Community Support Program (CSP) - RFA# TO4-20-005 / Request for Application

Chemonics International Inc. is a lead global implementer for programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Chemonics Beirut is implementing a USAID program in Lebanon, the Community Support Program (CSP).

Under the Work Force Development Component, TO4, CSP aims to provide technical assistance and other support to improve labor skills and job placement opportunities through partnerships with the private sector, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) organizations, municipalities, and other public sector entities. The main objective of this 3-year task order is to improve skills and job placement opportunities for beneficiaries from vulnerable communities.

Through this Request for Application (RFA), CSP seeks to identify registered Private Technical and Vocational Training Schools to educate students that have been selected to receive USAID-CSP JET ( Jobs, Education and Training) Scholarship and support them in attaining internships and employment. The objective of the activity is to support Private TVETs that are willing to engage in assessment of their physical and educational infrastructure to improve their curriculums, introduce new curriculum,  participate in teacher training and assessment, and support enabling environment issues around training and employment.