Deadline: 06-Jul-2020
The U.S. Embassy Kyiv invites Ukrainian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to submit project proposals aimed at countering Trafficking in Persons in Ukraine, with the focus on contemporary issues of cyber-crime and corruption.
The projects proposals should fall under one of the categories:
- Countering Trafficking in Persons in the context of the fight against corruption: exposing corruption in state agencies and countering Trafficking in Persons; the ways corruption facilitates Trafficking in Persons.
- Cyber-crime and Trafficking in Persons: countering contemporary tendencies and enhancing resistance to Trafficking in Persons in cyber space; increasing awareness of potential victims of trafficking and effective prevention measures regarding contemporary methods of trafficking. Preference is given to projects conducted in partnership with law enforcement and judiciary.
- Cyber-crime and child exploitation (as one of the forms of human trafficking): increasing awareness among potential victims of trafficking and preventive measures regarding contemporary methods of child exploitation in cyber space. Preference is given to projects conducted in partnership with law enforcement and judiciary.
Funding Information
- Project duration should not be longer than 6 months. Project budget should not exceed $25,000. Applicants should be able to adapt the project to lockdown realities if quarantine measures are strengthened due to COVID19 pandemic.
Eligibility Criteria
- Officially registered Ukrainian non-government organizations are eligible to apply.
- Eligible organizations and their members may not represent any political party, or serve as appointed or elected public officials at the time of application or for the duration of the grant. Non-governmental organizations, which belong to and/or are financially supported by any political party, are not eligible to apply.
- Application to, or receipt of funds from this thematic competition, does not disqualify any organization from competing for other U.S. government funds, including the Democracy Small Grants Program general competition or other thematic competitions, or INL grants and contracts.
For more information, visit https://ua.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/TIP-grants-announcement-_eng.pdf