The U.S. Agency for International Development is seeking partners to implement a new initiative with Major League Baseball which aims to improve education, support children with disabilities and counter domestic violence in the Dominican Republic.
USAID expects one local NGO to be the main implementing partner and will encourage it to create coalitions with other nongovernmental organizations that have expertise in the program’s three focus areas, Devex has learned. The agency will be issuing a request for proposals next month.
Partnering with athletes and sports associations in the past, USAID has voiced that sports is a “great way to engage different audiences” in development.