Workforce Integration in Conflict Areas
U.S. Mission to Pakistan
Who can apply
The following organizations are eligible to apply: 1. Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations (both U.S. and foreign) 2. Public and private educational institutions (Not-for-profit, both U.S. and foreign)
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Islamabad announces an open competition to implement a program to build sustainable pathways to employment in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This project directly protects U.S. commercial interests in Pakistan, counters terrorist recruitment, and strengthens the U.S.-Pakistan partnership. Past research indicates that the regions of Pakistan with the highest poverty rates correlate closely with the regions with the highest number of terrorist incidents, the weakest public school systems, and the highest concentration of madrassahs per capita. These same regions are also home to the largest concentration of critical mineral deposits where American mining companies are trying to invest. By developing employment skills for public school and madrassah...