Deadline: 31 August 2016
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou is seeking proposals from eligible organisations and individuals for a program entitled “Public Affairs Section Small Grants Program 2016″ with an aim to promote and shares U.S. values and culture with a variety of Beninese audiences, especially the youth, women and people from rural areas.
Goals
- Strengthen Democracy and Good Governance
- Expand Development, Economic Prosperity and Trade Opportunities
- Advance Education, especially the use of the English language
- Promote Sustainable Environment and Biodiversity
- Security and Regional Stability
Domains of interests
- English language
- Press Freedom
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- Women’s Empowerment
- Good Governance
- Civil Society
- Environment
- Biodiversity
- Food Security
- Human Rights
- Arts and Culture
- Prevention of Violent extremism
Funding Information
The estimated total program funding is $20,000. The US Embassy intends to issue an award for a period of twelve (12) months.
- Award Ceiling: $10,000
- Award Floor: $500
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility is open to all individuals, non-profit and non-governmental organizations.
- Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, nongovernmental entity can be the prime recipient of the award.
- For profit entities are not eligible to be the prime recipient of an award under this NOFO.
- When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.
- Applicants must submit proof of their non-profit status with their proposal submission.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically via given website.
For more information, please visit grants.gov.