broad range of applicant entity types, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications included in the full solicitation text.
Overall, the project is essentially about making existing and future literacy investments last longer and work better by strengthening local systems for tracking, safeguarding, distributing, and routinely using NRP materials. The expected chain of results is straightforward: better material management and more consistent utilization leads to greater access to quality reading resources, which in turn supports stronger literacy instruction and improved reading outcomes for children, including those with special educational needs.Apply for 72061223RFA00006
- The Agency for International Development, Malawi USAID-Lilongwe in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tisamale Mabuku (Let us take care of books) Project" 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 Oct 27, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 27, 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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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