Deadline: 24-Jun-22
The Public Diplomacy Section of the Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU-PD) announces an open competition for a grant through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
The Innovative Tourism Experiences initiative is designed to partner with not-for-profit non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) to implement activities which advance the applicant’s goals and the PAUPD mission: to advance a comprehensive and lasting peace through a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the development of a vibrant, representative, and responsive Palestinian civil society, private sector, and governing institutions through substantive engagement with American people, institutions, ideas and ideals in order to improve AmericanPalestinian relations and create greater opportunities for mutually beneficial partnership and cooperation.
Objectives
- An enhanced and more diversified Palestinian tourism sector.
- Improved capacities of tourism-related Palestinian businesses and entrepreneurs.
- Support for at least one of the following types of tourism: eco; cultural life, food, heritage and tradition; adventure, sports, and recreation.
- Availability of additional English-language resources for the Palestinian tourism sector.
- Improved knowledge and understanding among Palestinian people of American tourists’ interests and demands, American tourism industry expertise and best practices, and opportunities for U.S.-Palestinian partnerships.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 8 to 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: One or two awards (dependent on amounts)
- Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $50,000.
- Total available funding: $50,000
Participants and Audiences
- Palestinians in Jerusalem and/or the West Bank working in the tourism sector, especially those sub-sectors outlined above (eco; cultural life, food, heritage and tradition; adventure, sports, and recreation).
- Palestinians in Jerusalem and/or the West Bank living in communities that host tourism events or sites, or communities that seek to build those event/sites.
- Palestinians in Jerusalem and/or the West Bank who interact with American tourists.
Priority Region: Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- Not-for-profit American or Palestinian organizations based in or with experience and/or partners working in Jerusalem and/or the West Bank.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340526