Deadline: 7-Mar-22
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada, U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out programs to strengthen bilateral ties between the United States and Canada on Building Back Better Grant Program.
PAS invites proposals from non-governmental organizations, think tanks, government institutions, and academic institutions for programs that strengthen the bilateral ties between the United States and Canada and support the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.- Canada Partnership Pillar Building Back Better, including, but not limited to:
- Programs to promote sustainable and inclusive economic recovery that strengthen the middle class, with a focus on women, youth, unrepresented groups and Indigenous peoples.
- Programs to support entrepreneurship and accelerate the economic recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a focus on supporting women and minority/Indigenous-owned SMEs.
- Programs on trade, investment, and the economy.
Priority Areas
- Prosperity, Trade, and Investment: entrepreneurship; economic opportunities for women, youth, and minority and underserved populations; technology and innovation; and trade that improves the connections between U.S. and Canadian businesses, and USMCA.
- Climate Crisis Action: efforts to promote cooperation and solutions to the growing threat and mounting social, economic, and strategic impacts of climate change.
- Shared History, Values and Interests: programs that explore U.S.-Canada shared history and values, including, but not limited to their commitment to greater diversity and inclusion, freedom of the press, protection of intellectual property rights, and promotion of human rights at home and abroad, including religious freedoms.
- Security and Defense: activities that promote transatlantic security; combat transnational, regional, and global challenges, including cybersecurity, terrorism, violent extremism, trafficking in persons; and promote resistance to malign foreign influence and disinformation.
- Youth Engagement: Programs and projects that engage youth audiences through creative formats including (but not exclusively) online gaming, performance and the arts, exploration of Canada and U.S. shared history, culture, and values, and virtual and in-person exchanges opportunities.
- Global Cooperation and Alliances: activities that affirm cooperation to address global challenges through multilateral institutions and alliances.
- Student Mobility: activities that promote exchanges and training opportunities for U.S. and Canadian higher education and vocational students.
- Promote Educational Exchanges and Partnerships: particularly those related to Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) that target underserved youth.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: Twenty-four months
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $15,000.00 to a maximum of $100,000.00
- Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed in twenty-four months or less.
Participants and Audiences
- The program participants must include majority Canadians.
- All applicants for awards must identify their target audience and estimate the expected audience reach through indirect contact via social media, traditional media, or online meeting platforms.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S. or Canadian not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations
- U.S. organizations applying for funding must partner with a Canadian organization
- Public and private educational institutions
- Public international organizations and governmental institutions
- Individuals (note that for-profits are not eligible for this notice of funding opportunity. By extension, this means that an employee or owner of a for-profit may not apply as an individual solely to circumvent this restriction. If applying as an individual, you must include in your application an explanation of why you are uniquely qualified as an individual applicant).
For more information, visit https://ca.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/FY22-BBB-FINAL.pdf