Deadline: 30-Apr-24
The U.S. Embassy Tirana of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications under the Democracy Commission program.
Focus Areas
- Anti-Corruption
- Good Governance
- Cyber-security
- Energy Security
- Human Rights/Minority Rights
- Reforms
- Empowerment of Women and Youth
- Environment/Climate change
- Combatting Human Trafficking
- Independent/Investigative Journalism
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 6 to 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: (dependent on amounts)
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $30,000 to a maximum of $50,000
- Total available funding: (dependent on requests)
- Type of Funding: Assistance funds (AEECA – Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia)
Priority Region: Albania
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants
- Albanian not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
- U.S. organizations and individuals are NOT eligible for grants under the program.
- Cost Sharing or Matching is not required and is not part of the evaluation criteria. However, the applicants are encouraged to explore the possibility of cost-sharing whenever possible.
- 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.
Ineligible
- Fundraising campaigns
- Humanitarian assistance projects
- Scientific research projects
- Projects that duplicate existing projects being implemented by an organization
- Projects submitted by for-profit, commercial organizations
- Projects that support partisan political and/or religious activity
- Conferences and individual trips abroad
- Trade activities
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Albania.