Deadline: 15-Aug-22
The Public Diplomacy Section (PD) of the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs (U.S.OPA) announces an open competition for a grant through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
The U.S. Public Diplomacy Palestinian Peacebuilding Program is designed to partner with Palestinian, American, and International non-profit/non-governmental to implement activities which advance the applicant’s goals and the U.S.OPA-PD 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 American-Palestinian relations and create greater opportunities for mutually beneficial partnership and cooperation.
Objectives
All proposed projects must aim to advance the U.S.OPA-PD mission goals stated above, contain a substantive American element, and achieve one or more of the following specific objectives:
- Promote negotiation, non-violence, social change, and civic education.
- Help participants imagine alternatives to occupation, violence, despair, or apathy.
- Train and empower participants to tell stories from the conflict that highlight human dignity, empathy, and outside-of-the-box thinking for local and international audiences.
- Build capacity of peacebuilding institutions and organizations led by Palestinians.
- Create opportunities for Palestinians to engage representatives of the U.S. government – including the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs—on issues of importance to them, including U.S. foreign policy and international affairs as well as local issues and perspectives.
- Advance equity with respect to race, ethnicity, religion, income, geography, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability.
- Each proposal must have a substantial monitoring and evaluation component that will contribute to research in the field of peacebuilding to help make data-based decisions that make an impact on the ground
Award Information
- Length of performance period: 6 to 18 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 1 or more awards (dependent on amounts)
- Award amounts: awards may range from a
- minimum of $20,000 to a maximum of $100,000
- total available funding: $100,000
Priority Region: Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza or a combination of two or three of them.
Participants and Audiences: Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza.
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of applicants are eligible to apply:
- Palestinian, American, and International not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
- Preference will be given to Palestinian organizations when possible.
Ineligible
The following types of projects are not eligible for funding:
- Projects relating to partisan political activity
- Charitable or development activities
- Construction projects
- Projects that support specific religious activities or promote only one faith/religion · Fund-raising campaigns
- Lobbying for specific legislation or projects
- Scientific research
- Projects intended primarily for the growth/institutional development/maintenance of the applicant organization or its partner organizations.
For more information, visit https://il.usembassy.gov/palestinian-affairs-unit/cultural-and-educational-programs/grants-and-funding-opportunities/notice-of-funding-opportunity-u-s-public-diplomacy-palestinian-peacebuilding-program/