Deadline: 11-Jun-21
The United States Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, through the Office of Public Affairs (OPA), is pleased to announce a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the BOLD (BiH Omladinski Lideri, Bosnia and Herzegovina Young Leaders) Initiatives Small Grant Program.
The BOLD network is a project of OPA that seeks to empower young people across BiH, age 18-35, through leadership opportunities and training, to implement projects for positive change in their communities.
The goal of these small grants, up to $15,000, is to empower BOLD members to develop their leadership skills by implementing projects in their communities that will contribute to economic development or encourage increased civic engagement.
Mandatory Components
- Applicants should propose a project that will improve a community in Bill in the area of economic development or civic engagement.
- Outcomes of proposals can include developing a business or business plan that will involve more people in the economy, or encouraging more people to be involved in community development, or starting an initiative to address a specific problem in the community that citizens can work on together to solve.
- A community can be in one or more specific locations or can be a targeted group that the project brings together online.
- The proposal should clearly state who the audience is and the beneficiaries of the project.
- Applicants should present a plan for engaging the BOLD network in the planning, implementation, or the outcomes of the project.
- Applicants may solicit assistance or participation from other BOLD members or report out to the network about the progress, successes, and lessons learned throughout the project activities.
- Winning grantees will work closely with a mentor, provided by OPA, to fulfill all of the grant responsibilities and to report on the progress of the project to OPA.
Funding Information
- Award Amounts: Award may range from USD 1,000 to USD 15,000
- Total Availabe Funding: USD 86,859
- Anticipated Award Date: July 2021
- Length of Performance Period: 12 months
Eligibility Criteria
Project proposals may be submitted by one BOLD member or a group of BOLD members and may be implemented in partnership with organizations, government authorities, or educational institutions.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333440