Deadline: 17-Aug-20
The U.S. Department of State Embassy to Mauritius and Seychelles has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to strengthen democratic institutions by supporting broad Seychellois public participation and civic awareness, strengthening societal oversight of the 2020 presidential election, and supporting open and effective election administration.
Objectives
- The program seeks to engage local NGOs and other relevant elections stakeholders to conduct voter education, short-term election observer training, and material and transportation support for elections observers during the election.
- The program should meet the following objectives:
- Support a series of voter education and information outreach events, as well as media engagement ahead of the 2020 elections;
- Conduct a short-term elections observer training event over the course of two weeks for up to 40 elections observers;
- Procure materials required for election observers;
- Provide assistance for transportation of elections observers and equipment on election day.
Funding Information
- Award amount: The award may range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $42,300.
- Total available funding: $ 42,300
Participants and Audiences
- The target audience for this project is all voters in Seychelles as well as 40 election observers.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations Applicants, must have experience in the areas of voter education and election observation training. Specific experience in implementing democracy to watch technical assistance projects is highly desirable.
- Additionally, applicants must:
- Demonstrate experience implementing projects similar to those addressed in this NOFO;
- Demonstrate expertise in providing technical assistance in the areas of voter education and election observation in Seychelles. The U.S. Embassy is committed to an anti-discrimination policy in all of its programs and activities.
- The Embassy welcomes applications irrespective of an applicants’ race, ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. They encourage applications from organizations working with underserved communities, including women, people with disabilities, and youth.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328603
