Deadline: 11-Feb-22
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Panama is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.
PAS invites proposals for programs that further U.S. foreign policy and public diplomacy interests in Panama in one of the categories. 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.
Themes
The Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program will consider grant proposals that advance the following themes:
- Entrepreneurship: Programs that teach business skills to entrepreneurs (especially women and minority populations) using U.S. models, create new U.S.-Panama partnerships and opportunities for start-up companies, or support social impact investment;
- Combating Disinformation, Enhancing Media Literacy, Supporting Excellence in Journalism: Programs that support investigative journalism, increase media literacy, and/or strengthen media and civil society organizations’ ability to counter disinformation;
- Strengthening Civil Society: Projects that provide support to civil society organizations, establish networks of organizations, or directly address some of the systemic challenges those organizations encounter;
- Cybersecurity: Projects that will improve cybersecurity regulation, education, or resources to general skill-building, tech camps, and public awareness campaigns;
- English Language Proficiency: Programs that support English language teaching and learning among public school and higher education students and young professionals, with an emphasis on improving English for Entrepreneurship and STEM fields or integrating English into existing curricula;
- STEAM Education: Projects designed to enhance education and cooperation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) like workshops or training programs; the development of educational tools or resources; and joint activities with U.S. public school students;
- Sustainable Development: Projects that promote responsible stewardship of environmental resources through educational programs, the development of community networks incorporating U.S. counterparts or resources, or the development of innovative tools to guide sustainable development practices. This may include climate change; combatting Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported fishing; water; forests; wildlife (especially fisheries); agriculture; pollution; or any related issue, provided there is an adequate U.S. public diplomacy component;
- Arts and Cultural Programs: Programs that foster cultural exchange and the promotion of shared values, reaching a broad public audience through major festivals and other widely attended arts or cultural events.
Note: The following types of programs are not eligible for funding: Construction programs; programs relating to partisan political activity; charitable or development activities; programs that support specific religious activities; fund-raising campaigns; lobbying for specific legislation or programs; programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization; commercial or for-profit projects.
Funding Information
- Award Amounts: $1,000 to $50,000
- Total Available Funding: $250,000
- Length of Performance Period: Up to 12 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
- Universities and educational institutions
- Governmental institutions
- Individuals are eligible to apply if they have no organizational affiliation and will be the sole person conducting activities. Grants to individuals may not include sub-grants, contracts, or payments to other individuals and typically only consist of expenses for travel and per diem
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
Other Criteria
In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have (in the following order):
- NCAGE/CAGE Code
- DUNS number
- ACTIVE registration
For more information, visit https://pa.usembassy.gov/public-affairs-section-small-grants-programs/