Deadline: 14-Jan-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 Accelerating Climate Ambitions 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 Accelerating Climate Ambitions, including, but not limited to:
- Programs that raise awareness about clean energy, climate change, and/or the climate crisis. This could include educational programs for young people, trainings for educators, public debates, exhibits, etc.
- Educational programs about the environment and the importance of clean air and water, protection of the environment, nature preservation, etc.
- Conferences that focus on clean energy and/or climate change.
- Projects that share American best practices in climate change, renewables, creation of clean energy jobs, and environmental protection by bringing U.S. experts to engage with Canadian audiences.
Priority Areas
- Climate Crisis Action: efforts to promote cooperation and solutions to the growing threat and mounting social, economic, and strategic impacts of climate change.
- 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.
- 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.
- Promote Educational Exchanges and Partnerships: particularly those related to Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) that target underserved youth.
- Student Mobility: activities that promote exchanges and training opportunities for U.S. and Canadian higher education and vocational students.
- Global Cooperation and Alliances: activities that affirm cooperation to address global challenges through multilateral institutions and alliances.
- Shared History, Values and Interests: programs that explore U.S.-Canada shared history and values, including, but not limited to our 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.
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-profit organizations are not eligible for this notice of funding opportunity. By extension, this means that an employee or owner of a for-profit organization 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-Climate-Change-FINAL-2.pdf