The United States government has announced a new set of grants amounting to P20 million for Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs).
There will be two types of grants to be given through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), according to its embassy in Manila.
First is the "O2 GAIN Grants," which will address local development priorities for out-of-school youth.
The other is the "O2-ASPIRE Grants," which will support partnerships between Philippine and US HEIs on out-of-school youth advancement.
"The grants will help fund academic research, develop technological solutions, and enhance the quality of services for out-of-school youth," the US Embassy in Manila said Friday.
USAID Mission Director Ryan Washburn announced the new grants during the Opportunity 2.0 program's Higher Education Learning Summit in Quezon City before a gathering of about 200 USAID partners from across the Philippines.
"Working together, we have been able to make progress and open doors for thousands of out-of-school youth to better education, employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities," he said.
Interested grant applicants may contact [email protected] or follow USAID Opportunity 2.0 program's Facebook account (https://www.facebook.com/USAIDOpportunity2.0) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/usaid-opportunity-2-0/) for updates and additional information.