Through the United States Agency for International Development (USAid), the US government announced new grants worth over P20 million for Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) working on innovative programs to improve the lives of Filipino out-of-school youth (OSYs).

This announcement on May 30 includes two types of grants: the 'O2 GAIN Grants,' which will address local development priorities for out-of-school youth, and the 'O2-Aspire Grants,' which will support partnerships between Philippine and US HEIs on out-of-school youth advancement.