Deadline: 4-Jun-23
The U.S. Embassy in Amman’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Annual Grants Program.
Purpose of PAS Grants: PAS Amman invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Jordan through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Examples of PAS Grants Program programs include:
- Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances and exhibitions;
- Experiential learning programs to build capacity of target audiences in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) with a focus on 21st century skills.
Priority Program Areas
- Empowering Women & Minorities: Projects that support women and minority rights and persons with disabilities;
- Capacity Building through Cultural Engagement: Projects aiming to build and/or enhance skills of women and youth in Jordan’s cultural and arts landscape, with a particular focus on creative industries, including but not limited to: film, TV, performance arts; culinary diplomacy, and experiential tourism.
Funding Information
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $350,000
- Total available funding: $500,000
- Length of performance period: 6 to 24 months.
Participants and Audiences
- Proposals must describe both the primary and secondary audiences for the program, including numbers anticipated to be reached. Primary audiences are those who will participate directly in the program(s), while secondary audiences are those who will be reached by the project’s primary audiences, as a result of their participation, or through any follow-on activities build into the primary program. For example, in a teacher training program, the primary audience would be the teachers who will be trained, while the secondary audience would be their students. Audiences who are considered a priority for grants funded under this APS are:
- Emerging Jordanian voices in non-traditional, cultural, and sports fields, including people with disabilities; 18 to 35-year-old Jordanian men and women who are unemployed, underemployed, or working outside their field; women leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers across Jordan’s 12 governorates; and, as appropriate, at-risk populations.
- Please note that proposals addressing audiences not listed can still be eligible, but such proposals must clearly indicate why addressing the proposed audience is especially important for achieving the goals stated in of this APS.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S. and Jordan:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience
- Individuals; An individual person can apply for up to $150,000 in funding
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.