Deadline: 30 June 2020
The U.S. Embassy Quito and U.S. Consulate Guayaquil Public Affairs Sections (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce an open competition for individuals or organizations (educational or non-profit) for projects that will reactivate the Ecuadorian economy and/or support communities during and after the Covid-19 state of emergency.
Purpose of Grants: Funding is available for proposals to reactivate the Ecuadorian economy, or/and support communities during and post Covid-19 through projects that highlight shared values between the United States and Ecuador. All projects must align with one U.S. Mission Priorities and/or one U.S. foreign policy theme. They are particularly interested in proposals that fall into one of the following Program Priority Areas.
Priority Areas
- Projects that revive the economy during and after the global pandemic, improve the business climate, entrepreneurship, innovation, and corporate social responsibility.
- Projects that support human rights, racial / ethnic equality, gender equality and the empowerment of women, diversity and social inclusion in a strong civil society and that can improve the lives of at-risk youth, women, or marginalized communities during or after Covid-19.
- Programs related to the fight against disinformation, press freedom that improves the quality of investigative journalism and transparency during or after Covid-19.
Funding Information
- Maximum for Each Award: $50,000 USD
- Minimum for Each Award: $10,000 USD
- Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed in 24 months or less.
- Anticipated program start date: All programs must start before September 30, 2020.
The following types of programs are not eligible for funding:
- Activities that do not contain a distinctly U.S. component
- Programs relating to partisan political activity
- Development projects/programs
- Infrastructure/construction programs
- Individual scholarships
- Personal development
- Programs that support specific religious activities
- Fund-raising campaigns
- Lobbying for specific legislation or programs
- Scientific research
- Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization
- Programs that duplicate existing programs
- Social travel/visits
- Venture capital
- For-profit endeavors
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
- Individuals
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions
- Governmental institutions
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326317