Deadline: 19-May-22
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) Office of Science and Technology Cooperation (STC) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support U.S. economic security priorities, including those identified in the National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality.
Program Goals
OES seeks proposals for the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative. GIST is a program that strengthens the capacity of young science and technology innovators and entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries and the innovation ecosystems in which they operate. Specifically, GIST:
- Identifies and recruits the most talented young science and technology (S&T) entrepreneurs in GIST eligible countries and territories.
- Connects American businesses and experts with global innovators.
- Catalyzes participants’ success and boosts the confidence of participants through training, networking, and program structure.
- Promotes GIST participants’ innovations and stories to the public as role models for entrepreneurship and youth.
- Reinforces the role of American and scientific values, including integrity, ethics, merit-based competition, transparency, and scientific rigor.
- Engages participants, mentors, prominent U.S. entrepreneurs, and others to support GIST, to educate entrepreneurs, and to become and remain part of the broader GIST Network community.
- Ensures women and other underrepresented groups are well represented (experts, judges, participants, and mentors).
- Assembles participant/event information and updates to support the identification of gaps and the monitoring and evaluation of the ecosystem.
- Delivers activities that address skill and resource gaps in priority entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Funding Information
- Total Funding Floor: $345,625
- Total Funding Ceiling: $345,625
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 1
- Period of Performance: 18 months
- Anticipated Time to Award, Pending Availability of Funds: 4 months
GIST priority countries for this award include: Chile; Indonesia; Malaysia; Mexico; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam.
Eligibility Criteria
OES welcomes applications from U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations subject to section 501(c) (3) of the U.S. tax code; and private, public, or state institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339265