Announcements

Stay informed about the latest education announcements.

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USAID Celebrates International Literacy Day

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrates International Literacy Day, a worldwide recognition of the importance of reading.
September 8, 2022
Press Release

USAID Advances Efforts to Tackle the Global Learning Crisis

On September 19, 2022, USAID joined partners at the Transforming Education Summit to draw the world's attention to the impact of COVID-19 on education and demonstrate the U.S government's commitment to addressing the learning crisis.
October 3, 2022
General Announcement

USAID’s Joshua Josa Winning the 2022 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal People’s Choice Award

The award is a testament to Josh’s tireless work on behalf of children living with disabilities and a wonderful example of USAID’s values and commitment to impacting lives around the world for the better.
August 5, 2022
Press Release
Education in Crisis and Conflict
March 8, 2022

Greater Share: A New Fund Investing in Learning Teams for Learning Transformation

Greater Share is launching at a critical time for education and presents an amazing opportunity to create proof points of how team-based approaches can work at scale.
Education Finance
April 22, 2021

Funding Opportunity Notice: Mitigating Effects of COVID-19 on Latin America and Caribbean Education Sector through Blended Finance

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Notice (FON) is to solicit proposals from interested parties wishing to receive funding from the USAID CATALYZE program (CATALYZE).
Education Finance
April 22, 2021

Funding Opportunity Notice: Scaling Quality Basic Education in Africa through Blended Finance

We want to drive significant amounts of commercial financing and investment to increase access to high quality education in select African countries, especially for low-income households. We are seeking your bold and innovative actionable plans!
Education Finance
October 28, 2020

New Research Reveals Best Investments to Tackle Learning Crisis in Vulnerable Countries

The UK government and the World Bank has brought together the world’s leading education experts to identify the most innovative and cost-effective ideas to transform learning for millions of children in a new report.
Systems Strengthening
June 26, 2019

USAID Presents Self-Reliance Learning Agenda

Read the Self-Reliance Learning Agenda and learn how policy makers and development partners need to understand how best to design and implement policies and programs and foster relationships that support countries on their journeys to self-reliance.
Reading & Literacy
November 15, 2018

USAID Releases the Agency’s New Education Policy

The Education Policy provides an Agency-wide vision and direction for supporting our partner countries in strengthening their capacity to deliver quality learning opportunities for children and youth. It recognizes that education is a foundational driver of a country’s journey to self-reliance.
Education Finance
October 24, 2018

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Program Accepting New Applications

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is USAID’s open innovation program that tests and scales creative solutions to any global development challenge.
Education Finance
October 3, 2018

USAID Administrator Mark Green on the Creation of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (USIDFC)

Read Mark Green's comments on the creation of the USIDFC