Deadline: 11-Feb-22
The United States Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, through the Office of Public Affairs, is pleased to announce a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Interethnic Reconciliation and Youth Small Grants Program.
This program supports initiatives with the primary goals of peacebuilding, reconciliation, interethnic and intercommunity exchange, collaboration, and community/relationship building among members of different ethnic groups. They are seeking projects and initiatives that clearly develop increased understanding, appreciation and cooperation among the ethnically and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Proposals should engage youth belonging to at least one of two specific age ranges: a. ages 10-17 or b. ages 18-25. The Embassy welcomes all innovative proposals aimed at accomplishing these goals.
Priority Themes
- Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Initiatives: Projects bringing together members of neighboring or nearby communities of different ethnicities that have had little contact with each other to teach participants skills designed to improve the economies of their communities.
- Connecting Schools: Projects that bring together parents and students in schools across entity/ethnic lines to build relationships and improve their communities in areas such as inclusion, environmentalism, volunteering, and the like.
- Inclusive Communities: Projects that build cooperation among majority and marginalized minority groups to build inclusive communities, including (but not limited to) displaced persons, persons with disabilities, socio-economically disadvantaged persons, LGBT persons, Roma, and others.
Funding Information
- Number of Awards Anticipated: At least 10 depending on the amount of each grant
- Award Amounts: Awards may range from USD 5,000 to USD 25,000
- Length of Performance Period: 12 months
Location of projects: All projects must bring together members of different ethnic groups and communities and be designed to develop ties and understanding among them. Special consideration will be given to projects that join communities across the interentity boundary line and to projects that involve smaller, rural communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-government, non-profit organizations (including think tanks, civil society organizations), cultural and educational institutions and independent media that are based and legally registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina are eligible to apply.
- American or other country organizations and individuals are not eligible for grants under this program. Grants are generally awarded only to organizations.
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