Deadline: 8-May-23
The US Embassy Podgorica Public Affairs Section is pleased to announce a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2023 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program.
This program is designed to support initiatives that contribute to open and competitive political systems and the protection of human rights. For this NOFO, the Embassy is seeking project proposals that support tolerance, diversity, and inclusion within Montenegrin society.
Priority Areas
- Project proposals should address one of the following priority areas:
- Protection of human rights and promotion of tolerance, especially among youth
- Ethnic minority, LGBTQi, and gender equality
- Women’s empowerment in the political and economic sphere
Funding Information
- Award floor: $20,000
- Award ceiling: $50,000
- Total amount available: $300,000
- Length of performance period: Up to 12 months (with a possibility of no-cost time extensions, provided there is a good justification for a request to extend the duration of the project).
- Anticipated program start date: October, 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- Montenegrin not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, civil society/non-governmental organizations, educational organizations, and other organizations that have displayed trustworthiness.
- Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
- Organizations that have received a grant from the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program in a previous cycle may apply; however, preference will be given to organizations which do not have ongoing Embassy grants at the time when the merit review panel agrees.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Montenegro.