Deadline: 15-Apr-24
The U.S. Embassy Zambia is pleased to announce its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program for Zambian non-profit and non-governmental organizations to support U.S. goals in the Republic of Zambia.
The Public Diplomacy Section invites proposals from non-profit and non-governmental organizations for projects that support core U.S. government priorities in Zambia, including promoting democracy and good governance, building inclusive economic prosperity, strengthening health and education systems, and advancing peace and security.
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.
Priority Program Areas
- Promoting inclusion and improving conditions for people from vulnerable and marginalized groups, such as people living with disabilities, people living with albinism, and others who are subject to stigma or persecution.
- Promoting political awareness and participation among the public and/or among young people.
- Promoting civic education and youth participation in civics, democratic processes, volunteerism, and community service.
- Supporting and promoting human rights.
- Fostering press freedom, independent media, professionalism in the media, including through journalism training programs and programs that address mis- and disinformation.
- Combatting corruption.
- Increase transparency of government activities through a more capable media.
- Promoting entrepreneurship and business development.
- Increasing Zambians’ pursuit of higher education in the United States.
- Promoting gender equality to increase participation in education and improved health decision-making by adolescent girls and young women.
- Preventing gender-based violence and trafficking in persons.
- Efforts to counter climate change, reduce deforestation, or promote green technology.
Funding Information
- Award amounts: Minimum of $5,000 and maximum of $40,000
- Length of performance period: up to 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: dependent on availability of funding and amounts requested
Participants and Audiences
- Proposals must identify a clearly defined target audience that the project seeks to influence or impact. Well-defined audiences are countable and accessible through the project’s activities. Proposals should specify the changes in knowledge, understanding, attitudes, or behavior change in attitudes or behavior action that they seek with the project—and how they plan to measure these outcomes. The Public Diplomacy Section is particularly interested in projects based in rural areas and small cities.
Ineligible Funding
- The following types of programs are not eligible for funding:
- Programs relating to partisan political activity;
- Charitable or development activities;
- Construction programs;
- Programs that support specific religious activities;
- Fund-raising campaigns;
- Lobbying for specific legislation or programs;
- Scientific research;
- Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization; or
- Programs that duplicate existing programs.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Diplomacy Section encourages applications from:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience
- Individuals
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions
- Applicants should be able to document their experience implementing similar projects. Forprofit businesses or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
- Cost sharing is not a requirement for this award.
- Applicants are only allowed to submit one SOI/proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all SOIs/proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Zambia.