Deadline: 28-Jun-24
The U.S. Embassy Tbilisi Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Cultural Small Grants Program.
PDS Tbilisi invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Georgia 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.
Priority Areas
- Strengthening democracy, culture, institutions, values, and civil society through arts, particularly with a U.S. connection, in the regions of Georgia.
- Community-based cultural (heritage) preservation projects, or projects to support community engagement around or with Georgia’s cultural heritage.
- International Festivals held in Georgia to foster closer U.S.- Georgian ties and share U.S. culture.
- Sporting events and exchanges to foster closer U.S.- Georgian ties through sports, promote inclusive sports, foster healthy living, or advance other shared priorities.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: up to 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 15 awards (dependent on amounts)
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $24,000
- Total available funding: $250,000
- Type of Funding: Fiscal Year 2024 Public Diplomacy Funding
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from organizations within the U.S. and Georgia that are:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience.
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions.
- Governmental Institutions.
- Legal Entities of Public Law.
- Other Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants are only allowed to submit a maximum of two proposals per organization. If more than two proposals are submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
- In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.
Ineligible
- Programs relating to partisan political activity;
- Charitable or development activities;
- Construction programs;
- 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; or
- Programs that duplicate existing programs.
Ineligibility Criteria
- For-profit or commercial entities/educational institutions are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Georgia.