Deadline: 27-Mar-22
The Public Diplomacy (PD) Section of U.S. Embassy Tbilisi announces an open competition for Grant Proposals for the administration of the English Access Microscholarship Program (Access), which provides a foundation of English language skills to students 13–18 years-old from economically disadvantaged sectors through after school classes and enhancement activities. Access students gain an appreciation for American culture and democratic values, increase their ability to participate successfully in the socio-economic development of their country, and gain the ability to compete for and participate in future U.S. exchange and study programs.
Objectives
The overall objective of the Access program is to enhance the English-language skills of disadvantaged youth and thereby develop increased self-confidence, stronger critical thinking skills and opportunities to study or obtain jobs.
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Specific objectives include:
- Providing students from socially disadvantaged families with no-cost English language classes
- Enabling these pupils to develop leadership and interpersonal skills through various enhancement activities
- Increasing students’ understanding of U.S. culture and values through enrichment activities
- Enabling students with improved English language skills to successfully participate in U.S. government-funded academic exchange programs and other public diplomacy initiatives.
The U.S. Embassy Tbilisi Public Diplomacy (PD) Section involvement
The U.S. Embassy Tbilisi Public Affairs Diplomacy (PD) Section anticipates a close working relationship with the implementing partner for this Agreement.
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The PD Section will exercise substantial involvement in the following areas:
- Review and approval of the implementation plan
- Selection of target schools and development of training schedule
- Review and approval of recipient’s key personnel, and any changes in key personnel
- Review and approval of the monitoring and evaluation plan;
- Review and concurrence with selection of any sub-grant or sub-award recipients, if any, for grants over $25,000 made under this award
- Monitoring of activities
- Direction or redirection because of interrelationships with other projects.
- Approval of any materials produced for the project.
Funding Information
- The PD Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi will award up to $275,000 in FY 2022 for this two-year project, with a possible expansion of the program activities in later years, subject to the availability of funds and the concurrence of PD Section.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility is limited to U.S. non-profit/non-governmental organizations subject to 501 (c) (3) of the tax code, U.S. and Georgian educational institutions, and Georgian non-profit/non-governmental organizations.
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338093